As Trump's raids ramp up, a Texas region's residents stay inside — even when they need medical care
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Juanita poses for a portrait in prayer inside the chapel of Holy Family Services, a birth center and women's clinic in the Rio Grande Valley, Wednesday, June 18, 2025, in Weslaco, Texas. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)With posters illustrating stages of pregnancy behind them, people attend a health clinic about diabetes held by Holy Family Services, a birth center and women's clinic in the Rio Grande Valley, Wednesday, June 18, 2025, in Weslaco, Texas. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)Maria sobs as she recounts how scared and anxious she is for her children, including 4-year-old Juan, if she is taken away by ICE agents, Wednesday, June 18, 2025, while inside her home in Hidalgo County, Texas. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)A border patrol agent works by a section of the border wall, Wednesday, June 18, 2025, in Mission, Texas. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)Maria Isabel de Perez, 82, of Welasco, Texas, cries as she recounts how her son was too scared to go to a hospital when he felt intense pain in his abdomen recently, leading to his near-death when his appendix burst, after she attended a diabetes clinic hosted by Holy Family Services, a birth center and women's clinic in the Rio Grande Valley, Wednesday, June 18, 2025, in Weslaco, Texas. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)Terrified of being taken away from her children by ICE agents or police, Maria has begun locking her fence with a chain and padlock, Wednesday, June 18, 2025, at her home in Hidalgo County, Texas. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)Juanita is hugged by her children, Jose, 15, and daughter Marely, 17, who has Down syndrome, Tuesday, June 17, 2025, during a portrait in Hidalgo County, Texas. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Juanita poses for a portrait in prayer inside the chapel of Holy Family Services, a birth center and women's clinic in the Rio Grande Valley, Wednesday, June 18, 2025, in Weslaco, Texas. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)