US immigration crackdown forces teens to caretake after parents are detained
As federal agents target families, teens are left to care for siblings – from accessing bank accounts to medical recordsVilma Cruz, a mother of two, had just arrived at her newly leased Louisiana home when federal agents surrounded her vehicle in the driveway. She had just enough time to call her...
<p>As federal agents target families, teens are left to care for siblings – from accessing bank accounts to medical records</p><p>Vilma Cruz, a mother of two, had just arrived at her newly leased <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/louisiana">Louisiana</a> home when <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ice-us-immigration-and-customs-enforcement">federal agents</a> surrounded her vehicle in the driveway. She had just enough time to call her oldest son before they smashed the passenger window and detained her.</p><p>The 38-year-old Honduran house painter was swept up in an <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/04/new-orleans-ice-immigration-raid">immigration crackdown</a> that has largely targeted Kenner, a New Orleans suburb with a large Hispanic population, where some parents at risk of deportation had rushed to arrange emergency custody plans for their children in case they were arrested.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/14/ice-immigration-crackdown-louisiana-teens-family-detained">Continue reading...</a>
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