What do you do when a family member is kidnapped by masked men and bundled into an unmarked car? The most common response would be to dial 911 and call for help.

But, since June 2025, thousands of Los Angeles residents have watched their loved ones being snatched and disappeared without due process by federal immigration agents, with little to no institutional recourse. Instead, they’ve had to rely on themselves.

Among them is Luana Lopez , a Salvadoran American and incoming freshman at California State University, Northridge, whose life was turned upside down on June 19, when Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents abducted her mother.

Ana Franco Galdamez was working as a vendor in the parking lot of a Home Depot in Hollywood when she was arrested by federal agents. As repo

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