“'Because of the color of their skin, their accent, or their ethnicity, they become targets in what is reminiscent of what happened in the Third Reich,' denounced Fred Brewington, Elzon Lemus’s attorney, at a press conference in which his client denounced the treatment he received by ICE agents, despite having assured them he was a U.S. citizen. 'I am a victim because of my race and ethnicity. Just because of my skin color and because I am Hispanic, they made me feel like I was a criminal,' Lemus said."
~ Patricia Caro
"Latinos denounce ICE’s use of racial profiling to detain US citizens: ‘I am American’
Around half of the country’s Hispanic population worries they or someone close to them could be deported, compared to only 15% of whites"
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