Local Latino community celebrates under "challenging" circumstances

Cville Sabroso is celebrating its 13th year, but this year it comes under the shadow of high-profile immigration crackdowns on the Latino community.

On September 20, the local Latino community hopes to showcase their cultural heritage without incident. Photo from Cville Sabroso Facebook page.

In 2024, over 4,000 people came downtown for Cville Sabroso, the local Latin American cultural festival now in its 13th year, and organizers are hoping this year’s September 20 celebration will be even bigger.

But they are also a little worried.

“For sure, the current climate is challenging for the Latino community," says Dan Doernberg, a board member and spokesperson for Sin Barreras / Without Barriers, an immigrant advocacy group, "and we're certainly watching developments carefully."

Recently, the Supreme Court gave federal agents the power to detain people in Los Angeles for speaking Spanish or appearing to be Latino, which critics of the ruling are calling legalized racial profiling. Last weekend, a Mexican Ind…