FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WHAT: Protest against recent increase in Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests and targeting of non-violent, non-criminal working families
WHEN: Thursday, July 24, 10-11:30 a.m.
WHERE: Corner of Birch Road and Millenia Avenue, Chula Vista (near 1610 Millenia Ave., Chula Vista, CA 91915)
WHO: Indivisible Chula Vista and community members
Indivisible Chula Vista will join an 'Out of CECOT' nationwide day of action Thursday, July 24th to protest what organizers call a dramatic increase in ICE arrests of individuals without criminal convictions.
According to San Diego Union-Tribune reporting, 72% of those arrested by ICE in San Diego in June had no criminal convictions or charges.¹
"The Trump administration keeps saying that they are targeting 'the worst of the worst,' that they were only targeting violent criminals, terrorists and gang members," said Janine Manchel, event organizer. "Instead, they are arresting children, parents going to work, people attending their immigration hearings. They are tearing families apart, hurting farms and businesses and instilling fear in our communities, all just to meet an arbitrary daily arrest quota of 3,000 per day."
Organizers are calling for:
- An end to ICE arrests of individuals without criminal convictions
- An end to immigration enforcement operations that organizers say instill fear and disrupt workplaces
- An end to ICE arrests of people attending scheduled immigration hearings
MEDIA CONTACT:
Janine Manchel, Indivisible Chula Vista
(858) 229-9738
pestibear@gmail.com
¹ San Diego Union-Tribune, "What the data say about who ICE is arresting in San Diego," July 8, 2025. https://www.
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