The ongoing ICE raids across Los Angeles are a cruel assault on our immigrant communities—on our neighbors, our values, and our shared humanity.

As Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. reminded us, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” What happens to our immigrant brothers and sisters affects us all. Southern California is a region shaped by immigrants whose culture, labor, and leadership are integral to who we are.

We stand in unwavering solidarity with those impacted, and with our partners who responded peacefully with courage, care, and conviction. Their swift mobilization reflects the power of grassroots organizing and the strength of communities grounded in justice. In this moment of fear and uncertainty, our collective values of peace, love, equity, dignity, and belonging must guide us forward.