Senator Sasha Renée Pérez issues statement on ICE activity in Altadena on anniversary of Eaton Fire and fatal shooting of mother in Minneapolis

SACRAMENTO – Senator Sasha Renée Pérez (D-Pasadena) has issued the following statement on ICE activity in Altadena:

“Yesterday marked another deeply troubling moment in our federal government’s war on immigrants.” 

“Locally, ICE desecrated a sacred moment of community mourning when federal immigration agents returned to Altadena on the one-year anniversary of the deadly Eaton Fire. At the very moment our community was gathered to remember the 19 lives lost in the fire, federal immigration enforcement intentionally launched another raid of terror in our town. These chaotic raids are never justified, but it’s especially cruel when they target our friends and loved ones, including some of the very people who are doing the physical and skilled work to help us recover and rebuild from this disaster.

“I also became aware of the Pasadena arrest of community leader Jose Madera who was monitoring the ICE activity. Amid these troubling developments, we also learned about the shocking death of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis. She was also monitoring ICE activity when she was fatally shot in cold blood by undisciplined federal agents. I want to make this clear: the public has the right to monitor and record law enforcement activity without threat of prosecution, as long as they do not interfere with operations.

“President Trump is out of control. His administration is emboldened to break laws, lie and deprive honorable people like Renee of their most precious civil right-- their lives.

“In California, we value all people including our immigrant neighbors who play a vital role in our state and contribute greatly to the cultural fabric and economic success of our state. 

“I will continue to speak out against these raids that only make our communities more unstable, more scared and more siloed.  I will continue to author legislation like the SAFE Act and the No Vigilantes Act to hold the federal administration accountable to follow the rule of law and adhere to basic boundaries of transparency and decency.”

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Senator Sasha Renée Pérez is Chair of the Senate Education Committee and represents the 25th Senate District that includes the communities of Glendale, Pasadena, Alhambra, Altadena, Arcadia, Claremont, Glendora, La Cañada Flintridge, La Crescenta-Montrose, Monrovia, Monterey Park, Rosemead, San Gabriel, San Marino, Sierra Madre, South Pasadena, Temple City, Fontana, Rancho Cucamonga, Upland, and San Antonio Heights.