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By Drusie Kazanova

San Jose, CA – On February 19, community members gave public comment at the San Jose Public Safety, Finance, and Strategic Support Committee meeting to demand that the city pass an ethical investment policy.

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Noticiero ¡Lucha y Resiste! está circulando la siguiente declaración de la Campaña de Justicia para Guillermo.

San José, CA – La Campaña de Justicia para Guillermo condena de manera inequívoca la decisión del juez de inmigración Steven M. Kirchner de ordenar la re-detención de Guillermo sin derecho a fianza. Esta decisión no solo viola el debido proceso, sino que quebranta la seguridad comunitaria que nuestros sistemas de justicia e inmigración dicen proteger. Guillermo luchó —y ganó— el derecho a que su caso fuera escuchado ante “juez neutral” mientras continuaba su proceso de rehabilitación. En cambio, fue arrestado nuevamente el Día de San Valentín. Guillermo Reyes fue violentamente detenido afuera de su hogar, procesado a través de Stockton ERO y transferido al Centro de Detención de California City—una antigua prisión que actualmente enfrenta una demanda legal en curso por condiciones abusivas de detención.

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Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the Justice for Guillermo Campaign.

San Jose, CA The Justice for Guillermo Campaign unequivocally condemns Immigration Judge Steven M. Kirchner’s decision to order Guillermo’s re-detention without bond. The decision not only violates due process, but it undermines the community safety our justice and immigration systems purport to protect. Guillermo fought for-–and won-–the right to have his case heard before “a neutral adjudicator” while he continued his rehabilitative journey. Instead, he was re-arrested on Valentine’s Day. Guillermo Reyes was violently abducted outside his home, processed through Stockton ERO, and transferred to California City Detention Facility—a former prison currently facing ongoing litigation over abusive detention conditions.

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By Gabriel Quiroz Jr.

Los Angeles, CA – On the evening of February 18, LAPD Hollenbeck Division officers brutally assaulted and arrested multiple members of the Chicano group, Centro Community Service Organization (CSO). Sergio Flores, Sam Carrera and a minor individual were beaten with batons, shoved, and without warning, arrested.

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By Abraham Quintana

Protest in Santa Ana, California after the murder of Alex Pretti.

Santa Ana, CA – On January 24, nearly 100 community members from across Santa Ana gathered on the corner of Bristol and 1st Streets chanting “Killer ICE, off our streets!” The protesters demanded justice for Alex Pretti, the latest victim of killer federal agents terrorizing Minnesota. They also demanded ICE out of Orange County and an end to deportations across the country.

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By Rain Mendoza

Protesta en Santa Ana exige justicia para los asesinados por ICE.  |  Noticiero ¡Lucha y Resiste!

Santa Ana, CA – El sábado 7 de febrero, los residentes de Santa Ana se congregaron para conmemorar un mes desde el asesinato de Renee Good a manos del agente de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE), Jonathon Ross. La manifestación destacó a otras víctimas asesinadas por ICE, como Keith Porter, Alex Pretti, Silverio Villegas-González y Geraldo Lunas Campos.

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By Megan Sweet

Striking Santa Clara, California nurses take on Kaiser Permanente.

Santa Clara, CA – On February 10, 80 nurses and healthcare professionals gathered in front of the Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara Medical Center to demand Kaiser Permanente meet them in good-faith at the bargaining table.

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By staff

Los Angeles protest demands ICE out of Aztlán

Los Angeles, CA – On Saturday, February 7, Centro Community Service Organization (CSO) alongside allies like La Mesa Nacional de Brown Berets, La Raza Unida Party and Freedom Road Socialist Organization held a protest at Mariachi Plaza demanding ICE out of Aztlán.

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By Masao Suzuki

San José, CA – The annual updating of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS, a division of the Department of Labor) of the job creation numbers cut the annual number by 403,000 new jobs. This meant that only 181,000 net new jobs were created for the year, or only about 15,000 new jobs per month. This is the lowest annual number outside of a recession year since 2003, when the U.S. economy was in what was then named a “jobless recovery” after the 2001 recession.

