Tag: Edgar Galicia

KCK party store’s sales plummet because of ICE fears; It’s not the only business slowed by the crackdown

By Tommy Felts / July 30, 2025

Editor’s note: The following story was published by KCUR, Kansas City’s NPR member station, and a fellow member of the KC Media Collective. Click here to read the original story or here to sign up for KCUR’s email newsletter. President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown has many recent immigrants terrified, hunkering down and holding onto their money; That new fear and…

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As ICE threat scares customers, Kansas City businesses urged to ‘protect people working for you’

By Tommy Felts / February 21, 2025

Editor’s note: The following story was published by KCUR, Kansas City’s NPR member station, and a fellow member of the KC Media Collective. Click here to read the original story or here to sign up for KCUR’s email newsletter. After a highly publicized raid on a Mexican restaurant in Liberty, Missouri, earlier this month, immigration advocates and attorneys are rushing…

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