ABSTRACT

We conducted a community-based study to analyze outcomes of and community responses to six large-scale immigration worksite raids by conducting semi-structured interviews with individuals who responded to these raids. Participants (n = 77) represented four primary sectors: faith, advocacy, education, and law. Analyses show that large-scale immigration worksite raids frequently prompt family reorganization and generally impact men and women differently, as men are predominantly detained while women and children are generally left behind. Findings indicate a need for these raids to be eliminated completely, although they also reinforce the importance of implementing damage-mitigation strategies such as trauma-informed social services, legal guardianship clinics to facilitate guardianship paperwork, and policy changes to address family separation.

摘要

我们进行了一项基于社区的研究，通过对响应这些突袭的个人进行半结构化访谈，分析六次大规模移民工地突袭的结果和社区反应。参与者 (n = 77) 代表四个主要部门：信仰、宣传、教育和法律。分析表明，大规模的移民工地突袭经常促使家庭重组，并且通常对男性和女性产生不同的影响，因为男性主要被拘留，而女性和儿童通常被留下。调查结果表明需要彻底消除这些突袭行动，尽管它们也强调了实施减轻损害战略的重要性，例如创伤知情社会服务、促进监护文书工作的法定监护诊所以及解决家庭分离问题的政策变化。