Asian American and Pacific Islander leaders are organizing their communities to support Latinos as federal immigration enforcement expands across Los Angeles, warning that Asian immigrant areas may face increased scrutiny.
As immigration raids in America’s second-largest city stoke fear even among legal residents, Asian Americans citywide are calling for an immediate halt.
On June 26, Asian American Pacific Islander community leaders and politicians held a press conference in Little Tokyo to express their support of undocumented immigrants and condemn recent actions by the Trump Administration to terrorize immigrant communities.
Asian Americans and various organizations gathered in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles to call on the Trump administration to push military personnel and ICE out of Los Angeles as soon as possible.
Los Angeles-area leaders representing Asian American communities denounced the federal enforcement sweeps they say are terrorizing hardworking residents and families.
Members of Los Angeles' AAPI community came out in solidarity with the Latino community in Little Tokyo on Thursday, demanding an end to the ICE raids.
The surge in immigration raids across Southern California has spurred the area's Asian American Pacific Islander community to declare solidarity with the Latino community and denounce the raids.
