First Partner meets with farm communities, immigrant support groups in the Inland Empire

Perris, California - On June 18, 2025, the First Partner visited the Inland Empire to meet with California communities impacted by the Trump Administration's federal immigration raids.

The First Partner visited TODEC, a local nonprofit organization that's become a lifeline for immigrant families, offering legal support, food distribution, social services, and mental health resources for those in need. Staff and families impacted by the federal immigration raids gathered to share their stories. Later in the day, the First Partner and the TODEC team dropped food donations to farmworkers fearful of leaving their homes due to ongoing and indiscriminate ICE raids.

"I listened to accounts from grandmothers, mothers, and children-of families afraid of leaving their homes, fathers who committed suicide because they were unable to work. This is a campaign of terror on American soil-aimed at some of the hardest working people on earth-and the farms who supply our nation's food. In addition to being morally unconscionable, the actions of the federal administration are economically disastrous. California is the world's fifth largest producer of agricultural products. That doesn't happen without the hands, the hearts, and the labor of immigrant workers."

Jennifer Siebel Newsom

"We're grateful for the First Partner's compassion and for showing up for this community. She listened and saw firsthand the suffering these families are enduring, but also saw their resilience. At a time when too many are turning away from what is happening here, she is leaning in."

Luz Gallegos, Executive Director, TODEC.