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Vigils Honor Immigrant Victims; Study Finds $3M ICE Impact

7/27/2026

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Immigrants Honored

Vigils in Rochester, N.Y., and Mountain View, CA, honored Lorenzo Salgago Araujo and John Sebastian Guerrero.
ICE said Araujo tried to run over an officer on July 7 in Houston before being shot, while DHS said an officer fired on Durán Guerrero on July 13 as he tried to drive away.
Ruth Robertson of the Raging Grannies said immigrants fear being targeted and need accountability as shootings remain under investigation.

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UCLA Researchers Reveal

UCLA researchers found 46,000 fewer visits half a mile of nine ICE sites, causing a $3.16 million loss in two weeks.
The study of Los Angeles businesses linked the foot-traffic drop directly to ICE activity.
Organizers said the loss strengthens their call for federal accountability and immigration-enforcement reforms.
Protesters used cardboard coffins and white crosses while the Indivisible group has met every Saturday at Colorado Boulevard and Fair Oaks Avenue since March.

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Immigrants Honored

Vigils in Rochester, N.Y., and Mountain View, CA, honored Lorenzo Salgago Araujo and John Sebastian Guerrero.
ICE said Araujo tried to run over an officer on July 7 in Houston before being shot, while DHS said an officer fired on Durán Guerrero on July 13 as he tried to drive away.
Ruth Robertson of the Raging Grannies said immigrants fear being targeted and need accountability as shootings remain under investigation.

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