This is just the beginning: Fears persist in small Nebraska city amid rumors of ICE activity [Video]

SCHUYLER, Neb. (KOLN) – In one Nebraska town, schools, places of worship and restaurants are on the edge as fears of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement crackdown sweep across the country.

Schuyler’s streets on Tuesday lay under the shadow of rumors as social media posts circulated, reporting ICE activity in the 6,000-person city.

“This is just the beginning,” Luis Lucar, a senior community organizer with the Heartland Workers Center, said. “I mean we we got four more years. When they come for one, they may come for take it, take five or six at the same time.”

Schuyler is like many communities across Nebraska: built by immigrants and sustained by them.

“Schuyler depends on the immigrant labor, period,” Lucar said.

The labor sector in Schuyler is dominated by the Cargill meat processing plant, and the vast majority of the city’s residents have a Hispanic background.

“They either have a family member or got a friend in their family …