Organization Cancels Festival over Fears of Immigration Enforcement

Organization cancels festival over fears of immigration enforcement

HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) -- A Latin American organization has canceled a Dubois County festival over fears of immigration enforcement. Thousands were expected to attend Festival Latino 2025 this fall celebrating culture, cuisine and unity. The Latin American Association Of Southern Indiana says the detainment of people without criminal records and deportations without due process have increased the risk for many people in the community and this gat…

Dubois County Latino festival canceled over deportation concerns

The festival, which ALASI says has welcomed more than 2,000 annually for more than a decade, celebrates Latin American culture, music, food, and community.

ALASI cancels Festival Latino 2025 due to growing safety concerns for immigrant community

DUBOIS COUNTY — The Asociación Latinoamericana del Sur de Indiana (ALASI) has made the difficult decision to cancel Festival Latino 2025, originally scheduled to take place this fall in Dubois County.

City cancels Viva Salem event due to understaffing - Salem Reporter

Viva Salem, a popular community event celebrating Hispanic heritage at Riverfront Park, won’t return for its third year. Organizer Irma Coleman, the city’s neighborhood program coordinator, said it has been a wonderful experience, and a huge success. Held in September, around 3,000 people attended last year.“It was a beautiful day full of celebration. Families dancing, enjoying the park and the music, and the food and shopping,” she said. This y…

Letter: Latino Festival cancellation is sad - Dubois County Free Press, Inc.

I was born and raised in Huntingburg and have lived my life in this area; I never expected to live in a world so filled with distrust and fear of others. It saddens me that our Latin family can not come together as a group to enjoy and rejoice in their heritage. Maybe we should... The post Letter: Latino Festival cancellation is sad appeared first on Dubois County Free Press, Inc..

ALASI Cancels Festival Latino 2025 in Dubois Co. Due to Growing Safety Concerns for Immigrant Community

The Asociación Latinoamericana del Sur de Indiana has decided to cancel Festival Latino 2025, originally scheduled to take place this fall in Dubois County. The reason? The group says increased immigration enforcement activity in nearby cities, the detainment of individuals without violent criminal records, and reports of deportations without due process have increased the risk for many members of the Latino community. It says these changes unde…