You swore an oath to protect and defend the Constitution. Do your job! Join ACLU’s lawsuit against Trump’s unconstitutional raids NOW!

URGENT ACTION! CONTACT YOUR CITY AND COUNTY OFFICIALS – DEADLINE IS AUG. 12/13

Oxnard has just added their name to the list of cities who’ve recently joined a lawsuit (Vasquez Perdomo v. Noem) initiated by the ACLU which challenges the constitutionality of the Trump administration’s immigration raids. Los Angeles (and Los Angeles County), Pico Rivera, Montebello, Monterey Park, Culver City, Santa Monica and West Hollywood have already signed on. That list should include every city in Ventura County, including the county itself.

These lawsuits are important! Bautista, et al. v. Noem seeks to strike down a new policy enacted by ICE ending bond eligibility for immigrants currently detained by the agency. And there’s been a recent victory. (KTLA.com) “U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers are no longer allowed to identify themselves as local police or use deceptive tactics during home arrests in Southern California, following a court-approved settlement reached in a class action lawsuit.”

Action: Email a message to your city councilmembers and county supervisors TODAY! [(2) sample scripts]

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“Who are you? Am I being arrested or kidnapped?”

“Democracy cannot exist in darkness, nor can it exist behind a mask.”

– Benjamin Remy, Senior Staff Attorney for NY Legal Assistance Group’s Immigrant Protection Unit

“We’re not sure who these armed men are. They show up without uniforms, they show up completely masked. They refused to give I.D. Who are these people? And frankly, the vests that they have look like they ordered them from Amazon. Are they bounty hunters? Are they vigilantes? If they are federal officers, why is it that they do not identify themselves?”

– Mayor Karen Bass

Both federal and state legislators have listened to our calls for reform, as these unidentifiable masked entities accelerate disappearing people from our communities, sometimes with brutal force. There are now at least three federal actions and two CA state bills to call your legislators to support.

Federal Actions – 3 Calls

Minimal script: I’m calling from [zip code] and I want [Rep._____/ Senator (call both)] to co-sponsor and vote for the VISIBLE Act, No Masks for ICE Act, Police not ICE Act of 2025 and the No Secret Police Act.
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Tell CA’s leaders to Defend their Constituents from Federal Crackdowns on Peaceful Protest.

(Photo header: SEIU California President David Huerta being injured while peacefully protesting in LA on June 6.)

Send letters to our senators, our governor and our attorney general!

Is this our America now? Masked men pushing a student into an unmarked car? A young woman chased down by a dozen officers over the protests of her neighbors? Children being zip-tied or abandoned in a vehicle by ICE? People dragged away from immigration check-ins and fake court hearings? David Huerta, the president of the SEIU California, thrown against a curb by faceless men for peacefully protesting in LA? (see statement from LA Police below) And now, Californians being threatened with our own National Guard troops by the President and Marines by DoD Secretary and All-Star Incompetent Peter Hegseth.

ACTION #1 – Email Senators Schiff and Padilla

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(3) fast immigration actions, aka “Seriously, WTH, America!?!”

Action #1: Sign the “ICE OUT of Ventura County’s open letter to the Board of Supervisors – DEADLINE – Friday, October 8.
Action #2: Denounce inhumane and discriminatory practices against Black asylum seekers at the southern border.
Action #3: WTH, DHS? Why do we need to ask ICE to stop spraying detained people with toxic chemicals.

Action #1: Sign the “ICE OUT of Ventura County’s open letter to the Board of Supervisors – DEADLINE – Friday, October 8.

For VENTURA COUNTY RESIDENTS: Please sign ICE Out of Ventura County’s open letter urging our Board of Supervisors to protect all Ventura County community members by using its power to put an end to the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office’s (VCSO) practice of collaborating with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
The deadline to sign onto the form is Friday, October 8th.