This story was originally published in Spanish by Somos Tucson.
TUCSON – Calls to the Tucson Community Rapid Response Hotline reporting immigration activity in Tucson began as early as 6 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 14. By 2 p.m., Maria Carrasco, an organizer with the Human Rights Coalition and a volunteer with the group, said she had answered about 20 calls. She is one of several people answering the line.
That same day, rumors circulated on social media that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents had been seen at the Graduate Hotel near the University of Arizona in downtown Tucson. The hotel was hosting a conference for leaders of the Arizona Department of Public Safety, during which no ICE agents were present, according to the Tucson Sentinel…