Local residents who recently organized the protest against ICE in Pasadena are part of The Compassion Support Team, a.k.a. CST2020. The group of volunteers is funded by the community and has been in the trenches of all the mass Black Lives Matter protests in local areas. The group is responsible for bringing water, first aid…
Pasadena Police Announce Their Stance on Immigration Enforcement
In light of the most recent talk of potential ICE raids and lingering worries amongst some in the community, the Pasadena Police Department released the following statement explaining to the public its stance on Immigration Enforcement: “The Pasadena Police Department does not enforce criminal violations related to the immigration status of persons in our community….
San Gabriel Hilton Hotel Suite, Arcadia Home Raided by FBI Wednesday Morning
Agents raid multiple locations in Arcadia and El Monte in connection with EB5 visa fraud By Terry Miller ICE and FBI agents Wednesday raided two San Gabriel Valley homes as well as offices of at least three people who are suspected in a multi-million dollar visa and financial fraud investigation. A 136 page affidavit obtained…
Pasadena PD/ ICE Memo of Understanding No Longer Valid
City Manager apparently did not Sign ICE-PPD, and will not A recent Public Safety Committee Meeting stunned local activists and discovered Immigrants’ rights have been protected and it comes on a day of Immigrant Protests across the US, ‘A Day without Immigrants.’ City Manager Steve Mermell announced that he was destroying the ICE-PPD MOU. Mermell stated…