Despite ICE patrols, Fiestas Patrias remains a colorful celebration

A diverse range of Latino communities from Guatemala, to El Salvador to Mexico, crowded together at Fiesta Patrias to celebrate Mexican Independence Day and Hispanic culture through tasty pupusas, bailes folklórico and escaramuza dresses.

People packed into the Santa Ana downtown area for 2 days, and allowed a wave of cultural identity to ripple through Fourth Street.

In places where the bright radiance of rich diversity, culture and celebration fills the street, the fear of ICE patrol is still on people’s minds…

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