Equality California Responds To LA Raids

After protesting citizens in Los Angeles attempted to protect their neighbors from ICE raids they were met by armed federal militia. Rather then addressing this inhuman treatment of immigrants Trump has deployed the National Guard in Los Angeles & Hegseth is threatening Governor Newson with deploying active Marines against its own citizens. Tony Hoang Equality California Executive Director stated, “Donald Trump’s decision to seize control of the California National Guard & launch sweeping immigration raids is a dangerous & deliberate escalation, intended to terrorize communities across our state. These actions are rooted in political theater & will ignite more fear in already vulnerable communities. They are sowing chaos & tearing families apart. California is home to millions of immigrants who contribute to our economy, culture & civic life every single day. They deserve to be treated with dignity & humanity—not targeted like criminals in their own neighborhoods. LGBTQ+ immigrants are especially vulnerable at this moment. Many have fled violence & persecution only to be met with federally-sanctioned cruelty here in the United States. These raids risk separating loving families, retraumatizing asylum seekers & driving LGBTQ+ people further into the shadows—where access to safety, health care & legal protection is even more limited. We join Governor Newsom & Attorney General Bonta in decrying the deployment of the National Guard as intentionally inflammatory & counterproductive. We also join countless others in condemning recent ICE raids that have resulted in many detentions, including the unconscionable detention of SEIU California President David Huerta earlier this week. State resources should never be used to support xenophobic immigration crackdowns. We stand in solidarity with immigrant communities across Los Angeles & the state & we call on every leader, at every level of government, to reject this assault on our values & take urgent action to protect those under threat.”