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One Detainment, Two Stories

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…

Perspective, Love and Humanity: The Gift of the Godmothers of the Disappeared Vigil

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…

Living Through ICE Detention: A Personal Account of Systemic Failure and Human Cost

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…

Conviction and Action: Pastor Tanya Lopez

by Lisa Eve Cheby As an interfaith organization, CLUE’s work often finds people through divine guidance in support of their calling.  Pastor Tanya Lopez, Senior Pastor of Downey Memorial Christian Church connected with CLUE in…

A Little Help Here and There Goes a Long Way

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…

Compassionate Witnessing 

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…

Yes on Proposition 50

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…

Thank You For Joining a Vigil

Join us for prayer and song weekly in Orange County and Los Angeles.Read More…

The Banality of Evil

By CLUE Executive Director, Reverend Jennifer Gutierrez Hannah Arendt coined the phrase “banality of evil” when she was covering the Adolf Eichmann trial in 1961. Eichmann was a senior member of the Nazi party and…