Journal article
Large-scale immigration worksite raids: community disaster, community response
Journal of community practice, Vol.32(1), pp.86-106
01/02/2024
DOI: 10.1080/10705422.2024.2311246
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ABSTRACT
Immigration enforcement – or the surveillance, detention, and deportation of noncitizens – detrimentally impacts health, with spillover effects on the families of those targeted. However, less is known about how immigration enforcement impacts communities, regardless of the immigration statuses of members. Immigration worksite raids can involve hundreds of agents, helicopters, and buses descending unannounced upon rural towns with small Latino populations and removing dozens of members in a day. This egregious enforcement tactic presents the opportunity to better understand how communities organize to mitigate the harm of these events. We conducted semistructured interviews in Spanish and English in six communities that experienced the largest worksite raids in 2018. Participants were 77 adults who provided material, emotional, or professional support following raids. We used qualitative analysis methods to code all interviews and develop a timeline characterizing raid impact and response. The day of the raid is characterized by chaos, confusion, and fear, which resulted in hiding out in churches and schools and supporting the children of those who disappeared. The days and weeks that followed were characterized by hunger, resulting in multiple strategies aimed at keeping the community fed, along with efforts to re-integrate children into schools. Months after, communities began to organize rideshares and finally address health concerns. We end with recommendations to mitigate the community-wide damage of worksite raids while advocating against their use.
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- Title: Subtitle
- Large-scale immigration worksite raids: community disaster, community response
- Creators
- William Daniel Lopez - University of Michigan–Ann ArborJuan Gudino - Seattle UniversityTamara Shull - Case Western Reserve UniversityGladys Godinez - United by Culture Media, Lexington, NE, USANicole Louise Novak - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of community practice, Vol.32(1), pp.86-106
- DOI
- 10.1080/10705422.2024.2311246
- ISSN
- 1070-5422
- eISSN
- 1543-3706
- Grant note
- DOI: 10.13039/100007270, name: University of Michigan; DOI: 10.13039/100007270, name: University of Michigan; DOI: 10.13039/100008893, name: University of Iowa, award: Cooperative Agreement Number
- Language
- English
- Electronic publication date
- 02/05/2024
- Date published
- 01/02/2024
- Academic Unit
- Community and Behavioral Health; Public Policy Center (Archive)
- Record Identifier
- 9984557841502771
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