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“This Is Not a Raid, It’s a Kidnapping”: Labor and Community Push Back in Los Angeles

Immigration raids in Los Angeles escalate dramatically as federalized National Guard troops deploy into local neighborhoods, prompting massive community and labor-led protests. Evelyn Zepeda, Organizing Director at SEIU’s Western States Regional Joint Board, discusses witnessing the raids firsthand, the controversial arrest of labor leader David Huerta, and how unions are mobilizing to protect immigrant communities.