♪♪ >> KAOMI: THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION SAYS IT'S TARGETING VIOLENT CRIMINALS FOR DEPORTATION.

ADVOCATES SAY THE SCOPE IS MUCH BROADER.

RIGHT HERE IN ROCHESTER I DID SOME REPORTING EARLIER.

TAKE A LOOK.

ROCHESTER, AN INTERNATIONAL HEALTHCARE DESTINATION.

AND AN I.C.E.

TARGET.

>> A NUMBER OF WEEKS AGO NOW, ROCHESTER HAD I.C.E.

AGENTS IN TOWN.

WE KNOW CERTAINLY OF SOME OF THE MOST -- WELL, PUBLICIZED CASES, WHICH WERE TWO GENTLEMEN WHO WERE GOING IN TO WORK AT A RESTAURANT AND WERE ARRESTED.

NOT IN THE PUBLIC EYE, WE HAVE HEARD OF OVER A DOZEN OTHER CASES THAT HAVE NOT MADE THE NEWS.

SO, I THINK THERE HAVE BEEN WELL OVER A DOZEN INDIVIDUALS THAT I.C.E.

HAS DETAINED OR ARRESTED.

AND I KNOW KIND OF SECONDHAND OF AT LEAST ONE THAT WAS DEPORTED TO GUATEMALA.

>> Kaomi: OF THE CASES MAKING A NEWS, A DOWNTOWN RESTAURANT, NUPA, REPORTEDLY HAD TO SHUT DOWN IN FEBRUARY FOR TWO WEEKS DUE TO A STAFF SHORTAGE, ACCORDING TO ITS OWNER, THERE WERE TWO INDIVIDUALS DETAINED IN OUR PARKING LOT, ONLY ONE INDIVIDUAL WORKED FOR US, AND HE HAS BEEN RELEASED AND UNDER GUIDANCE, IS BACK WORKING.

I'M NOT SURE WHO THE OTHER PERSON WAS THAT WAS DETAINED.

NEITHER THE MAYOR, NOR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT WERE NOTIFIED BY FEDERAL OFFICIALS.

NORTON SAYS SHE WAS ALERTED BY A RESIDENT ABOUT CARS PARKED AT AN AREA HOTEL.

>> I WAS QUITE SURPRISED THAT ROCHESTER WAS ONE OF THE EARLY TARGETS IN MINNESOTA.

FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS, BUT PARTLY BECAUSE WHAT WE HAD HEARD IS THAT THEY WERE GOING TO BE TARGETING VIOLENT CRIMINALS AND, SO, WE'RE A VERY AFE COMMUNITY, WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF VIOLENT CRIME, AND, SO, WHY WOULD WE BE TARGETED?

>> Kaomi: IN THE PAST, NORTON SAYS I.C.E.

WOULD BE SUMMONED AFTER AN ARREST FOR A CRIME.

FINGERPRINTING WOULD IDENTIFY PEOPLE WITHOUT LEGAL STATUS.

>> THIS IS VERY DIFFERENT.

>> Kaomi: REQUESTS TO I.C.E.

FOR INFORMATION ON DETAINMENTS IN MINNESOTA HAVE NOT BEEN ANSWERED.

AN ADVOCACY NONPROFIT FOR THE LATINA COMMUNITY, IT HAS OFFICES IN MANKATO, MINNEAPOLIS, AND ROCHESTER.

>> THERE'S A LOT OF FEAR, A LOT OF ANXIETY, A LOT OF UNKNOWNS.

I FEEL AS IF EVERY WEEK, WE'RE GETTING NEW NEWS, NEW THREATS, SO IT IS DIFFICULT TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION, HOW RE WE DOING, BECAUSE IT DOES RULY FEEL LIKE A ROLLER COASTER.

>> ORTIZ IS ASSOCIATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE ORGANIZATION.

FEAR IS SOMETHING SHE KNOWS ALL TOO WELL.

HER PARENTS BROUGHT HER TO MINNESOTA AT AGE 3 FROM MEXICO.

>> I GREW UP UNDOCUMENTED MYSELF.

AND THAT FEAR OF JUST THAT GUT-WRENCHING FEELING THAT YOU GET EVEN JUST KNOWING THAT YOU COULD POTENTIALLY GET STOPPED OVER ON YOUR WAY TO GET GROCERIES OR IF THERE IS A FIELD TRIP AT SCHOOL THAT'S AN HOUR AND A HALF WAY, THAT JUST WAS NOT AN OPTION BECAUSE OF THE FEAR.

>> Kaomi: HER PARENTS MIGRATED TO THE U.S. FOR BETTER OPPORTUNITIES.

THEY SUFFERED FROM HEALTH RISKS FROM THE SILVER MINES OWNED BY U.S. AND CANADIAN COMPANIES IN THEIR HOMETOWN.

