"In the name of heaven, I beg you for shelter."
"Mary and Joseph had to ask, 'is there a place for us to stay? Is there a place for us to stay'?"
""Trump's latest Big Beautiful Bill made ICE's budget larger than that of most of the world's militaries," Community Service Organization San Jose's Uriel Magdaleno said."
""It's not right that people are being pulled out of court, or as they're leaving jail, pulled into illegal detention," Father Pedigo said."
Immigrant rights advocates in Santa Clara County reenacted the Christmas ritual La Posada to draw parallels between Mary and Joseph's search for shelter and modern migrants seeking refuge. Participants marched past the courthouse and county jail to highlight practices that lead to detention and family separation and to criticize funding priorities that expand ICE's capacity. Organizers criticized national policies that increased ICE's budget and urged local governments to adopt stronger protections and provide funding for immigrant services. Santa Clara County and the City of San Jose have enacted laws and funded groups to protect immigrant rights and pledged continued support.
Read at ABC7 San Francisco
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