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This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters.  A line of federal immigration agents and protesters stand-off near the Glass House Farms facility outside Camarillo on July 10, 2025. Protesters gathered after federal agents conducted an immigration raid earlier in the day. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local By Michael Lozano , CalMatters.
They appeared in plain clothes outside a San Diego hotel, wore camouflage as they raided a Los Angeles factory and arrived with military gear at a Ventura County farm. The presence of thousands of hard-to-identify federal agents is a new fact of life in Southern California this summer as the Trump administration carries out the president’s promised deportations. Many residents may assume these masked agents are officers from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). But that’s not always the case. “It was a beautiful showing of solidarity for the people of Gaza.” That’s how Abbey Springer, captain of Team SURJ Bay Area, described the 2025 Ride for Palestine held Sunday, July 20. “It was so incredible to see hundreds of people riding for Palestine and in doing so, raise over $450,000 for MECA!” The Ride for Palestine is the annual fundraiser for the Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), to support its programs for children and their families in Palestine and the Middle East. Based in Berkeley, California, MECA has, since 1988, sent more than $42 million in aid to children in Palestine, Iraq, and Lebanon.  Some members of Team SURJ gather before the Ride for a photo taken by a Jewish Voice for Peace team member. Many things have changed since we last published a set of rapid response resources in 2018. We want our community to have up-to-date information on how to Show Up for Racial Justice with authoritarianism rising around us.
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