Nearly one-quarter of Morton East students claim to have had a family member deported, survey says.   

 According to RealClearPolicy.com, on March 2003, the Homeland Security Act set into motion what would be the single-largest government reorganization since creation of the Department of Defense. Since President Trump was inaugurated in 2017, ICE arrests have increased while border arrest decreased. ICE’S activities have increasingly focused on interior immigration enforcement. The organization is responsible for identifying and eliminating border, economic, transportation and infrastructure security vulnerabilities. More than 20,000 law enforcement and support personnel in more than 400 offices in the U.S. and around the world. In a survey of 100 students who attend Morton East High School, 22 percent (22 students) claim to have at least a family member be deported by ICE. 

 “Trump’s administration is what the problem is. They carry what they are told to do: ICE isn’t great” Mr. Toms, High School Music teacher said. 

 States that inhibit the most of Hispanic population in its community are highly targeted by the ICE organization. 

 “Texas, California, and Arizona are areas where ICE targets the most immigrants. Chicago had reported seeing ICE members a month ago. I think it’s wrong because it’s separating families,” Ms. Metzger, High School English teacher said. 

 Throughout these actions, some believe that people rights and personal comfort aren’t valued while they are at work. 

 “ICE raids are an invasion of privacy and are immoral. I believe ICE raids are designed out of hate and all they do is tear families apart,” Student Jacky Guerrero said.  

 Moreover, the results of ICE raids result in catastrophic event events for many. The families get separated and they don’t get to see each other until a legal process comes up.  

 “Son muy crueles y solo quieren separar familias. La organización está afectando mayoría de hispanos,” Lucy Vargas, writers sister said.  

 The majority of the cases does involve Latinos being affected by the ICE raids. In other words, they attack easy targets. They go into the less commonly known places and attack there.  

 Well I think they’re completely inhumane how they go after people and separate their families when most of those people are completely harmless and they are just doing what everyone else is doing which is providing for their families,”-Lizbeth Salgado, writers sister in law said.  

 People can be working, shopping, spending time with their families and still be a victim in any of these places. They tend to attack in public places and sometimes they even look form them in their homes.  

 “Half my family is from here while the rest are undocumented, it’s easy to stay in the shadows, without a Social Security Number (SSN) it’ll take triple the effort and harder to find a home,” Ms. Lopez, Modern History and Civics teacher said. 

 Without an SSN, it can be both hard and easy to stick around. You can work and be getting payed in cash but once you try and apply to different jobs, the requirements are having an SSN.