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Increased immigration enforcement hits home
• An estimated 36,000 are here illegally in the county
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An ICE police officer stands with Department of Homeland Security police officers blocking the street as May Day protesters target the ICE offices in Portland, Ore., on May 1. The perception of increased Immigration and Enforcement Customs enforcement in the Stanislaus County area — is truly just a perception, according to local immigration attorney Patrick Kolasinski (Photo by Alex Milan Tracy/Sipa USA via AP Images)
While immigration has remained a hot topic of debate for decades, the issue is highly relevant in the Valley where tens of thousands of undocumented immigrants reside. Nationwide, immigration raids announced by the Trump administration recently have brought Immigration and Enforcement Customs officers to the region to carry out targeted deportations.