{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Radio Chatskill","title":"ICE Raids Shake Rural Families, Prompt Action","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":957,"description":"As federal immigration enforcement actions escalate across the country, rural communities in the Catskills and Northeast Pennsylvania are feeling the ripple effects—prompting fear among immigrant families, disruption to daily life, and calls for organized resistance.Juana Cortes-De Torres, Immigration Legal Rights Project Director at Rural & Migrant Ministry, says there's a growing anxiety felt by mixed-status families and an urgent need for legal education and community preparedness.“We’re seeing national outrage, and that outrage stems from the randomness of the administration’s current immigration enforcement policies,” Cortes-De Torres said. “Our work goes into training mode when that happens.”That training takes the form of “Know Your Rights” presentations in Spanish and other immigrant languages, covering everything from what to do when ICE agents come to your door, to understanding constitutional protections under the Fourth and Fifth Amendments.Fear at Home, Disruption at SchoolFor many families, the fear is deeply personal. With many households including both undocumented adults and U.S.-born children, the stakes are high.“They’re nervous, they’re worried,” Cortes-De Torres said. “Kids go to school wondering if their parents will still be there when they come home.”That fear, she explained, has real consequences—not just emotionally, but educationally and economically. “It’s a tremendous impact on children’s mental health. And it creates a chilling effect. People are afraid to go shopping. They’re afraid to go to the laundromat. They’re afraid to live.”Local school districts are also taking notice. Some have issued policies guiding educators on how to respond if immigration enforcement agents enter school grounds—reaffirming schools as safe spaces for students.Local Incidents, National PatternsRecent ICE raids in the region have heightened the sense of urgency. Just two weeks ago, three individuals were detained at a pizzeria in Honesdale, Pennsylvania,...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/q7XXsnSXT_u4mZLCn3chUorwDmUD_kWiB272D6emB18/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80N2Uy/OGY5MWUwZThkYTEw/NDVkZGM2ZGZkZDIw/ZjliOS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}