A popular Cinco de Mayo festival in Philadelphia has been cancelled due to increasing fears of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids.
El Carnaval de Puebla has taken place in South Philadelphia in late April or early May for the past 10 years and is the city’s largest Cinco de Mayo celebration. But according to event organizer Edgar Ramirez, the decision to cancel the festivities was “sad but responsible.”
“The group of six organizers decided to cancel unanimously,” Ramirez told NBC10. “Everyone is offended by the actions of ICE. They did not feel comfortable holding the event.”
