Response to ICE Action

Here at Inclusive Action, we’re horrified by the ICE attacks on our communities and the indiscriminate kidnappings of community members, workers, and families. We’re taking action to equip our communities with information and resources to stay safe – and to advocate for policies that protect our communities.

Street Vendor Solidarity Fund

ICE attacks have spread fear throughout LA. Many street vendors are afraid to work, and those that are working are finding empty streets and few customers. That’s why the LA Street Vendor Campaign — led by Inclusive Action, Community Power Collective, East LA Community Corporation, and Public Counsel — launched the LA Street Vendor Solidarity Fund to help vendors with cash assistance to help meet their financial needs during this difficult time.

We are continuing to accept donations through GoFundMe to distribute to local street vendors.

Know Your Rights for Workers and Families

We have created a Know Your Rights page with basic information from our partners on how to exercise your rights if you encounter immigration authorities, as well as contact phone numbers for local immigrants rights organizations.

You can find more information from CHIRLA or the Immigrants Are LA resources hub.

Know Your Rights Information for Businesses 

We are also helping inform business owners about their rights to know what to do if ICE comes to their business, and can protect their employees and customers. Our team has been distributing Know Your Rights kits to business owners, along with custom posters that help businesses show their support for the immigrant community. Read more about how business owners can exercise their rights on our legal resources page.

Legislation and Legal Action

We’re advocating for our community in the legislature and in the courts.

With our partners, we’re fighting for the Street Vendor Business Protection Act (Senate Bill 635) that would keep street vendors’ personal data safe and secure, so that information collected by local governments cannot be used as a tool for ICE attacks. Read more about the bill and take action to contact your State legislators to protect street vendors.

We’re also part of a national lawsuit, Centro de Trabajadores Unidos v. Bessent, to keep IRS tax records out of the hands of ICE agents so they can’t use immigrants’ tax documents to hunt them down for deportation. Read more about the case.