Following the Trump Administration’s plan to push for mass deportations, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents raided multiple communities in the Los Angeles area on Friday June 6, 2025, detaining over 100 people. This action mirrors similar immigration arrests in cities across the nation such as San Diego and Chicago. Federal agents, often equipped with military gear and traveling in armored vehicles, have increasingly targeted workplaces and courtrooms to increase arrests and deportations of undocumented immigrants in the United States. This surge in activity comes amid ongoing concerns about unsanitary conditions, inadequate health and medical treatment, and other rights violations at detention facilities. Since January 2025, further policy changes have eliminated protections for locations such as schools, hospitals, and places of worship from ICE activities. This has instilled fear in undocumented individuals, making them hesitant to access essential health services due to the risk of arrest and detention.

At National APAMSA, we are dismayed by these immigration sweeps, which directly threaten the health and safety of immigrants, a concern explicitly expressed in our policy compendium. These raids prioritize quotas set by the Trump Administration rather than ensure public safety, leading to overcrowding and an increased number of deaths in ICE facilities. A 2024 report by the American Immigration Council found no correlation between ICE operations and lower rates of violent crime despite the Trump Administration’s repeated claims that many immigrants are “committing vile and heinous acts against innocent Americans.” We have seen the rights of immigrants being violated, despite decades of legal precedent of equal protections afforded by the Constitution for all persons in the United States. Please help us stand up for the rights of immigrants and inform others about their fundamental protections 

Call to Action

• Speak with your Congressional representatives about your concern for the violation of immigrant rights. To find your Representative and Senators, please use the following website: https://www.congress.gov/contact-us 
• Inform all community members of their rights and about available resources. Please see below for a list of resources.

Resources: 

ACLU – Know Your Rights

Immigrant Defense Project – Know Your Rights infographics and fact sheets (also available in multiple languages) 

Stop AAPI Hate – Community Resources

Immigrant Legal Resource Center – Red Cards to place in cars and at home

Email Script to Congress

Subject: Urgent: Oppose ICE Raids and Military Violence Against Protesters

Dear [Representative/Senator Last Name],

My name is [Your Name], and I am a constituent living in [Your ZIP Code]. I am writing with deep concern about the Trump administration’s cruel and inhumane immigration enforcement and violent suppression of peaceful protests.

I urge you to take a firm stand against ICE raids in Los Angeles and throughout the U.S. These raids do not just target undocumented immigrants — they also intimidate and harm documented immigrants. Families are being separated, children traumatized, and entire communities pushed into fear and silence.

Undocumented immigrants are the backbone of our country. They do the labor that many Americans are unwilling to do, often under brutal and hazardous conditions. From working in fields under extreme heat and air pollution, to dangerous construction sites and underregulated factories, these workers sustain critical industries — with little or no workplace protection.

Despite these conditions, undocumented immigrants pay over $37.3 billion in state and local taxes every year, including $8.5 billion in California alone. They are our neighbors, colleagues, and essential contributors to our country.

And yet, the Trump administration responded with cruelty — targeting not just those undocumented, but also documented immigrants with new restrictions, denials, and deportations.

To make matters worse, this administration has used the National Guard and military force against peaceful protesters, weaponizing power against people who are simply exercising their First Amendment rights. Peaceful dissent is a hallmark of American democracy — not a threat to be met with tear gas and rubber bullets.

I urge you to:

• Publicly condemn ICE raids and the targeting of immigrant families.
• Oppose any militarization of protest response.
• Support legislation that protects immigrant communities and ensures humane treatment.
• Defend our right to protest without fear of violence or retaliation.

Please act now to protect our communities and uphold justice.

Sincerely,

[Your Name]

Call Script: 

Hi, my name is [Your Name], and I’m a constituent calling from [Your City, ZIP Code].

I’m calling to express my deep concern about the Trump administration’s cruel and aggressive immigration enforcement and the violent use of military force against peaceful protesters.

I urge [Representative/Senator’s Last Name] to:

• Publicly condemn ICE raids, especially those happening in Los Angeles and across the country. These raids tear families apart and push entire communities into fear — including many documented immigrants.
  
• Oppose the militarization of protest responses. Peaceful protest is a constitutional right — not something to be met with tear gas or rubber bullets.
  
• Support legislation that protects immigrant communities and ensures they are treated with dignity and humanity.

Undocumented immigrants are the backbone of essential industries in our country. They work in harsh and dangerous conditions that many others won’t — often without protections — yet still contribute over $37 billion in state and local taxes.

We need leaders who will protect communities, not terrorize them. Please tell [Representative/Senator’s Last Name] to stand up for human rights and democracy.

Thank you.