50501 Houston Response to LA Immigration Raids
June 8th, 2025
On May 25th, 150 refugees of Vietnamese and Lao descent were deported
from Houston by ICE without any due process, but arbitrarily based on court
records, regardless of prior adjudication and disposed case status in Houston.
On June 5th, 9-year-old Martir Garcia Lara, an elementary school student of
Torrance Elementary School, was detained and separated from his father after
attending a scheduled immigration court appointment in Houston. It is planned for
Martir Garcia Lara to be deported to Honduras, still separated from his father and
absolutely no support.
On June 6th, ICE raids began in Los Angeles. One in particular, again targeted an
elementary school graduation, where parents were identified, targeted, chased,
trapped, and abducted. Children were without guardians and again, Los Angeles
educators and residents are left to care for them.
On June 7th, an onslaught of 2,000 National Guard to Los Angeles were released.
They were sent to aid ICE raids, forcing people to be blocked, trapped in their cars,
arrested and detained. They were wrongly judged as being involved with protesting
and instead, ICE utilized this as an opportunity to forcefully remove citizens and
incite violence.
Today June 8th, Governor Gavin Newsom of California released a press statement
for National Guard to be removed from California. Trump’s administration
responded by requesting 500 Marines put on deployment notice.
President Donald Trump, using ICE as his personal army, is again purposefully
abusing National resources such as National Guard and Marines for his personal
gain and control. This has never been about America or national safety. It is about
spinning the narrative of “violence” to subdue and control by force.
The reality is these above circumstances are a part of the continuing proof that the present government is a direct threat to all populations and directly to Houstonians. This administration is intentionally fueling one crisis after another, and destroying any form of peace and security. This is one man’s violent agenda against humankind.
In solidarity for all human beings, join your fellow Houstonians in protest on June 14th Houston City Hall at 10 AM.
Free People Do Not Bow.
50501 Houston
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