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This year, however, Henderson is among the US cities reviving public Day of the Dead celebrations after canceling last year. Meanwhile, some places that held events last year canceled because, in at least one case, of fears of ICE ramping up raids in their area.

The decisions over whether to hold a public Day of the Dead celebration reveal that while in some parts of the country, ICE does not incite the same worries as a year ago, the agency’s ongoing deportation efforts still unnerve many Latino immigrants across the US, and that is having a serious impact on community life.