Bridal shop struggles after ICE raids hit Latino customers

A Bakersfield bridal shop owner is struggling with a dramatic drop in customers more than a year after ICE raids swept through Kern County, with most of her clientele working in agriculture.

Maria Inguanzo, owner of Maria’s Bridal Shop in Bakersfield, has witnessed how her business suffered following last year’s ICE raids in Kern County.

“For example, last year we had lots of cancellations. Customers wanted all of their money back because they were no longer going to have a party,” Inguanzo said…

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