#ice operations

This is highly concerning to me for so many reasons, and I think anyone who's been to San Antonio or lived here knows why, but in case you aren't aware:

San Antonio has one of the largest hispanic/latino populations in an American city, which according to the US census is over 60%. San Antonio's culture heavily reflects this, and is a core part of the city's identity. Should ICE become a greater presence here, not only do they threaten to rip apart families and people in this city, but they also threaten to erase one of the largest and most prominent hispanic communities in the United States. The recent ICE shooting in Houston is further proof (amidst a mountain of proof) that they are racially profiling hispanic people, and ICE is a violent threat.

Obviously ICE has already been here, but they've stated they need to "ramp the arrests up," and it's only through protests and activism that the opening of the detention center has been pushed back. They've been trying to keep this quiet and push it forward without notice, and that cannot happen.

I do not want over half of the population of San Antonio to live in (more) fear of being randomly racially profiled and possibly shot. I do not want over half of the children going to school to worry about not coming home again, or their parents not being there when they get back. I don't want the culture in San Antonio to be erased and hidden out of fear of being targeted.