Hundreds of people gathered on Saturday morning at the Los Angeles city center bridge to protest the Trump administration’s immigration policies, which left many communities of shaken migrants.
More than a dozen local unions, organizations for defense of immigration rights and elected officials met for the “We, we raise“, Calling for the end of immigration and customs raids, racial profiling and government attacks against freedom of expression – illustrated for many brief cancellation From “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” which is filmed locally in Hollywood.
“Trump wants to silence the votes,” said David Huerta, president of the work of Seiu-Usww And Seiu California, who attended the rally as a speaker of honor. “He wants to silence workers. He wants to silence the voice of immigrants. And so at the moment, we must be stronger and make sure that our voices are heard. ”
Huerta, who was detained and injured by federal agents while documenting a raid in June, described Ice tactics as “cruel”.
“The biggest difference between previous and current administrations is anger and cruelty,” he said. “They consider us an enemy in the country and arise the itself which is supposed to represent us.”
Another participant in the rally, Yungsu Kim, 21, noted that local businesses have been hardly affected Due to the fears that federal agents could wait in the corner of “snatching you”.
“People are afraid to go out right now-they are both Korean people and my Latin neighbors I talk to,” he said. “You see less pedestrian traffic, which means that in neighborhoods like Koreatown, which is based on retail and restaurants, you don’t see customers. Everyone is suffering.”
A member united here local 11 participates in the rally.
Throughout the city, once the streets lives have been left frozen, with many companies forced to close Temporarily – with some fearing to have to close for good. An example: after a militarized visit to federal agents in June at the Santa Fe Springs SwapmeetThe sellers could not find their customers.
“The Trump administration continues to use fear and cruelty as a campaign strategy. And let me tell you that we are sick and tired of these political waterfalls,” said Council member Ysabel Jurado – who represents the city center – in a speech on Saturday. “His major horrible bill remains of millions of American health care, undermines workers and punishes families. Meanwhile, these same services keep our neighborhoods in security, our fed children and our life community. ”
State senator María Elena Durazo echoes the feelings of Jurado in her own speech: “I’m sorry if I open someone, but we saw this S— before. Remember Pete Wilson? Wilson used immigrants and racism to be elected as governor of California, “said Durazo.” We are not going to let them prevent us from having the respect and dignity that our communities deserve. The ice will not enter our schools. The ice will not enter our hospitals. The ice will not enter our communities. Keep the ice outside and California. »»
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9:04 p.m. October 5, 2025A previous version of this article refers to a speech by senator Maria Ladoso. The president was senator María Elena Durazo.
The members of the Californian alliance for community empowerment joined the obstacles that gathered on Saturday.
Angelenos walked to the sounds of Los Jornaleros del Norte, a local group whose words often mention day workers and migrant workers, and who played on a bus in motion on Saturday. Angelica Salas, Executive Director of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, led to a megaphone at the bottom of the 6th rue East 6th in Central Avenue until reaching the Japanese American National Museum on East 1st Street in Little Tokyo.
“”Las calls his pueblo del (The streets belong to people), “said Salas to the crowd towards the museum. “El Pueblo Donde Esta?” (Where are people?) El Pueblo Esta in Las Calles Exigiendo Libertad (People are on the street demanding freedom). »»
Many groups in the Los Angeles region met to support the rights of immigrants on Saturday.
Despite the conflicting tone of walking songs, the atmosphere was generally positive. Dozens of street vendors – selling freshly prepared orange juice, ice cream, hot dogs and flags – walked with the crowd and several passers -by filmed from their apartment balconies.
“I am here because of the vicious and brutal kidnappings that the ice undertakes without regular procedure and the techniques of Riga and Grab who have never been done before,” said a resident of Garvanza in northeast Los Angeles, who did not want to give their name because of fears of reprisals. “My parents got married at Placita OLVERA. I went to church there when I was a child. All my life has been based in this city. I love this city and I like all immigrants across the country, they do not deserve to be treated like that. ”
