Note: all interviews with business owners were conducted in Spanish by reporters Emilio Milo and Camila De La Mora
The El Rincon owner in Sparks, Maria Figueroa, who has been running her restaurant for 20 years, says with the current climate of increased U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids happening across the country, including here in northern Nevada, her Latino employees and customers are on high alert.
“It’s not only people who don’t have documentation, but also for just being Hispanic,” said Figueroa. “We’ve heard instances that people have been stopped by police and ICE arrived, even if they have documentation. It’s not only those who don’t have documentation, it’s all the Latinos that feel attacked.”…