Mississippi communities scarred by ICE raids fear future under Trump

Morton and nearby towns in central Mississippi saw the biggest workplace ICE raids in the country in 2019, when nearly 700 workers were arrested from chicken processing plants. Five years later, the impact is still felt here, even as activists and immigrants brace for more workplace raids under a second Trump term.

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Dec 9, 2024 - 09:00
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Mississippi communities scarred by ICE raids fear future under Trump
Kimberly Trujillo and her husband, José Gaspar, at their home in Morton, Miss. It has been five years since a series of Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids at chicken processing plants changed life for the immigrant workers who staffed them and the larger community.

Morton and nearby towns in central Mississippi saw the biggest workplace ICE raids in the country in 2019, when nearly 700 workers were arrested from chicken processing plants. Five years later, the impact is still felt here, even as activists and immigrants brace for more workplace raids under a second Trump term.

(Image credit: Andrea Morales for NPR)

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