“My concern is that this anti-immigrant rhetoric has led us to this point, and that is not being identified by our elected leaders,” said Rochelle Garza, president of the Texas Civil Rights Project. Above, Ms. Garza in 2022.
Pilsen, a part of the city long home to Chicagoans of Mexican heritage, has grown quieter since the Trump administration announced an operation against illegal immigration.
A parade in Pilsen last weekend celebrated Mexican heritage.