Immigrant Rights

This is such an incredibly difficult time in Los Angeles, and this moment calls all of us to stand in solidarity to support organizations fighting for Immigrant Rights. These frontline organizations are in urgent need of our support with everything from court advocacy to mutual aid. Learn how you can take action and support frontline efforts in the link below.

This month, Liberty Hill and our partners hosted the Immigrant Communities Under Siege donor briefing and call to action. The event brought donor activists up to speed about the escalating threats facing our communities in an engaging conversation with community leaders working on the frontlines of Immigration Rights in Los Angeles.

Today, we reaffirm our unwavering support for immigrant communities, and we call on our peers in philanthropy and government to do the same. This is not a moment for neutrality. It is a moment for solidarity and courage.

Liberty Hill Foundation is proud to stand in solidarity with our movement partners at We Are California to say, “No Hate, No Fear, Immigrants Are Welcome Here!” This is the moment to unite our power to build on our past victories, defend our communities and organize together to advance our vision of a California where everyone without exception can thrive.

May is Asian American, Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander Heritage Month and at Liberty Hill we’re recognizing the remarkable role the diverse AANHPI community plays in our movement for change. Help us celebrate the great work being led here locally by frontline AANHPI organizers and advocates working towards a more just Los Angeles for all.

Our hit podcast Conversations from the Frontlines is coming back for another season! And this year, we’re kicking off the conversation with two very special Preseason Episodes—coming this week! Our “The Best of Season 2” episode is out May 1st and “Liberation & Progress: Ending Girls Incarceration” episode on May 15th.

This May, Liberty Hill honors the many contributions of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AA and NHPIs) and stands in solidarity with AA and NHPI organizers demanding an end to racial violence and fighting for systemic change.

Get ready to dive into some challenging conversations about how to make the real change we are fighting for possible! Liberty Hill is launching a new podcast called "Conversations From The Frontlines: Real Talk, Real Change" hosted by Liberty Hill President and CEO Shane Murphy Goldsmith.

When Teresita left the Philippines, traffickers took her to Hawaii, where she was eager to start her new life working on the island. At first she had no idea she was a human trafficking victim. But her dream of coming to America quickly became a nightmare. The people who brought her to the US promised her citizenship, but never followed through. Soon she was starving and severely overworked, but because of her immigration status, she “was afraid to call the police.” At the same time, she knew little about US labor laws and had no access to information about her rights.

Liberty Hill has also helped Gabriel on a very personal level through his work with the Brother Sons Selves Coalition, a Liberty Hill led campaign. "My personal experience being trans, entering BSS was a little bit of a nervous and scary place," Gabriel explains. Up until that point in his life he had never really been welcomed into masculine or even cis male spaces. "And so to have this kind of access through my job and through the social justice work has really helped to heal."

In partnership with First 5 LA, and with contributions from our donor-activists, Liberty Hill has established a Rapid Response for Young Immigrant Children Fund.

Like many other people across the nation, I went home every night this last week to hug my children a little tighter, feeling extreme sorrow for those families who were denied the same opportunity by our government.