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Maribel Caraveo-Hernandez, left, talks with Gina Auz, right, at Auz's Andino Mini-Market in ·è¿ÍÖ±²¥ Fe on Friday. Auz is the leader of the Latino Small Business Association and is trying to help migrants navigate the current challenges.

Second graders in a bilingual program at César Chávez Elementary School on ·è¿ÍÖ±²¥ Fe’s south side have seemed more on edge than usual.

They listened closely on a recent day as Jovana Gonzàlez Montes, who teaches in Spanish, offered an anime-themed phonics lesson, but the spread of emotion among the kids was palpable, with drama arising out of small incidents.

When one argument arose between two students, Gonzaléz Montes sent them to “abuela†— Rosario Torres, the volunteer Foster Grandparent Program aide in the back of the room — who took them aside to resolve their conflict.

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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers gather for a briefing before an enforcement operation Jan. 27 in Silver Spring, Md.

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Gina Auz talks with members of the Latino community at her market, Andino Mini-Market, in ·è¿ÍÖ±²¥ Fe on Friday.

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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers use a chain to more comfortably restrain a detained person using handcuffs positioned in front on Jan. 27 in Silver Spring, Md.

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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers look at the identification of a person detained Jan. 27 in Silver Spring, Md.

Staff writers Carina Julig and Mike Easterling contributed to this report.

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