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Immigrants Are Told "Don't Open the Door" to ICE during Raids

On the Mexican border, the US is seeing another surge of immigrants from Central American — including unaccompanied children. Immigration officials are trying to send the message that they should stay home. In the past, immigration officials have raided workplaces to find immigrants who've been ordered to leave the country.

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By Warren Olney • Jan 5, 2016 • 9m Listen

On the Mexican border, the US is seeing another surge of immigrants from Central American — including unaccompanied children. Immigration officials are trying to send the message that they should stay home. In the past, immigration officials have raided workplaces to find immigrants who've been ordered to leave the country.

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Now, they're raiding the homes of families with children from Central America. Sonia Nazario is a journalist and the author of Enrique's Journey: The True Story of a Boy Determined to Reunite with his Mother. She sits on the board of Kids in Need of Defense.

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    Warren Olney

    former KCRW broadcaster

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    Paul von Zielbauer

    Producer, 'To the Point'

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    Katie Cooper

    Producer, 'One year Later'

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    KCRW

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    Sonia Nazario

    Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author

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