Toward the end of January, rumors circulated online claiming ICE agents were making traffic stops in the Reno-Sparks area. The Nevada Immigrant Coalition later issued a statement saying the reports were false.
But by then, many community members had already changed their daily routines, said Noé Orosco, a coordinator with the coalition.
Orosco said even though people who reposted the rumors may have had good intentions, they still had a negative impact…