Savannah’s Hispanic Heritage Parade canceled amid ICE, anti-Latino fears

SAVANNAH ― Latinos on the Georgia coast won’t dance, sing and celebrate their heritage along downtown Savannah’s Broughton Street later this month at the annual Hispanic Heritage Parade.

Instead, they’ll gather in a hotel ballroom for a much smaller — and organizers hope more comfortable and safer — celebration.

Alfonso Ribot, president of the Metropolitan Savannah Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, cited what he called a surge in anti-Hispanic rhetoric and racial profiling by law enforcement for the decision…

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