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Idaho Music Festival Canceled Over Fears Of Potential ICE Raid

JEROME, ID. (THECOUNT) — The El Tour de Idaho de Los Inquietos music festival in Idaho has been canceled after event promoters say potential attendees feared an Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid.

The music festival, held annually in southern Idaho, was shuttered because organizers say they feared potential raids by ICE agents.

The music festival was supposed to take place in Jerome, Idaho on Saturday.

Event organizers with the Colombia Event Center posted the cancelation notice on Facebook.

Leo Morales of ACLU of Idaho said he couldn’t confirm that any Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were in southern Idaho, but said community members were panicked, reports LocalNews8.

Geo quick facts: Jerome is a city in and county seat of Jerome County, Idaho, United States. The population was 10,890 at the 2010 census, up from 7,780 in 2000. The city is the county seat of Jerome County, and is part of the Twin Falls Micropolitan Statistical Area – Wikipedia.

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