Try GOLD - Free
For this community, a posada offers a moment of comfort
Los Angeles Times
|December 25, 2025
A week or so before Christmas, Sacramento police descended on a residential block in a Latino neighborhood in California’s capital city, closing it off on either end.
LILA SWANSON CHILDREN look over an array of toys at a community celebration in Sacramento.
Then the party started.
Undocumented families filled the street for a posada, a Latin American Christmas tradition akin to a roving block party, with music, food and an increasingly rare sense of safety.
Volunteers handed out toys, a mariachi band played, officers passed out stickers of badges and greeted guests as they rounded the corners, politicians ate pozole.
"This brings out the community, brings a little bit of joy into their lives," organizer Ramona Landeros told me. "This street is like a safe haven for a lot of our folks."
Times have rarely been this tough for immigrants, as we all know. Legal status or not, many of America’s transplants are living in fear of President Trump's deportation drive.
This story is from the December 25, 2025 edition of Los Angeles Times.
Subscribe to Magzter GOLD to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 10,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Sign In
MORE STORIES FROM Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
Student loan borrowers to face wage garnishment
The Trump administration will soon begin garnishing the wages of student loan borrowers who are in default.
1 mins
January 06, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Trump's threats to launch attacks on 5 nations rattle allies and rivals
Venezuela risks “a second strike” if its interim government doesn’t acquiesce to U.S. demands.
4 mins
January 06, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Officers injured at Capitol on Jan. 6 are still struggling
As President Trump was inaugurated for the second time on Jan. 20, 2025, former Capitol Police Sgt. Aquilino Gonell put his phone on “do not disturb” and left it on his nightstand to take a break from the news.
4 mins
January 06, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Trump’s threats of military attacks rattle allies and foes
Trump aides warn the president’s approach risks miscalculation, alienating vital allies and emboldening U.S. competitors.
3 mins
January 06, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Energy firms, banks lead broad stock gains
Stocks gained ground Monday on Wall Street to kick off their first full week of the new year.
2 mins
January 06, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Vigil held for man shot dead by ICE officer
A tearful candlelight vigil was held in Northridge for a man shot to death on New Year's Eve by an off-duty immigration officer.
2 mins
January 06, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Return of Lake could have a ripple effect
Rams hope their safety and well-liked leader can help against explosive Panthers
2 mins
January 06, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Israel attacks Hezbollah, Hamas in Lebanon
Israel's air force struck areas in southern and eastern Lebanon on Monday, saying they are home to infrastructure for the militant groups Hezbollah and Hamas.
1 mins
January 06, 2026
Los Angeles Times
California-Venezuela ties stretch back more than a century with Chevron
Saturday, after U.S. special operations forces snatched Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife in Caracas and extradited them to face drug-trafficking charges in New York, President Trump said the U.S. would “run” Venezuela and open more of its massive oil reserves to American corporations.
3 mins
January 06, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Director achieves a rare feat on Broadway
Tony winner Alex Timbers sees four of his productions run simultaneously.
3 mins
January 06, 2026
Listen
Translate
Change font size