[dropcap size=big]T[/dropcap]he expected raids starting Sunday across the country targeting thousands of undocumented immigrants are an act of authoritarianism under any definition you can muster. Mixed status homes are preparing to not answer the door if ICE comes knocking.
[UPDATE: The raids were originally planned for June 23 and were delayed last minute. Now they are back on for July 14 ]
Los Angeles Police Officers are not participating in ICE raids, according to LAPD Chief Michel Moore. The chief told the L.A. Times the LAPD does not cooperate with federal immigration authorities on enforcement measures, per longtime practice with law enforcement agencies in Los Angeles, which is about half Latino and 35 percent immigrant.
Immigrant-rights activists and attorneys are mobilizing and staging demonstrations. CHIRLA, or the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles, is staging rally outside the Metropolitan Detention Center on Sunday, on Alameda Street in downtown.
Protests all week starting Sunday, 10 AM at the Los Angeles Metropolitan Detention Center, where ICE detainees are held, organized by @CHIRLA: pic.twitter.com/ph9CfQt18x
— Studio Glibly (@NoTotally) June 22, 2019