Bay Area immigrant theater troupe halts shows due to deportation fears

Bay Area immigrant theater troupe halts shows due to deportation fears

Teatro Jornalero, a Bay Area group made up of mostly undocumented immigrants, have shared their stories on stage for years. Despite the fear, they want to keep sharing but for now maybe through video instead of on stage.

April 15 was the deadline for filing the 2024 tax return in the United States and the day came with a new concern for undocumented immigrants: the fear of being deported. An agreement between the IRS and the ICE agency, which allows to share information from undocumented taxpayers, has generated a climate of uncertainty and fear among the immigrant community. These are the first consequences of the agreement between IRS and ICEJorge, an immigran…