In the gym at Pasadena Covenant Church, local congregations met on a Saturday morning to discuss the spike of immigration arrests in their tight-knit community east of downtown Los Angeles.
Pink conchas, a Mexican sweet bread, piled up on a side table for snacks and coffee as an immigration lawyer from a Christian legal-services nonprofit answered questions from the room of about 120 people.
Attendees had seen masked immigration agents on the streets in Pasadena, California, arresting young people, older people, parents with children. So their questions were urgent and practical: If you’re in the car with your kids and you’re detained, how can you make sure your kids are cared for?
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