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FEATURING PABLO ALVARADO, RICK COLE, AND OTHERS - On Sunday June 8, hundreds of protesters mobilized in the town of Pasadena, California, where I live, just a few miles from the border of the town of Altadena which was destroyed by the Eaton Fire. The protesters gathered outside AC Hotel near Old Town Pasadena, upon hearing reports that agents of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) were hotel guests. ICE vans were spotted on the hotel’s rooftop parking structure and workers sent word that they were being questioned by ICE agents in their hotel rooms. 

As part of our on-going series Rising Up in the Streets, we bring you this special report featuring interviews with Pablo Alvarado, Executive Director of the National Day Laborer Organizing Network, and Rick Cole, Pasadena City Council member.

We’ll also hear an impassioned report from Griselda Diaz, a resident of South LA who was at a mass protest in Paramount, LA where ICE agents raided the area outside a Home Depot, and we’ll hear from poet Alejandro who rapped about being an immigrant at the impromptu Pasadena rally. Finally, we’ll go to Monrovia where ICE Agents reportedly transferred to a Courtyard Marriott Hotel. Protester Gloria will explain why she showed up outside the hotel.

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