HKR: Hard Knock Radio Monday June 9 2025 Immigration standoff in LA
Update: 2025-06-09
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In this urgent episode of Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D speaks with frontline organizers about the wave of mass deportations sweeping through California, especially Los Angeles. With over 2,500 people arrested in just days, the show unpacks how the Trump-aligned agenda"led by advisor Stephen Miller"is weaponizing fear, ICE raids, and racist rhetoric to criminalize entire communities.
Guests Alex Sanchez (Homies Unidos), George Galvis (CURYJ/All of Us or None), and Melina Abdullah (BLM"Grassroots) describe street-level terror: people pulled from homes, schools, and job sites; peaceful protests met with tear gas and arrests; and communities living in fear"regardless of immigration status.
Galvis reframes the issue through an Indigenous lens, reminding listeners: We didnt cross the border. The border crossed us. He warns that California"home to progressive movements and the worlds fourth-largest economy"is being intentionally targeted as part of a broader MAGA plan to dismantle resistance.
Sanchez and Abdullah emphasize how easily words like criminal become weapons, used to justify raids on workers and parents. They call for intentional solidarity"especially from U.S. citizens and white allies"to take frontline roles, disrupt fear narratives, and build unified resistance across race, gender, and immigration status.
This is not just about immigrants. Its about state violence, displacement, and a test of collective resolve. The call is clear: Stand up now"or risk losing more than we know.
Guests Alex Sanchez (Homies Unidos), George Galvis (CURYJ/All of Us or None), and Melina Abdullah (BLM"Grassroots) describe street-level terror: people pulled from homes, schools, and job sites; peaceful protests met with tear gas and arrests; and communities living in fear"regardless of immigration status.
Galvis reframes the issue through an Indigenous lens, reminding listeners: We didnt cross the border. The border crossed us. He warns that California"home to progressive movements and the worlds fourth-largest economy"is being intentionally targeted as part of a broader MAGA plan to dismantle resistance.
Sanchez and Abdullah emphasize how easily words like criminal become weapons, used to justify raids on workers and parents. They call for intentional solidarity"especially from U.S. citizens and white allies"to take frontline roles, disrupt fear narratives, and build unified resistance across race, gender, and immigration status.
This is not just about immigrants. Its about state violence, displacement, and a test of collective resolve. The call is clear: Stand up now"or risk losing more than we know.
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