On December 12, 2006 Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducted a raid in Swift & Co. facilities across the nation. This podcast has sought to tell that story and now it’s time to do something about it. Hosts Shelby and Angel Lopez, along with their guest Professor Yvette Romero Coronado, breakdown four major ways to get involved in your community. Including avenues to build community capacity for action, and to start conversations for healing and change. Follow Solo Éramos Niños to keep up with future stories about the Latine community, immigration, and first generation experiences.

Sources/Resources: Asset Mapping by UCLA Center For Health Policy ResearchRole of Sheriffs and the arrest-to-deportation pipeline by Immigrant Legal Resouces CenterImmigration in Utah by PBS NewsHour Extra Classroom Video CollectionWhat is Mutual Aid? (Classroom Version) by Dean Spade

In a small, rural town, from one day to the next, 145 people were taken away. How does a town come together in the wake of such sudden upheaval to support broken families and knit together communities, all while under continued threat? Through interviews with community members and leaders, including a professor of social work from Utah State University, this episode seeks to meet this question. Explore community solidarity, community tension, and the grassroots efforts and resources that have since been created to support those in the Valley.

Article by Matthew LaPlante: Swift Justice | Cover Story | Salt Lake City Weekly

Imagine: A father saying goodbye to his child, making a quick detour to drop his child off at school before going to turn himself into immigration agents. After that, this child is now expected to go and learn and ensure that his father's sacrifice was worth it. In part 2 of the impact of the Swift and Co. raids, we walk alongside Gloria, Francisco, and Jonathan as they retell their story of how the 2006 immigration enforcement shook their lives. Trauma within the Latine community often goes silenced due to fear and outright mistrust of those around them. Walk with us as we bring life to the challenges and hardships highlighted in part 1 through their difficult and heart wrenching stories.