Chico Re-Sisters hold the first of many vigils for the more than 57,000 people disappeared by ICE

From 9 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025, at the corner of Mangrove and Vallombrosa, according to Chico Re-Sisters spokesperson LeAnn Jenswold, “We will see their names, hear their names and speak their names. We will gather because we do not want to forget our fellow humans.”

According to the statement, they have been kidnapped by people wearing black clothing and masks, brandishing guns and refusing to show any ID. ICE agents break into homes, cars and carry-out parking lot raids at Home Depots. Frightened immigrants, undocumented as well as US citizens, are dragged into black vehicles and that’s the last time they are seen. No information for families or loved ones. They become part of the disappeared.

Data
The latest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement statistics show that as of June 29, there were 57,861 people detained and 41,495 — 71.7 per cent — had no criminal convictions.

That includes 14,318 people with pending criminal charges and 27,177 who are subject to immigration enforcement but have no known criminal convictions or pending criminal charges.

“There’s a deep disconnect between the rhetoric and the reality,” said Ahilan Arulanantham, co-faculty director of the UCLA Law School’s Center for Immigration Law and Policy.

Re-Sister Jenswold will read the names into a sound system that have been written on a large scroll. Hundreds of names taken from the US Disappeared Tracker. She will do her best to read as many as she can to do justice to these people who have been removed from their daily lives and friends and family.

About the chico Re-sisters
The Chico Re-Sisters is a grass roots organizations founded on the teaching of congresswoman Pramila Jayapal and her Resistance Labs. Re-sisters hold weekly protests which attract up to 100 people, responding to the most pressing issue of the week. Issues highlighted have ranged from the Concentration Camp in the Everglades of Florida (Alligator Alcatraz) to the chaos caused by Trump’s latest presidential order.

For more information, call LeAnn Jenswold at (530) 228-1240 or Kate McCracken (530) 828–2211.