Washington, DC, June 8, 2025 — Latino Victory Project President & CEO Katharine Pichardo issued a statement condemning the ICE raids carried out in Los Angeles on Friday, which led to the detention of nearly 200 individuals, many of whom are long-standing community members, workers, and parents:
“The ICE raids in Los Angeles are nothing but the actions of an ongoing extremist agenda by the Trump administration designed to instill fear, divide families, and criminalize immigrant communities. These ICE raids are not making our communities safe nor fixing our immigration system; they are stripping people of their dignity and right to due process, while terrorizing advocates standing up for the civil rights that make America a democracy. Immigrants are part of the American story, and we cannot allow the denigration of their contributions and their stories through this political cruelty unraveling in the streets of Los Angeles and across the country.
“Latino Victory Project stands with the affected families, the legal advocates working to secure justice, and the hundreds of protesters demanding accountability and protecting our rights. We call on elected officials at every level to speak out, take action, and reject this assault on our communities.”
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The Latino Victory Project is a 501c4 organization that develops a pipeline of Latino leaders and shapes public discourse to reflect the growing influence of the Latino community while also building cross-constituency alliances that can move the country forward.
