These kids are learning resilience through civic engagement amid the ICE raids

Audience Editor

Aug. 14, 2025 11:53 AM PT

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A recent field trip to the City of Riverside hosted by a Coachella Valley legal center took a different tone this year. Kids from across the county visited the city to learn about civic engagement amid a backdrop of immigration enforcement that has been affecting their communities.

Kate Sequeira

Kate Sequeira is the audience editor for the Los Angeles Times early childhood education initiative. She worked previously as a production specialist for The Times’ Reading by 9 literacy program.