The number of indigenous people from Central America migrating illegally to the U.S. is rising. Now, advocacy groups are spreading awareness among these indigenous people on how they can avoid the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from raiding their homes.

According to Latino Rebels, the ICE sees immigrants from Central America as an easy target because of their low literacy level and their inability to speak any language other than their Mayan dialect. Currently, the surge on the number of immigrants from Guatemala, El Salvador and the Honduras speaks largely on the crisis of undocumented immigrants.

Women and children, as well as unaccompanied minors, arrived in the U.S. bearing different reasons why they came. Service agencies and non-profit organizations are their only stronghold amidst the strict implementation of immigration policies.

PBS News Hour reports that the increasing number of immigrants coming to the U.S. will also take its toll on the current campaign propaganda of those who are opposed to these undocumented immigrants. The numbers are also expected to increase as February approaches.

 

The cry for concern among these illegal immigrants came from reports of them being detained after a surprise ICE raid during wee hours in the morning. Either these people are detained or they face the grueling and stressful process of getting deported.

Democratic Rep. Zoe Lofgren of California said, "Having people afraid to open their doors to strangers and not going to work is not a healthy development."

Lofgren said that while she is concerned about the growing number of undocumented immigrants entering the U.S., she believes that these people deserve respect. She also mentioned that many of these immigrants fled their own countries because of violence, and it should not be repeated again.

White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest defended the administration's immigration policies. He said that the act of deporting immigrants only happen after they have exhausted all legal efforts to retain them.

"Our desire to make clear that individuals should not embark on the dangerous journey from Central America to the Southwest border, that's the case we've tried to tell all along," Earnest explained.

Adelina Nicholls, executive director of Georgia Latino Alliance for Human Rights, questions this motive, saying that people are confused and don't understand what is happening. She adds that they are definitely not happy with Obama.