TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — State leaders and legal experts talked about immigration Tuesday and the fear that resonates in people in the Tampa Bay area.

During a town hall in Ybor City, many Democratic state leaders and immigration attorneys accused the federal government of rounding up people without due process who came to the U.S. legally and who are not criminals.

"They are hunting us Hispanics," said one man in the crowd.

"Once you get detained, the laws are not being followed, so a lot of people are scared right now," said Sonia Martinez with Magnified Voices.

Others argued there is a lack of humanity and said immigration is being presented as an issue of criminality.

"They believe that all these immigrants are hauling fentanyl across the border," said Patrick Mantiega, a publisher an

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