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By Uriel Magdaleno

Protest against ICE at the Super Bowl.

San Jose, CA – Over 1000 protesters marched and rallied during the Super Bowl LX, February 8, to demand Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) out of San José. Activists, community organizations and unions rallied against the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) threat to conduct immigration enforcement during the Super Bowl LX.

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By Rain Mendoza

Santa Ana protest demands justice for those murdered by ICE.

Santa Ana, CA – On Saturday, February 7, Santa Ana residents gathered to honor the one-month anniversary of the murder of Renee Good by Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) agent Jonathon Ross. The demonstration highlighted other victims murdered by ICE including Keith Porter, Alex Pretti, Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez and Geraldo Lunas Campos.

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By staff

San Jose, CA – On January 29, 30 San Jose State University students gathered in front of Clark Hall to protest Trump’s military escalations in Venezuela, threats to invade Iran, the ongoing genocide in Gaza, and the university’s ties to the war industry.

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By staff

Community demands justice for Albert Arzola.

Anaheim, CA – Ten family members and several Orange County residents demanded justice for Albert Arzola at Anaheim City Council meeting on January 26. Arzola was chased down and killed by two Anaheim police on December 6, 2025. His family demanded the immediate release of all body camera video, the autopsy report and an independent investigation into the police killing.

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By staff

Santa Ana, CA – On Monday, January 26, over a dozen Santa Ana residents and activists spoke at the city council meeting to defend the Police Oversight Commission (POC). They demand that the city stop attacking the POC and preserve its ability to hold police accountable. Despite being established in 2022, the commission has not reviewed a single complaint due to delays in hiring staff and open attacks on the commission’s legal authority.

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By staff

Protesta en Santa Ana exige justicia para Imanol González.

Santa Ana, CA – En la brumosa mañana de jueves, 12 activistas y residentes del condado de Orange se reunieron frente al Tribunal Superior del Condado de Orange para exigir justicia para Imanol González, un joven residente de Santa Ana quien fue atropellado y asesinado por el sargento Carlos Coronel, agente de policía de Los Ángeles fuera de servicio, el 1 de febrero de 2025.

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By staff

Protest against ICE kidnappings in Boyle Heights.

Los Angeles, CA – On Thursday, January 29, Centro CSO held a press conference at Mariachi Plaza denouncing the ICE raids that had happened the day before. On the morning of January 28, ICE agents assaulted and kidnapped at least six people in Boyle Heights, including fruit and flower vendors, and residents of Ramona Gardens.

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By John Duroyan

San Jose SDS “Ice Out of the Bay” protest.

San Jose, CA – On January 28, around 80 San Jose State University students gathered near the Arch of Dignity and then marched to protest against recent ICE killings and in solidarity with the ongoing struggles against federal agents in Minneapolis and elsewhere in the country.

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Protest in San Jose, California after  the ICE murder of Alex Pretti.

San Jose, CA – On January 24, In the wake of the killing of the two community observers in Minneapolis by ICE – Renee Good and Alex Pretti – CSO (Community Service Organization) San Jose organized and rally and march that took over 200 people to the streets in solidarity with Minneapolis, demanding an end to the ICE terror and to deportations.

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By David Pulido

Protesta demanda justicia para Albert Arzola en Anaheim, California.

Anaheim, CA – Las primeras filas en la cámara del Consejo de la Ciudad de Anaheim fueron ocupadas por la familia de Albert Arzola el martes 13 de enero. Portaban carteles exigiendo “Justicia para Albert Arzola”, quien tenía 19 años cuando fue emboscado por dos policías del Departamento de Policía de Anaheim, recibió un disparo por la espalda y murió el 6 de diciembre de 2025.

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By staff

LA protest after the ICE murder of Alex Pretti.

Los Angeles, CA – On Saturday, January 24, Centro CSO answered an emergency call to action from the Legalization For All Network in response to ICE and US Border Patrol's second open murder in Minneapolis. Over 100 people gathered at Mariachi Plaza for a rally and vigil to stand in solidarity with Minneapolis and demand justice for Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse and community observer who was attacked and brutally murdered.

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