"the Cuban-American singer revealed that she carries her passport at all times "just in case" something were to happen. "I carry my passport card around just in case, because who knows what can happen," Estefan said. "I was born in Cuba - that's why we're so wary of what's happening, because this is the way things happened there. The US Supreme Court ruled that you can be stopped and questioned if you're speaking Spanish or [if] you have darker skin."
"According to the Immigration and Nationality Act, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents must have "reasonable suspicion" to believe a person is in the country illegally. In September, however, the US Supreme Court issued an order that paused a lower court's injunction and allowed agents in Los Angeles to resume using factors like race, speaking Spanish, location, or occupation to meet that requirement."
Gloria Estefan, a Cuban-born US citizen for more than five decades, carries her passport card at all times out of concern about immigration enforcement. She cites memories of Cuba and worries about practices that could allow stops or questioning based on speaking Spanish or having darker skin. The Immigration and Nationality Act requires ICE agents to have reasonable suspicion to believe someone is in the country illegally, but a recent US Supreme Court order allowed agents in Los Angeles to consider race, language, location, or occupation. Concerns about unwarranted ICE arrests have led some artists, including Bad Bunny, to avoid US touring; ICE presence was confirmed for the Super Bowl halftime site.
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