Episode #1

On this episode I wanted to talk to folks on the ground in LA because of the history of collaborations by local law enforcement and immigration enforcement entities that work together to terrorize, incarcerate, and deport undocumented communities even in such a “progressive” state. Claudia Rueda and Marcela Hernandez have been organizing since they were teens and because of their lived experiences they were naturally going to resist when Claudia’s mom, Teresa and many other community members, were picked up by ICE during a routine racist JOINT TASK FORCE Raid.

Here in AZ we are way too familiar with ICE and police working together and transferring folks from cages. So I wanted to learn from them and how they challenged the fear tactics by ICE and POLICE, political repression and retaliation. We will go over the organizing strategies against this systemic oppression in the LA community like lawsuits, legislation advocacy, storytelling and healing from trauma.

you can support Claudia's healing from deportation directly @claudiarising on VENMO

Related articles:

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-06-15/comprehensive-immigration-reform-is-likely-dead-so-what-happens-next

https://knock-la.com/im-still-not-free-claudia-rueda-takes-dhs-to-court-436c7222c626/

https://csulauniversitytimes.com/when-activists-fight-becomes-personal/#modal-photo

https://www.kpbs.org/news/2017/jun/09/sd-immigrant-activist/

https://www.utla.net/news/telemundo-48-free-claudia-rueda-rally