After an ICE Raid, a Teen Took over His Mother’s Pasadena Tamale Stand. The Customers Keep Coming.

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Chris Garcia, 14, is not afraid to work. But he is afraid for his mother Carmen, who was at her tamales stand on the corner of Parke Street and Garfield Avenue in Pasadena on June 21 when U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers picked up three of her customers. “She’s afraid she’s going to get hit again, so I told her I’d help her,” Chris said. On Friday, the Fourth of July, he was joined by a steady stream of new and regular cus…

After an ICE raid, a teen took over his mother’s Pasadena tamales stand. The customers keep coming.

Tamales on the Fourth of July? Yes, customers say, with a side of support in a city facing multiple ICE arrests.

After an ICE raid, a teen took over his mother’s Pasadena tamale stand. The customers keep coming.

Chris Garcia, 14, is not afraid to work. But he is afraid for his mother Carmen, who was at her tamales stand on the corner of Parke Street and Garfield Avenue in Pasadena on June 21 when U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers picked up three of her customers. “She’s afraid she’s going to get hit again, so I told her I’d help her,” Chris said. On Friday, the Fourth of July, he was joined by a steady stream of new and regular cus…