IMMOKALEE, Fla. — Football has always been considered a safe haven in this tiny farming community, an island of pure Americana for families trying to make it in America. After each week’s work in the fields is done — an effort that helps produce a…
![“A lot of people are very scared right now,” one Immokalee High football player says. “That [ICE] will take them and leave their family here.” MUST CREDIT: Photo for The Washington Post by Eve Edelheit](https://i0.wp.com/vnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/7261fa0d-1abf-41e0-8a35-7af3ab30b874.jpg?resize=750%2C500&ssl=1)
IMMOKALEE, Fla. — Football has always been considered a safe haven in this tiny farming community, an island of pure Americana for families trying to make it in America. After each week’s work in the fields is done — an effort that helps produce a…
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