国际英语资讯:Fear grips immigrants across America amid nation-wide raids_时事

国际英语资讯:Fear grips immigrants across America amid nation-wide raids

Taveras told local media that migrant advocates were advising families to memorize the phone number of a relative or an attorney they could call if they were detained by ICE, and to ensure a relative knew their full name, date of birth and what location they're being taken to so that they could try to get released.

She said she has been in contact with migrant families hiding in their homes and that "it felt as though they were preparing for a storm."

TROUBLE AHEAD

"There's no relief, even if something was to not happen," Ariana Martinez, a coordinator with Faith in the Valley in Fresno of California told the local Sacramento Bee newspaper. "We have to be continuously on high alert."

Although Fresno was not on the list of cities expected to be targeted Sunday, undocumented residents still remain fearful of deportation, Martinez said.

"They really see this as something they need to continue doing every weekend. They're trying to figure out a way to keep this sustainable for the foreseeable future," Chicago WBEZ-TV reporter Maria Zamudio told National Public Radio (NPR) in Sunday edition.

But in Atlanta, where like many cities no arrests occurred, immigrants seemed uplifted by the weekend's lackluster results.

"The activists that I spoke to actually seemed kind of energized by today, I think, you know, partially because they didn't see a lot of activity, but they saw a lot of outpourings of support and a lot of people came out," WABE-TV reporter Johnny Kauffman in Atlanta told NPR.