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Local stores report a marked decline in foot traffic and sales as undocumented workers—vital to their operations—are understandably fearful of being targeted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Susin Picardo, who manages a Bronx bodega, reflects on this phenomenon, likening it to a self-imposed pandemic, calling it the "2025 pandemic," where immigration issues have stifled the local economy.