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Tuesday, August 12, 2025
California Senator Condemns Trump Immigration Raids as Racial Profiling
State Sen. Sasha Renée Pérez via Facebook
Lawmaker cites constitutional violations as case heads to Supreme Court
State Sen. Sasha Renée Pérez, who represents Pasadena and the 25th Senate District, sharply criticized the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement efforts Monday, calling planned raids in Los Angeles County racially motivated and unconstitutional.
The senator condemned what she described as targeting people based on language, profession or neighborhood. The senator chairs the state Education Committee and represents parts of LA County.
“The notion that anyone who speaks Spanish, works in certain professions like construction, or lives in a particular neighborhood deserves to have militaristic and masked forces unleashed on them is racist,” Pérez said in a statement.
The Trump administration plans to restart roving immigration raids in LA County. A federal court previously granted a temporary restraining order blocking such operations.
Pérez argued the raids violate Fourth and 14th Amendment protections. She said targeting people based on characteristics like ethnicity and occupation constitutes illegal racial profiling.
In her criticism, the senator drew from personal experience, noting her family worked in construction trades for three generations. They built middle-class lives through hard work, she said.
“Even as U.S. citizens, our family could have been targeted in these cruel raids,” Pérez added.
The case now awaits review by the U.S. Supreme Court. Pérez expressed hope the justices would rule against the enforcement tactics.
The senator has authored legislation addressing immigration enforcement issues. Her bills include measures requiring identification display by law enforcement officers. Another bill alerts school communities about immigration authorities on campus.
The 25th California Senate District includes Pasadena, Glendale and more than a dozen other communities in the region.
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