We break down immigration raids and related news in Southern California. Below, you'll find links and references to everything discussed in the video, allowing you to take a closer look at each topic. If you appreciate reporting like this, please consider becoming a member, buying some merch, or dropping a dime in our fundraiser so we can continue bringing you this vital information.
Senator Perez today introduced SB 995, the Masuma Khan Justice Act, designed to strengthen state oversight of detention centers by authorizing state agencies to inspect facilities, imposing $ 25k-per-day fines, and revoking licenses of private detention facilities that fail to meet health and safety standards.
The bill is named after Masuma Khan, a fire survivor from Altadena who was taken by ICE during her immigration check-in appointment.
High school and junior high school students have been holding walkouts all week, including today, with an estimated 40 schools participating across the Southland to demand ICE leave their neighborhoods.
As for the raids, well, since Tom Homan, the Border Czar, demoted Greg Bovino and announced he was integrating Border Patrol with ICE, we haven’t seen the roving raids this week. Even so, ICE has continued to conduct targeted arrests. Other than the big day they had on Monday, where they took at least 18 people, including 8 from a Monterey Park home across from Mark Keppel High School, we only received about 10 confirmed incidents between Tuesday and today.