The Facebook post was straightforward: "ICE and other federal agents are doing sweeps and raids in Schuyler, Nebraska TODAY," a Columbus-based law firm posted Jan. 27.
Juan Carlos Garcia is the director of Hispanic outreach for the Missionary Society of St. Columban. He’s a board member at Omaha Welcomes the Stranger, a shelter for recently arrived asylum-seeking families. He also moderates an Omaha-area Spanish-language Facebook group with 8,200 members.
Juan Carlos Garcia, director of Hispanic outreach for the Missionary Society of St. Columban, shows a Facebook post shared in a WhatsApp group chat. The original poster claimed that ICE was on 24th Street in South Omaha. Garcia called the police to confirm, and learned it was actually the Omaha Police Department responding to a call.
Juan Carlos Garcia is the director of Hispanic outreach for the Missionary Society of St. Columban. He’s a board member at Omaha Welcomes the Stranger, a shelter for recently arrived asylum-seeking families. He also moderates an Omaha-area Spanish-language Facebook group with 8,200 members.
Juan Carlos Garcia, director of Hispanic outreach for the Missionary Society of St. Columban, shows a Facebook post shared in a WhatsApp group chat. The original poster claimed that ICE was on 24th Street in South Omaha. Garcia called the police to confirm, and learned it was actually the Omaha Police Department responding to a call.
