{"id":103950,"date":"2025-07-02T18:06:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T18:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/crcc\/?p=103950"},"modified":"2025-09-05T23:59:01","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T23:59:01","slug":"were-still-fighting-for-migrants-dignity-in-los-angeles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/crcc\/were-still-fighting-for-migrants-dignity-in-los-angeles\/","title":{"rendered":"We&#8217;re still fighting for migrants&#8217; dignity in Los Angeles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--article-hero \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--article-hero\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/crcc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/105\/2025\/07\/ICEProtest_BishopJohnHTaylor-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/crcc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/105\/2025\/07\/ICEProtest_BishopJohnHTaylor-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Flowers set on steps with religious clergy standing behind them\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"image-caption\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Photo courtesy of Bishop John H. Taylor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  \n  <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n    \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--page-title\">\n\n    \n  <h1>We&#8217;re still fighting for migrants&#8217; dignity in Los Angeles<\/h1>\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n    \n          <strong class=\"author-field\"><span >By<\/span>Susan Goldberg, <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/crcc\/profile\/najuma-smith\/\">Najuma Smith<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/crcc\/profile\/soraya-ahyaudin\/\">Soraya Ahyaudin<\/a>, Guillermo Torres and Tanny Jiraprapasuke<\/strong>\n    \n          <span class=\"post-date-field\">July 2, 2025<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--social-share \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--social-share\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n    <span class=\"a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 addtoany_list\" style=\"line-height: 32px;\">\n      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month by President Donald Trump\u2019s decision to send U.S. Marines and the National Guard into our city has subsided. Our work to get U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement out of Los Angeles, however, is not over.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>We represent a broad, multifaith movement of faith leaders and believers aimed at uplifting the dignity of each human being, regardless of immigration status. We call upon the consciences of our political leaders to respect that inherent dignity and end the racial profiling and indiscriminate raids against innocent mothers, fathers and children that continue to terrorize Los Angeles. We equally call upon people of all faiths and none to stand in solidarity with their immigrant neighbors.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>In recent weeks, we have prayed with family members uncertain of when, or whether, they will see\u00a0their loved ones again. Faith leaders have been\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/www.facebook.com\/vidavictoriosa\/videos\/1370350160918702__;!!LIr3w8kk_Xxm!p3_yIWKZaqr872ibniyKgz6xIfwA4f13RiJg5_vjNXwu38lSJiUfluHIFGKlE1iBQc-EtbqwiT9KhywN4Q_90T2sNw$\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tear-gassed<\/a>\u00a0near Home Depot in Paramount, just south of LA, and had \u201cless than lethal\u201d weapons\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2025-06-10\/faith-leaders-urge-non-violent-resistance-as-l-a-enacts-downtown-curfew-after-nights-of-chaos__;!!LIr3w8kk_Xxm!p3_yIWKZaqr872ibniyKgz6xIfwA4f13RiJg5_vjNXwu38lSJiUfluHIFGKlE1iBQc-EtbqwiT9KhywN4Q-VLpaB7g$\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trained on us<\/a>\u00a0while we knelt in prayer before the federal building in downtown Los Angeles. A federal agent pointed a gun at the Rev. Tanya Lopez on her own church\u2019s property and, when told to leave the premises,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/laist.com\/news\/politics\/downey-church-community-on-edge-after-masked-armed-police-detain-man-on-church-property__;!!LIr3w8kk_Xxm!p3_yIWKZaqr872ibniyKgz6xIfwA4f13RiJg5_vjNXwu38lSJiUfluHIFGKlE1iBQc-EtbqwiT9KhywN4Q_y1-8bpA$\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">claimed<\/a>, \u201cThe whole country is our property.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>We have been moved by the deepest tenets of our religions to stand with our families, congregants and neighbors who are facing the cruelty and scapegoating by this administration. The Trump administration\u2019s attacks on immigrants and on our community here in Los Angeles are not simply policy issues. They are about the moral compass of our society. These actions stand against the very heart of love at the center of our religions.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>The Torah, or Hebrew Bible, tells us again and again, in the most repeated commandment, that we must care for the orphan, the widow and the stranger. \u201cYou are to love those who are foreigners, for you yourselves were foreigners,\u201d reads the Book of Deuteronomy.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>According to the hadith, or collected teachings of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), he said: \u201cThe believers, in their mutual love, compassion, and mercy, are like a single body. When one part of it suffers, the whole body responds with sleeplessness and fever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Likewise, Eastern traditions call us to see past the delusion of separation between them and us, citizen and immigrant. The Buddhist concept of \u201cno self,\u201d for instance, does not deny our existence; rather, it teaches that we are not islands of ourselves, but part of a collective, interconnected with one another.