Arkansans organize grassroots initiatives across state to support immigrant neighbors

By: Antoinette Grajeda

Outlets: Arkansas Advocate

Published: February 23, 2026

Words: 1,453

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 4 days ago

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Rosita Lopez has been a community organizer for more than 15 years and said she’s never seen neighbors banding together to support immigrants like they have recently.

When stores and restaurants closed nationwide in January to protest the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, many Arkansas businesses could not afford to do so because they’d already been shuttered for days following a severe winter storm that prompted a state of emergency.

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