Episode 152
For Central Americans in U.S., federal enforcement actions recall authoritarian crackdowns
For some of the Bay Area’s Central American residents, there are parallels between the deployment of federal law enforcement to American cities and their own experiences with authoritarian governments in their countries of origin. Lariza Dugan-Cuadra, director at advocacy and social service nonprofit CARECEN SF, talks about how the Bay Area’s Central American diaspora is reacting.
Civic · Mel Baker, Ciara Long
July 31, 202029m 30s
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Show Notes
For some of the Bay Area’s Central American residents, there are parallels between the deployment of federal law enforcement to American cities and their own experiences with authoritarian governments in their countries of origin. Lariza Dugan-Cuadra, director at advocacy and social service nonprofit CARECEN SF, talks about how the Bay Area’s Central American diaspora is reacting.
Topics
federalcarecenauthoritarianismprotestoaklandlaw enforcementportlandcentral americagovernmentsan francisco