From my former boss (one of the most bad-ass women I know):

At Hope for San Diego, we believe in the inherent dignity and worth of all people made in the image of God. As followers of Jesus, our faith compels us to care for our immigrant neighbors and to value their safety and flourishing as we value our own.

This week, in conversation with our nonprofit affiliates, I’ve been grieved to hear their experiences. They are afraid. Not only for their students and people they serve, but for their own personal safety. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is not as visible here as we see on the news in Minnesota, but ICE agents recently detained the parents of a student from one of our affiliates right on the streets of Encinitas*. Another affiliate reports that ICE has been hovering around schools, waiting to detain parents when they arrive to pick up their children. Our affiliates have seen cruel separation of families, children needlessly traumatized, and economically self-sufficient families suddenly unable to provide for themselves. And they only anticipate it getting worse.

*Encinitas is considered one of the more affluent neighbourhoods in San Diego, so this should alarm you

These are real people and real lives. This is happening.

You can do something about it.

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