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Angel City takes stand against immigration raids as others stay silent

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Why is it always the women who stand up first?

That’s a rhetorical question, of course. But it’s one that has a basis in fact because girl power is real.

From Joan of Arc to Cassidy Hutchinson, whenever men have proven too cautious, cowardly or complacent to act, women have had the courage to do the right thing. The latest example of this feminine fearlessness came last Saturday, after federal immigration agents launched a series of raids throughout the Southland targeting everyone from schoolchildren to elderly churchgoers.

Angel City players stand for the national anthem while wearing "Immigrant City Football Club T-shirts."
Angel City FC

Angel City FC wears shirts declaring itself ‘Immigrant City Football Club’

Angel City FC players and staff wore shirts in support of immigrants before the team’s match on Saturday.