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Vol. CXLIII, Issue 13
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025
ICE presence spreads fear across Pierce community Students and staff members band together and build camaraderie By Olivia Muñoz Reporter
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t was an average day for Pierce College student Daniel biking around campus, who’s studying business administration with hopes to transfer and pursue a degree in accounting. But what should have been a typical day for him was quickly transformed when
taken into foster care custody while I’m detained, because I don’t have my passport or Social Security with me,” Daniel said. “One of my fears is to be detained by ICE, even though I’m a U.S. citizen.” Ever since the beginning of summer, raids conducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have surged across the country, particularly in Los Angeles. Communities, homes and businesses have been targeted
“Yesterday, my mom saw the ICE truck, and she started running away. It’s a good thing she didn’t get caught. I almost cried when she told me that, because, honestly, I don’t know what I’ll do without her.” Jeffrey Martinez
Political Science Major
thoughts of the possible dangers lurking off campus crossed his mind. The fear of being detained by immigration law enforcement as a Hispanic father has made Daniel take precautionary measures before leaving his home. Due to his fear of reprisal by immigration enforcement, The Roundup decided to grant anonymity to Daniel. “I carry my Social Security and my passport, because I’m Hispanic and I’m very brown. So, if ICE were ever to pull me over and I’m with my son, I would hate for them to take me in and then have my son
by these raids in a movement created by President Donald Trump’s administration, a movement that has made LA residents fear for their rights. The considerable spike in deportations by ICE in LA during and after Trump’s first 100 days in office, a 253% increase at the height of the movement in June. These mass deportations and the risk of being detained are not issues impacting Pierce only. Deputy Isaac Jorge, who has been a team leader of the Pierce Sheriff’s station for seven years, had a personal encounter with
Olivia Muñoz / Roundup News Students gathering together and talking while doing work in the Dream Resource Center in Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif., on Dec. 9, 2025
Homeland Security parked on campus in September “I was driving by to talk to them, and they said they were the law enforcement agency, ,and I let the school know so the school was aware of it,” Jorge said. “They were not enforcing any immigration laws here. They were actually going to another place and happened to park here for 20 minutes while they regrouped.”
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This occurred twice in a week in the early hours of the morning and hasn’t happened since. Still, the agency being on campus might have dire consequences for both students and faculty. According to a 2017 report from the Los Angeles Community College District’s Institutional Effectiveness & Student Success Committee, more than 10,000 undocumented students were
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enrolled in the LACCD. Nearly 800 of these students were enrolled at Pierce, making up 3.7% of the total student population.
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