A vigil ceremony for victims of ICE-related deaths was held at Villa Parke in Pasadena, where a somber crowd gathered to mourn the deaths of two men shot and killed by federal immigration agents. The recent surge in immigration operations and mass deportation campaign by the Trump administration were discussed.
A cross for Lorenzo Salgado Araujo is placed at a vigil ceremony for victims of ICE-related deaths on Jul. 15, 2026. While furious protests in Maine and Texas decried the deaths of two men shot and killed by federal immigration agents in two weeks, a more somber crowd gathered at Villa Parke in Pasadena on Wednesday night.
Jose Madera, director of the, said, 'We look at our phones and every day it seems there is another killing. I came here today thinking, ‘What else can I say? ’ We may not have the words, but love and solidarity is shown through action.
' A food delivery driver and father of a 3-year-old daughter, was shot and killed by an ICE officer on July 13. Both deadly encounters came amid a recent surge in immigration operations nationwide, as the Trump administration seeks to continue a mass deportation campaign that began in June of last year. ICE has been under pressure to beef up arrest and deportation numbers.
It says people being sought are increasingly staying in their homes, and it often blames immigration advocates who advise immigrants to stay in homes unless ICE produces a warrant signed by an independent judge. People hold signs during a vigil ceremony for victims of ICE-related deaths at Villa Parke in Pasadena on Jul. 15, 2026. Maria McCarty cries during a vigil ceremony for victims of ICE-related deaths at Villa Parke in Pasadena on Jul. 15, 2026.
Cheryl Asbury holds a sign during a vigil ceremony for victims of ICE-related deaths at Villa Parke in Pasadena on Jul. 15, 2026. Sophia Escobar reads a cross during a vigil ceremony for victims of ICE-related deaths at Villa Parke in Pasadena on Jul. 15, 2026. Patrick Briggs, left, and Maddie Briggs hold signs during a vigil ceremony for victims of ICE at Villa Parke in Pasadena on Jul. 15, 2026.
Rosa Rameriaz speaks during a vigil ceremony for victims of ICE-related deaths at Villa Parke in Pasadena on Jul. 15, 2026. Elias Alvarado performs during a vigil ceremony for victims of ICE-related deaths at Villa Parke in Pasadena on Jul. 15, 2026. People gather at Villa Parke in Pasadena for a vigil ceremony for victims of ICE-related deaths on Jul. 15, 2026.
Swany Arahona places a cross during a vigil ceremony for victims of ICE-related deaths at Villa Parke in Pasadena on Jul. 15, 2026. Sophia Escobar, left, and Emily Escobar plant flowers during a vigil ceremony for victims of ICE-related deaths at Villa Parke in Pasadena on Jul. 15, 2026
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