Since the year 2016 began, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids for undocumented immigrant also kicked off. Since then, there had been numerous reports saying that such raids were in breach of constitutional rights, per a report from SPL Center.

The organization revealed that the raids drew fear towards the Latin American community in certain areas like in Atlanta, where it is less likely that people get asylum from courts, the publication reports.

According to the news agency, raids were done at dawn last Jan. 2. Agents barged into the immigrants' homes without presenting legal warrants. Not only that, the news outlet revealed through interviews and after investigations that the immigrants were even deceived by agents.

Apparently, some were shown photos of fake African-American criminals that ICE agents were allegedly looking for, but it turns out that the homeowners are the ones they are after, the publication revealed.

Apart from that, the legal process was reportedly not following proper protocol since the immigrants were detained more than 20 days and made to sign documents that were not fully explained to them. According to the news agency, all these were done even when some immigrants were given rights to stay in the U.S.

"We were treated like criminals. I don't understand why. I had gone to my ICE supervision appointments, and even had an appointment scheduled in a few days," Ana Lizeth, one of the women in the detention centers told the news outlet. "My son has been scared, and cries at night. He is not eating. ... I don't understand why we were taken in a raid, especially in that way."

Meanwhile, caucuses in Iowa are also urging that reform be made in light of the ongoing immigration raids under the Obama administration, QC Online reports. In a 60-people event held at the Rogalski Center in St. Ambrose University last Wednesday, the Bibles, Badges and Business group and the Quad Cities New Ideas Forum revealed that the immigration problem has been long overdue.

Solutions are asked for and the forum us still hopeful even after 30 years had gone by.

"You said earlier 'comprehensive immigration reform, when, not if'? I hope that's true. I've been in this job for 23 years. They've been talking about comprehensive immigration reform my entire career. I'm getting old. I'd like to see some movement," Police Chief Mike Tupper of Marshalltown said as quoted by the news agency.