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25 Places To Volunteer Your Skills For Immigrants and Angelenos In Need Right Now

Our commitment to one another and compassion may be the biggest weapon we've got against the fear L.A. is being targeted with.

July 9, 2025

What I Learned Working A Street Vendor’s Night Shift In L.A.

ICE raids, bacon-wrapped hot dogs, and banana pudding: the secrets of survival, solidarity, and sales at a San Gabriel Valley night market.

Heavily-Armed Federal Police In Armored Vehicles Target MacArthur Park

Even before the feds arrived, community activists had put up signs alerting people that ICE was planning on “raiding” MacArthur Park on July 7. While federal agents walked through the park, some businesses locked their doors and closed off their parking lots.

The Dodgers Keep Breaking Our Brown, Expendable Hearts

Mexicans and Latinos make up forty percent of the Dodgers fan base. We buy the jerseys, the beer, the overpriced nachos—yet we're still treated like background noise, like we don’t belong in the very stadium we helped build.

GoFundMe’s to Support Community Members Impacted by ICE’s Siege of L.A.

Here’s how to help the families of detained and deported persons.

ICE Had to Take Her to E.R. After Detaining Her, And Now They Wait Outside to Re-Detain Her

Family and friends are rallying to protect the victim from detainment.

July 4, 2025

The Home Depot Boycott Is What You Think It’s About, But Also Much More

While L.A. activists accuse the home improvement retailer of being complicit in immigration raids at its stores, a nationwide boycott is being called to "stop funding the systems that don't serve us," and focus on small independent vendors instead.

July 2, 2025

What To Do If ICE Comes Knocking

Here's what is recommended if I.C.E. comes to your door.

July 1, 2025

‘We Need Help:’ MacArthur Park Street Vendors Fear For Their Livelihood As ICE Raids Continue 

“I don't know if Karen Bass can do anything about these masked men that are hunting us down like animals, but we need help,” said a 59-year-old street vendor who preferred not to disclose his name. L.A. street vendors contribute an estimated $500 million annually to the local economy and while they are resilient, they are worried for the future.

July 1, 2025

Santa Ana Couple Steps Into A Street Vendors’ Shoes, Taking Over Their Shift And Buying Them Out

Marisol Magaña and Andrew Roa took over a raspado cart for the day to raise money for a vendor who was afraid to go out, but needs money to send to her young children in Mexico.

June 27, 2025