IN THE U.S., SHE SAYS THEIR LIVES WERE FULL OF HARD WORK, DISAPPOINTMENT, AND FEAR.

IN 2012, ORTIZ RECEIVED DACA STATUS, THE 32-YEAR-OLD IS NOW A GREEN CARD HOLDER AFTER MARRYING AN AMERICAN.

IMMIGRATION HAWKS SAY PEOPLE LIKE HER FAMILY BROKE THE LAW.

ORTIZ SAYS, THAT'S UNFAIR.

>> WE HAVE POLITICIANS, WE HAVE PEOPLE IN POWER RIGHT NOW THAT ARE BREAKING THE LAW LEFT AND RIGHT.

AND THEY'RE DOING IT IN A WAY THAT COVERS IT UP, AND IT'S VERY CLEAR THAT THE LAW IS BEING BROKEN, OR THE SYSTEMS ARE BEING BROKEN.

>> Kaomi: AVID PERDOMO DOES ORGANIZING WITH COPAL IN ROCHESTER.

HE SAYS DETAINMENTS FOR NONVIOLENT OFFENDERS ARE ON THE RISE.

[ SPEAKING SPANISH ] >> THESE LAST TWO WEEKS, WE'VE HAD THREE OTHER CASES.

ONE OF THEM WHERE THREE PEOPLE WERE CARPOOLING TO WORK.

THEY WERE FOLLOWED AND DETAINED ONCE THEY ARRIVED TO WORK.

>> Kaomi: AFTER THE NUPA ARREST, COPAL HELD A VALENTINE'S DAY RALLY.

ORGANIZERS DISTRIBUTED 20,000 "KNOW YOUR RIGHTS" VALENTINE'S.

THEY SAY THEY'VE BEEN HOLDING INFORMATIONAL WORKSHOPS AND W WORKING TO GET LEGAL REPRESENTATION FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE DETAINED.

[ SPEAKING SPANISH ] >> HE MAJORITY OF ALL THESE CASES, THEY DIDN'T HAVE A CRIMINAL BACKGROUND.

THEY DIDN'T HAVE A REASON FOR THEIR ARREST, AND THAT IS WHY WE'VE BEEN CONNECTING THEM TO GET LEGAL SUPPORT AND MOST CASES WERE LET GO.

>> Kaomi: IN A COMMUNITY LIKE ROCHESTER, THE VERY FABRIC IS SUPPORTED BY UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS.

PERDOMO SAYS CLEANERS, RESTAURANT AND HOTEL WORKERS ARE THE BACKBONE OF THE CITY'S MEDICAL HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY.

STATEWIDE, IT'S ESTIMATED THAT THERE ARE OVER 80,000 UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS.

THE ACLU SAYS IT'S ALSO SEEING INCREASED USE OF DETENTION ON NONCITIZENS.

>> WE HAVE A LOT OF CONCERNS, BOTH HERE IN MINNESOTA AND OUR NATIONAL ACLU, ABOUT HOW IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT IS GOING.

FOR EXAMPLE, FOR EXAMPLE, THE CASE OF KALEEL, WHO THEY HAVE TRIED TO REMOVE FROM THE COUNTRY, ESPECIALLY WITHOUT ANY PROCESS AT ALL, HAT, IN OUR VIEW, IS UNLAWFUL DETENTION.

AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THAT IS KIND OF WHAT THIS ADMINISTRATION MIGHT BE MOVING TOWARDS, IS MORE CLOUDING OF LAWFUL PROCESSING, IN ORDER TO GET THE NUMBERS UP.

>> Kaomi: THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ALLEGES THE FORMER COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY STUDENT SUPPORTS THE TERRORIST GROUP HAMAS.

KAHLIL, WHO IS A U.S.

PERMANENT RESIDENT, WAS A KEY PART OF THE PRO ALESTINIAN PROTEST ON CAMPUS LAST YEAR.

>> SHE SAYS NONCITIZENS HAVE RIGHTS BUT THEY ARE UNDER ATTACK.

>> PEOPLE WHO ARE PRESENT IN THE UNITED STATES HAVE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS, AND CERTAINLY NONCITIZENS PRESENT IN MINNESOTA HAVE RIGHTS UNDER THE MINNESOTA STATE CONSTITUTION AS WELL.

>> Kaomi: PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES AROUND THE STATE HAVE ALSO REPORTED CHANGES IN STATUS FOR SOME OF THEIR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AND ALUM.

BACK AT COPAL IN ROACH, ADVOCATES -- ROCHESTER, SAY MORE OF THEIR COMMUNITY ARE STAYING OUT OF SIGHT, INCLUDING CITIZENS.

>> FOR ME, I THINK THE MOMENT THAT WE'RE IN NOW REMIND ME OF WHEN I WAS YOUNGER AND GROWING UP UNDOCUMENTED.

I DO THINK THAT THE NARRATIVE OF HATE AND THE NARRATIVE OF