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ICE raids heighten fear among NYC street vendors | Morning in America
Nationwide Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids and President Donald Trump’s promise of mass deportations are unsettling some New Yorkers — and some street vendors, fearing arrest, are staying ...
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‘Fear has been sown.’ Street vendors and other workers in L.A.’s massive informal economy react to Trump
A street vendor in Los Angeles for 20 years, Ramos now carries with him a small red card outlining his constitutional rights in case immigration officers approach him as part of President Trump ...
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Los Angeles City Council moves to address serious gaps in street vending program
As of September 2024, the city’s Bureau of Street Services reported there were 687 vendors with active permits — 53 food sellers and 634 merchandise vendors — roughly 1.4% of the estimated ...
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Why NYC Street Vendors Are Especially Vulnerable to ICE Raids
The fear is acute for street vendors, 96 percent of whom are immigrants. “Vendors are already incredibly vulnerable given the nature of their work, serving our city from public sidewalks ...
2 Orange County cities beef up street food enforcement
Buena Park granted impounding authority to its code officers while Anaheim hired private contractors, all in an effort to ...
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Thousands Marched On Downtown L.A. and Shut Down The 101 Freeway To Protest Trump’s Mass Deportation Threats
Many of those marching were fueled along the way by street vendors selling bacon-wrapped hot dogs, freshly squeezed orange ...
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NYC immigrant street vendors fearing deportation urge City Council to pass protection laws
NEW YORK — Advocates say New York City's street vendors are among the most vulnerable to the Trump administration's immigration policies, and now they're calling on the City Council to help ...