Raiding the Heartland by William D. Lopez, Nicole L. Novak - 9781421453705

Johns Hopkins University Press

Raiding the HeartlandAn American Story of Deportation and Resistance\nAuthor(s): William D. Lopez, Nicole L. Novak\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Johns Hopkins University Press, United States\nImprint: Johns Hopkins University Press\nISBN-13: 9781421453705, 978-1421453705\nSynopsis\nChronicles the devastating impacts of immigration raidsand the enduring resistance of immigrant communities in the aftermath.\n\nWinner, 2026 PROSE Award for Best Book in Cultural Anthropology and Sociology, Association of American Publishers, Finalist of the 2025 Foreword INDIES Award in the Political and Social Sciences Category, by the FOREWORD Reviews\n\nAcross the United States, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) upends small towns and rural communities by staging dramatic raids and rounding up hundreds of people in a single day. These worksite raids fracture families, devastate local economies, and spread fear and trauma that lingers for years. Yet in the wake of these devastating raids, immig.