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LA running club monitors for immigration agents
The Huntington Park Run Club warns residents of immigration raids, raises $8,000 for day laborers, and promotes safety amid increased federal enforcement.
- Two years ago, Iris Delgado started the Huntington Park Run Club to connect runners and advocate for safety, and the club now posts warnings of federal immigration agent sightings on Instagram.
- The Trump administration's focus on arresting suspected undocumented immigrants has transformed life for tens of thousands in Los Angeles County, where about a third of the 10 million residents are foreign-born.
- The Huntington Park Run Club supports community safety by carrying flyers and has raised about $8,000 to aid day laborers at Home Depot stores, while local events are canceled.
- U.S. citizens and legal residents have been swept up in raids, prompting parents and teens in Huntington Park to avoid public spaces while students recalled officers running past school gates.
- Maintaining public running spaces, the Huntington Park Run Club emphasizes safety and decompression, with Iris Delgado framing running as protest and members saying simply running now makes a statement.
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Running for Safety: The Huntington Park Run Club's Stand Against Immigration Raids
Running for Safety: The Huntington Park Run Club's Stand Against Immigration Raids A local running club in Los Angeles, founded by Iris Delgado, is providing a unique form of resistance against heightened immigration raids affecting the Latino community in Huntington Park. The running club prioritizes safety and community solidarity amidst mounting tensions.With federal immigration agents' heightened presence, the club's motto, 'Keeping each oth…
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LA running club monitors for immigration agents
Iris Delgado started the Huntington Park Run Club two years ago in her largely Latino suburb in the Los Angeles area to provide runners a way to connect to their community.
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