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Seven of the Ten Commandments in Judeo-Christian tradition are focused on not harming another person with words, actions and negative emotions. Jesus said that after loving God, the second most important commandment is to \u201clove your neighbor as yourself,\u201d echoing the Hebrew Bible\u2019s Book of Leviticus and the golden rule that guides people of all faiths and none.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>For believers in God, honoring every person\u2019s dignity is a divine imperative. We cannot turn our backs on God or the immigrant. This cruelty must stop because we are breaking the law of God.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>These sincerely held beliefs drive people of many different traditions to serve migrants, regardless of the administration in power. Under both Democratic and Republican administrations, faith organizations have supported the resettlement of refugees, provided legal services to adults and children, offered spiritual care and advocated for a more humane immigration system. As Archbishop Jose Gomez\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/angelusnews.com\/voices\/ice-raids-immigration-conversation\/__;!!LIr3w8kk_Xxm!p3_yIWKZaqr872ibniyKgz6xIfwA4f13RiJg5_vjNXwu38lSJiUfluHIFGKlE1iBQc-EtbqwiT9KhywN4Q8W7GZ58Q$\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a>, the ideas behind comprehensive immigration reform are not new.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>What is new is the current administration\u2019s aggressive cruel tactics, disregard for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/www.aclu.org\/know-your-rights\/immigrants-rights__;!!LIr3w8kk_Xxm!p3_yIWKZaqr872ibniyKgz6xIfwA4f13RiJg5_vjNXwu38lSJiUfluHIFGKlE1iBQc-EtbqwiT9KhywN4Q_qJfMdJw$\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">immigrants\u2019 rights<\/a>\u00a0and due process, and the involvement of the military.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>The narrative that the government is capturing only hardened criminals is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2025-06-24\/detention-centers-swell-with-immigrants-with-no-criminal-record__;!!LIr3w8kk_Xxm!rfyY-CqDhu6w50-aMoCXRh8e-GB3PQPmaxWXY-jwjXCPo1I64qWZmUIg46l62ECk-_aiPHu0u4FFk_1ojHQ$\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">not true<\/a>. As clergy, we\u2019ve witnessed as people following the law, showing up for their immigration court dates, are arrested. Plainclothed ICE agents wait for them in the lobby to kidnap them as they exit a hearing. In the streets and in workplaces, agents cover their faces and refuse to offer a name or badge number as they harass and arrest people for simply looking Hispanic.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Those arrested are taken to clandestine prisons with no access to family members or attorneys. Even the basics of food, water and blankets are often withheld. People are not supposed to \u201cdisappear\u201d for days in the United States of America. Trump has demanded ICE meet quotas for the numbers he wants to round up and deport. But the arrested are not numbers; they are human beings.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Serving our fellow humans, regardless of immigration status, is not only a religious responsibility but a constitutional right under the First Amendment. We have the right both to assemble peacefully in protest and to exercise our religious beliefs in caring for migrants.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>But now, the federal government is trampling on those rights by threatening immigration advocates. The U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security is investigating more than 200 nonprofits, including\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/www.umnews.org\/en\/news\/united-methodist-ministries-named-in-house-probe__;!!LIr3w8kk_Xxm!p3_yIWKZaqr872ibniyKgz6xIfwA4f13RiJg5_vjNXwu38lSJiUfluHIFGKlE1iBQc-EtbqwiT9KhywN4Q8lvYseTw$\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">United Methodist<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/news\/264743\/house-launches-probe-of-catholic-nongovernmental-organizations-role-aiding-migrants__;!!LIr3w8kk_Xxm!p3_yIWKZaqr872ibniyKgz6xIfwA4f13RiJg5_vjNXwu38lSJiUfluHIFGKlE1iBQc-EtbqwiT9KhywN4Q88P1_C_Q$\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Catholic<\/a>\u00a0groups, for aiding migrants.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Some, including fellow clergy, have asked us why we have participated in protests and prayer vigils that have ended in front of the federal building, protected by the National Guard. While the raids and the fear they have created have directly impacted many congregations, they are not a threat for others.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, many of us are intimately familiar with the dehumanization and scapegoating on display right now, and we will not stand by as a vulnerable group is blamed for the ills of society. We have experienced our country\u2019s history of violence against its own people.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>We will not abandon the current targets of oppression. We will not let apathy or fear keep us silent.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>As faith leaders, our power is in our ability to organize communities, lead rituals of peace and healing, preach and pray. We continue to fast daily at Placita Olvera in downtown LA, respond to rapid-response calls,\u00a0hold\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DLSp2-ep04O\/?img_index=1__;!!LIr3w8kk_Xxm!p3_yIWKZaqr872ibniyKgz6xIfwA4f13RiJg5_vjNXwu38lSJiUfluHIFGKlE1iBQc-EtbqwiT9KhywN4Q8ERi-sLg$\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vigils<\/a>\u00a0after raids across the Los Angeles basin, accompany those coming to their immigration court appearances and take part in nonviolent protests. Our voices are our contribution to movements toward justice, reconciliation and hope.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>We call on our fellow faith leaders, our government leaders, our congregants and all people of goodwill to act from your deepest convictions. Show up how and where you can. Find your own power and use it to push for change. 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