Harbor Institute for Immigrant & Economic Justice

Advancing immigrant and economic justice in Orange County.

[Carlos Perea @CarlosIran1]

If Democrats retake Congress and the presidency, they must commit to abolishing ICE.

For decades, Democrats have compromised with the extreme right hoping for immigration reform that never came.

We need a vision that centers immigrant communities & rejects mass deportation.

[Harbor Institute for Immigrant & Economic Justice @HarborInstOC]

Residents deserve answers. They deserve accountability. And the facility that has already endangered tens of thousands of people needs to be shut down.

[Harbor Institute for Immigrant & Economic Justice @HarborInstOC]

The GKN Aerospace chemical disaster exposed more than a public safety failure. It exposed the reality that working-class immigrant communities are being asked to absorb the risks of hazardous manufacturing while corporations profit.

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More than 50,000 people were forced to evacuate after a chemical disaster at GKN Aerospace.

Families displaced. Schools disrupted. Entire communities left wondering whether they were going to be able to go back to their homes.

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Community organizations and residents held a press conference to launch the "Arms Embargo: GKN Out of Garden Grove" campaign following the toxic chemical disaster at GKN Aerospace that forced the evacuation of more than 50,000 residents across Orange County.

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The coalition is demanding accountability, transparency, a halt to GKN expansion plans, and the permanent shutdown of the facility. Garden Grove residents deserve safety over corporate profits.

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Supporters say the bill would close what @isaacgbryan (D-Los Angeles) and co-sponsors, including the Harbor Institute for Immigrant & Economic Justice, describe as a “loophole” in California’s sanctuary protections.

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The Santa Ana City Council unanimously supported moving forward with a resolution backing AB 1537, proposed state legislation that would prohibit local and state law enforcement officers from working immigration enforcement-related side jobs tied to detention and deportations.

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FAC's Paloma Esquivel (center) joined Dr. Mai Nguyen Do (left) of @HarborInstOC and our friend Willie Lubka of @BuenVecino805 to talk about obtaining and using data to advance accountability at the annual Immigrant Day of Action in Sacramento last week.

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ICE detention is the deadliest it’s ever been.

Yet the OC Sheriff’s Department transferred 239 people to ICE in 2025, and the numbers are still rising.

This is a policy choice. Handing people to ICE undermines public health, erodes trust in government, and tears families apart.

[Harbor Institute for Immigrant & Economic Justice @HarborInstOC]

This is a policy choice with real consequences for families, public trust, and community safety. Orange County can choose a different path.

[Harbor Institute for Immigrant & Economic Justice @HarborInstOC]

🚨 NEW REPORT: ICE transfers in Orange County aren’t slowing down, they are increasing.

A recent Harbor Institute report finds the OC Sheriff’s Department transferred 239 community members to ICE in 2025, continuing a steady year-over-year increase.

#ICEOut #AbolishICE #OC

[Harbor Institute for Immigrant & Economic Justice @HarborInstOC]

These transfers fall hardest on Mexican and Vietnamese residents—and include people facing low-level charges and decades-old convictions.

[Harbor Institute for Immigrant & Economic Justice @HarborInstOC]

Most Orange County Democratic members of Congress have still not committed to dismantling and abolishing ICE.

[Harbor Institute for Immigrant & Economic Justice @HarborInstOC]

As ICE and Border Patrol turn communities into war zones, from Minnesota to across the country,
@RobertGarcia, a top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, becomes the first Orange County member of Congress to call for abolishing ICE.

#AbolishICE

[Harbor Institute for Immigrant & Economic Justice @HarborInstOC]

ep. Robert Garcia is now the first Orange County U.S. House representative, under new district lines, to publicly call for abolishing ICE. Orange County has already been hit hard by violent immigration raids.