When immigration raids intensified across Los Angeles, faith communities quietly stepped in to help those whose fear curbed daily life.
At Dolores Mission Catholic Church in East Los Angeles, Jessica Dominguez follows a pastor, a volunteer and an undocumented immigrant woman living in fear as they navigate what comes after the raids.
By documenting secret grocery deliveries, hushed acts of solidarity and public moments of faith, Dominguez’s story explores how the church reframes a climate of terror as a chance to fulfill its moral and sacred responsibility.
This piece is part of "Resilience in the Age of ICE," a series of podcasts and essays produced by students at the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism and published by Golden State. Visit golden-state.org/USCproject for more.
