Rojas’ decree comes after he said individuals were recently apprehended at two Catholic parishes in the area, something that intensified fear already being experienced by his congregation — many of whom are immigrants.
From Los Angeles Times

By 2015, however, Huntington Park had become so hospitable to immigrants that a city councilmember appointed two of them living in the country illegally to serve on city commissions — a first in California.
From Los Angeles Times

The park is located in a diverse, largely immigrant neighborhood, which likely made it a target for Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
From Salon

National TPS Alliance, which allowed the administration to rescind temporary legal status of more than half a million immigrants.
From Salon

Gunn courted conservative controversy earlier this week, when he pointed out the comic book hero’s inherent friendliness toward immigrants, being from somewhere far away himself.
From Salon