They designed clothes: A hoodie with hands breaking free of shackles. T-shirts that said ‘Fight Ignorance, not Immigrants.’ Graphics imbued with the colors of Latin American flags.

But the profits didn’t go into their pockets. The money went to organizations that support immigrants.

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These designers, who call LA home, couldn't ignore the impact of President Donald Trump’s mass deportation plan -- a central promise in his campaign for a second term -- on their community.

The administration has highlighted immigration enforcement activity targeting hardened criminals, but data from NBC News’ U.S. deportation tracker , only 29.1% of the 56,579 people arrested by ICE as of Aug. 1, 2025 in the U.S. had criminal convict

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