Dear Editor,
In France, we still live with the shame of how police collaborated with occupiers—rounding up neighbors, separating families, and claiming they were “just following orders.” That scar has never faded.
I see a similar silence and complicity growing here.
Culver City calls itself a sanctuary, yet ICE raids go unchecked. A father taken on Father’s Day. A food vendor disappeared outside a church. Police policies protecting immigrants have been quietly deleted. Surveillance tools are left open to ICE-access. The city stayed silent while others condemned these raids.
Are we learning from history—or repeating it?
Real sanctuary means action:
Restore the CCPD non-cooperation policy.
Cut off surveillance data sharing.
Train all city workers to uphold immigrant rights.
Stand publicly against ICE raids.
History will remember what we did—or didn’t do. Let’s choose the right side.
Sincerely,
Karim Sahli
