BOISE, Idaho — Enrique De la Cruz has lived in Ketchum for 15 years with his wife, daughter and adult son.
De la Cruz, who stocks shelves at the resort city’s Albertsons, and his family have a mobile home at J&J Trailer Park off Idaho 75, near St. Luke’s Hospital. They and 10 other families live in a small cul-de-sac. Most of the families are Latino and speak only Spanish; they work in restaurants, grocery stores and hotels. Their children play together with family dogs or in their front yards.
Their quiet community was disrupted last November, when the occupants of the 10 mobile homes got an eviction notice from Rolling Rock Properties. The Ketchum development company instructed the families, in English, to leave the property by May 31, 2022.
