I live in Gresham, OR. My 16-year-old grandson lives with us. He is a soccer player, both in club and high school.
He plays varsity soccer at his school. 15 of the 22 players are Hispanic. Most of the JV kids are also Hispanic. The coaches are Hispanic. They are wonderful kids. I have worried all season for their safety and what we would do if ICE showed up at their games. We would see their parents/families at the home games but very few at the away games. Their team made the state playoffs and last Saturday they played the game at a high school in Portland in a well-to-do area of Portland but only a few blocks from the ICE facility. I didn't see their families at the game. I can only speculate that they did not show up because of ICE. On our way home, GPS took us right by the ICE facility. We saw the infamous green frog along with some other inflatables and a handful of people. All was peaceful.
My heart breaks for these people. Most of my grandson's friends are Hispanic. I am happy to hear that the judge has ordered a permanent injunction against the National Guard.