LA archdiocese to deliver food and medication to parishioners homebound due to Ice raids

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/25/los-angeles-catholic-church-ice-raids

LA archdiocese to deliver food and medication to parishioners homebound due to Ice raids

As White House continues its immigration crackdown, church steps up to assist members too afraid to leave home

Marina Dunbar
Fri 25 Jul 2025 11.07 EDT

The archdiocese of Los Angeles is launching a new initiative to provide essentials such as hot meals, groceries and prescription medications to people and families too afraid to leave their homes due to immigration raids.

The move to support immigrant parishioners experiencing heightened fear amid a nationwide crackdown by the Trump administration that has seen tens of thousands of arrests and outraged civil liberties groups.

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The newly created Family Assistance Program, supported entirely by donations, will work through the archdiocese’s 288 parishes across Los Angeles, Ventura and Santa Barbara counties to assist parishioners in need. Contributions can be made on the website or at any parish, with funds directed toward communities identified as especially at risk.

Many donors have already stepped forward: the businessman and former mayoral candidate Rick Caruso gave $50,000 and pledged to match an additional $50,000. The Catholic Association for Latino Leadership added $10,000, and Vallarta Supermarkets contributed another $10,000 in the form of gift cards.

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