A city in pain: The human toll of the LA immigration raids

Vol. 10, No. 13

June 27, 2025

On the cover: Father Peter Saucedo (center) and Father Mike Gutierrez (right) stand among other Catholics during a June 10 interfaith vigil at Grand Park in downtown LA. Since the first raids in the LA area on June 6, the climate of fear and anxiety in immigrant communities has also affected their Catholic parishes. On Page 12, Catholics across the LA Archdiocese spoke to Editor-in-Chief Pablo Kay about the special measures they’re taking amid the unrest.