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ICE raids leave farmworkers fearful

Lorena Mongelli, newsday.com
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Eddie, 22, said he’s been working more hours because there have been fewer seasonal immigrant workers hired. "We are cautious," he said, "Any moment [ICE] can come and round all of us up." "We have to keep forging ahead so long as we can," Eddie said. He applied for asylum with his parents when he arrived from Guatemala roughly 14 years ago, but he was only able to obtain a work permit, which has expired.

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