Statements

Date: September 11, 2025

To our community and allies,

We are deeply troubled by the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent emergency ruling in Noem v. Vasquez Perdomo, which allows federal officers to detain and question people in Los Angeles based on their appearance, language—including speaking Spanish or accented English—occupation, or neighborhood. This ruling is not only dangerous; it is a direct endorsement of racist stereotyping as “probable cause.”

This decision is part of a long and painful history in which communities of color, especially immigrant and Latinx communities, have been criminalized simply for existing. From Jim Crow laws that policed the everyday lives of Black Americans, to the Chinese Exclusion Act, to the mass deportations of Mexican and Mexican-American families during the Great Depression, to the targeting of Muslim and Arab communities post-9/11, our government has repeatedly used race, language, and national origin as grounds for surveillance, exclusion, and punishment.

At the same time, we are witnessing the dangerous amplification of figures like Charlie Kirk, who openly spread ideologies rooted in white supremacy, anti-immigrant hatred, and violent division. It is not a coincidence that while racist rhetoric gains a platform, racist policies are being upheld in our highest court. Both are expressions of the same system that seeks to divide, control, and harm marginalized communities.

What the Supreme Court has done is reinforce the architecture of white supremacy that seeks to define who belongs and who does not. It codifies the belief that speaking Spanish, working a low-wage job, or living in certain neighborhoods can make a person suspect. It grants legitimacy to discrimination, deportation, and dehumanization under the guise of law.

As an organization, we affirm: racism, deportations, discriminatory policing, and white supremacist ideologies are not justice nor safety. They are tools of oppression.

We call on our community to remain steadfast in resisting these injustices. This ruling, paired with the normalization of hate-driven voices like Kirk’s, is not the end of the fight—it is a reminder of why the fight must continue. We must raise our voices, support those targeted, and confront the corruption of a system that weaponizes language, identity, and culture against the very people who enrich and sustain this country. Each lane of activism must be occupied for us to create change from our local communities to our country’s politics. It is vital for us to remember that community care is what will sustain the fight.

Together, we can and must challenge the normalization of racist stereotyping and demand a future where dignity, safety, and belonging are not conditional, but guaranteed for all.

In solidarity,

Michael Garcia-Picazo

Founder & Executive Director

Indigo Hernandez

Board Member & Director
Education & Reproductive Health

Date: September 10, 2025

As an organization, we are deeply concerned that while attention is being given to figures like Charlie Kirk, far too little focus is on the real crises impacting our communities. Right now, ICE raids are terrorizing immigrant families, the Supreme Court has issued rulings that normalize racist stereotyping, violence continues to devastate schools, and Gaza is enduring ongoing atrocities.

We want to be absolutely clear: if you have ever supported Charlie Kirk or the hateful ideology he promotes, you are standing in direct opposition to our values. If you support Trump, ICE, or the police in their efforts to deport, detain, and tear children from their families, you are not in solidarity with us. If you support policies or rhetoric that target immigrant communities, you are not in solidarity with us. If you support the genocide and ongoing war against the Palestinian people, you are not in solidarity with us.

Our work is rooted in justice, dignity, and liberation for all people. To stand with us means standing firmly against white supremacy, state violence, and oppression in all forms.

In Community,

Michael Garcia-Picazo

Founder & Executive Director