How Community Support Freed Two Sisters from Adelanto By Alejandra Romo Venus (not her real name) arrived in the United States, determined to build a life for herself after being forced to flee Iran because of her Christian faith. However, upon arriving, she was soon to discover that her pursuit of safety and freedom was
One Woman’s Lifetime of Faith, Family, and Lived Experience By Alejandra Romo Every Tuesday afternoon, people begin gathering outside the federal building in Downtown Los Angeles wearing pink bandanas. Some people have been coming every week for months, others arrive for the first time, drawn by a desire to stand alongside immigrant families navigating some
What it means to be a Christian and a Citizen By Alejandra Romo Mary’s involvement with CLUE began through the organization’s Tuesday prayer vigils outside the federal building in downtown Los Angeles. Each week, clergy, faith leaders, and community members gather to pray alongside families navigating the immigration system and to offer support to those
A Teen’s Story of Family Detention By Alejandra Romo What should have been a day of celebration for Jesse (not his real name) became a nightmare. On the day of his 19th birthday, this young man was given a joyless surprise. His parents were missing. Jesse was left with heartache and a lot of questions.
by Alejandra Romo When ICE detained Melody’s (not her real name) husband during what was supposed to be a routine check-in, their family’s life changed in an instant. Melody was left to care for their three young children alone, baby twins who were only two months old at the time and their toddler. It’s not
by Anne Leyden June 2025 marked the escalation of violence by ICE against the immigrants of Los Angeles and across the country. I could not sit on my hands. I searched and trained and tried out various resistance efforts looking for a fit. I read about CLUE. I was drawn to their mission statement. I
by Anonymous Over two years ago I was picked up by ICE agents, detained in front of my home, family and kids. Without notice or warning, I was snatched onto a plane with no idea as to the destination until the moment we arrived in Phillisburg, Pennsylvania. From the moment I was picked up and
by Kate Maruyama I have been a volunteer with CLUE since August of 2025. I’d been so frustrated by the ICE roundups terrorizing the city since June, and felt helpless in the hugeness of it. 30-60 people a week were being rounded up in the Los Angeles area. I’m older and dealing with arthritis, so
by Lisa Eve Cheby At a protest in downtown Los Angeles in 2018, we marched from city hall to the Metropolitan Detention Center. As the protest ended, taking a short cut through a pedestrian walkway in between what looked like two office buildings, we paused where a crowd chanted in a call and response with
By CLUE Board of Directors Proposition 50 Endorsement: The Election Rigging and Response Act We, the members of the CLUE Board, endorse Proposition 50, the Election Rigging and Response Act, for California’s Statewide Special Election on November 4. As members of an interfaith social justice organization, we endorse the measure from our conviction that the