The operation by federal immigration agents in Chatham County that resulted in the death of a Savannah school teacher this week was not a one-off.
Since September, federal immigration agents have roamed the mile-long stretch of Whitefield Avenue between Montgomery Cross Road and Hesse K-8 School targeting drivers who appear to be Latino, according to three people who have been stopped in these operations — one American citizen and two Central American nationals working and residing legally in Chatham County.
These three people described the encounters as terrifying. Unmarked vehicles with flashing lights in their grille surrounded their cars and aggressively steered them to the side of the road. Once stopped, masked agents encircled them and demanded identification — without ever identifying themselves…