CVIAF Immigrant Leaders Ally with Law Enforcement for Street Safety in Fresno, CA
[Excerpt]
This may look like an ordinary stop sign.
However, for residents of Southeast Fresno, it represents a hard-fought victory in making their community safer.
Before this week, the intersection along South Avenue—a busy road cutting through city and rural farmland—was only a two-way stop. It was a dangerous crossing, and last summer, Alex Burgos, a young parishioner from St. Anthony Mary Claret Catholic church, learned that firsthand when his car was T-boned by another vehicle.
“At first, I thought it was just bad luck,” Burgos said. “Then I started talking to other people in my church, and I realized I wasn’t the only one....”
[Photo Credit: Alex Burgos]
Safer Streets for Immigrants and Law Enforcement, Central Valley IAF
Do you like this post?
Related
One LA-IAF holds Inaugural Labor Seder Published
Posted by West/Southwest IAF
April 08, 2025
One LA-IAF hosted its inaugural Labor Seder at member institution Temple Isaiah, joining in solidarity with over 150...
Central Valley IAF Partners with the Diocese of Fresno to Support Immigrants
Posted by West/Southwest IAF
April 07, 2025
[Excerpt]
Widespread fear lingers in the immigrant community...after the Trump Administration announced it would allow immigration enforcement arrests in locations including...
US Catholic: Community Organizing is Synodality in Action
Posted by West/Southwest IAF
April 25, 2024
One LA Partners with Office of Life, Justice and Peace and the Archdiocese of Los Angeles on the Social Mission of the Church
Posted by West/Southwest IAF
March 12, 2024
[Excerpt]
Archbishop Jose H. Gomez met with One LA-IAF on March 12 for a two-hour conversation about the Eucharist and...
Latest
VOICE Educa a Cientos de Personas Sobre la Realidad que Enfrentan los Inmigrantes en Oklahoma
Posted by West/Southwest IAF
August 12, 2026
En la Ciudad de Oklahoma, VOICE reunió a más de 250 líderes para una academia cívica diseñada para desmentir mitos sobre...
EPISO Detiene el Centro de Detención de ICE Más Grande Propuesto en el País
Posted by West/Southwest IAF
August 12, 2026
Después de una organización intensa por parte de EPISO para detener el centro de...
Oklahoma IAF and Allies Meet with OK Governor Stitt on the Human Impact and Future of Immigration Policy
Posted by West/Southwest IAF
February 19, 2026
With over 650 letters in hand from Oklahomans expressing concern about recent immigration enforcement, VOICE, ACTION, and the National Association of...
DAI Finds Unlikely Ally in Development of Legal Strategy for Immigrants in Detention
Posted by West/Southwest IAF
August 06, 2025
In response to changes in immigration law enforcement and the upsurge in ICE detentions and deportations, Dallas Area Interfaith (DAI) is developing a...