EPISODE · Jul 31, 2020 · 29 MIN
For Central Americans in U.S., federal enforcement actions recall authoritarian crackdowns
from Civic · host Ciara Long, Mel Baker
For some of the Bay Area’s Central American residents, there are parallels between the deployment of federal law enforcement to American cities and their own experiences with authoritarian governments in their countries of origin. Lariza Dugan-Cuadra, director at advocacy and social service nonprofit CARECEN SF, talks about how the Bay Area’s Central American diaspora is reacting.
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For some of the Bay Area’s Central American residents, there are parallels between the deployment of federal law enforcement to American cities and their own experiences with authoritarian governments in their countries of origin. Lariza Dugan-Cuadra, director at advocacy and social service nonprofit CARECEN SF, talks about how the Bay Area’s Central American diaspora is reacting.
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For Central Americans in U.S., federal enforcement actions recall authoritarian crackdowns
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