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75k+15.3 yrs
~ 4 mos, 15 days ago

Houston's Cinco De Mayo parade canceled this year amid ICE concerns, LULAC says

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The League of United Latin Citizens' annual Cinco De Mayo Parade has been canceled this year due to increasing concerns about ICE presence, the organization said in a statement on Friday.

According to LULAC representatives, the decision came after the parade committee, in consultation with district leadership, voted to cancel the 2026 parade.

"The safety of our children and their parents remains our highest priority," LULAC said. "While Cinco de Mayo is an important cultural celebration that honors heritage, pride, and community unity, no event outweighs the responsibility we have to protect our families."

Although the parade won't be held this year, the committee insisted that the event will return.

"We look forward to bringing the parade back next year under conditions that allow our community to gather freely, safely, and without fear."

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1k+7.8 yrs
~ 4 mos, 15 days ago

Good Grief we must have a heck of an illegal population in Texas. Perhaps they need to just make their way back to their real homes where they will be safe.Please keep the forums civil. Gray box info Details+Dispute

@Atascocita888 : Ice does their thing and doesn't ask questions. You are being foolish. If you have brown skin or speak Spanish, you're a target.
From your words, you would be a perfect ice agent. God bless you.

10k+9.7 yrs
~ 4 mos, 15 days ago

@TootsieRoll :
Correct, they sought out and received a ruling to legally use racial profiling for enforcement. Nab first, ask questions later.

1k+4 yrs
~ 4 mos, 15 days ago

If you have brown skin or speak Spanish, you're a target.

@TootsieRoll : Really? You got that out of me saying " illegal population". Think about it.

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100+3 yrs
~ 4 mos, 14 days ago

If you are in this country legally, why would the presence of ice bother you? Makes no sense.

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25k+13.2 yrs
~ 4 mos, 14 days ago

10k+9.7 yrs
~ 4 mos, 14 days ago

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If you are in this country legally, why would the presence of ice bother you? Makes no sense.

@Pinehurst : Hundreds of cases of detentions of legally present people for days or longer.

It's detain first, ask questions later now.

They've even shown up at naturalization ceremonies and detained people literally before they were officially citizens.

1k+7.8 yrs
~ 4 mos, 14 days ago

If you are in this country legally, why would the presence of ice bother you? Makes no sense.

@Pinehurst : Ask Rene Goodman that. Ask Alex Pretti that.
But you can't because they were legally murdered by Ice.

25k+13.2 yrs
~ 4 mos, 14 days ago

Hundreds of cases of detentions of legally present people for days or longer.

It's detain first, ask questions later now.

@ParksideRes :

So how would you go about "filtering" out those here "illegally"?....What would @ParksideRes's strategy to accomplish that look like?....

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1k+
~ 4 mos, 14 days ago

@Pinehurst :
The media is deflecting their narratives convincing certain parts of the mass that ICE will arrest and deport US citizens for looking brown when not true.

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