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Racial Profiling Is ICE’s New Norm. Activists Are Mobilizing in Response.
Arizonans long endured grim racial profiling under SB 1070. Now the Supreme Court has greenlighted its use nationwide.
Months After LA Wildfires, Disabled Residents Still Struggle to Find Safe Housing
Advocates say California’s disaster response has failed to protect people with disabilities.
Trump Claims He Can Send “Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines” Into US Cities
“I’d be allowed to do whatever I want. The courts wouldn’t get involved,” Trump said.
ICE Is Targeting Day Labor Centers in LA That Hold Contracts With the City
Elected leaders are failing to protect immigrant workers. We must build community power, as only we can keep us safe.
Los Angeles Therapists Say ICE Raids Take Severe Toll on Latino Mental Health
Mental health professionals note an increase in stress, anxiety, fear, and anger in their clients since June.
Trump Announces He Will Send National Guard to Occupy Memphis
“We will do everything in our power to prevent this incursion into Tennessee,” said one elected official.
The Supreme Court Just Allowed ICE to Resume Its Worst Practices, Critics Say
“We can expect this racist enforcement to expand rapidly,” said the American Immigration Council’s policy director.
In Southern California, Small Groups of Activists Quietly Undermine ICE Operations
Organizers confront ICE wherever they can be found, from the hotels where agents sleep to the streets they patrol.
LA Immigrant Rights Activist Recounts Violent Arrest by Masked Federal Agents
“The way that we’re going to win ... is through solidarity for all people,” said Amanda Trebach.
Organizers Mobilized Community Self-Defense Even Before Trump’s LA ICE Crackdown
“The resistance is working, and we just have to keep it up,” said one organizer.