Inland Latinos Alarmed by New Border Patrol Sweeps


"It's one thing to arrest people, it's another thing when they are targeting by race," Medina said. "This is harassment and totally aggressive. And who are they stopping? They're stopping Latino people, people with brown skin, that's who."
U.S. Border Patrol agents have arrested more than 150 suspected illegal immigrants during a major sweep in Riverside and San Bernardino counties that has caused panic in some heavily Latino neighborhoods. According to the LA Times the sweeps will continue indefinitely. [more] and [more] Pictured above: Raul Chavez, manager of Cardenas Market in Ontario, said he had seen immigration agents arrest people as they stepped off a bus.