(NewsNation) — Kim Kardashian and other celebrities are speaking out against the Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids in the Los Angeles area.
On her Instagram story, Kardashian wrote:
“When we’re told that ICE exists to keep our country safe and remove violent criminals—great. But when we witness innocent, hardworking people being ripped from their families in inhumane ways, we have to speak up. We have to do what’s right… There HAS to be a BETTER way.”
This is not Kardashian’s first foray into speaking out about political issues, according to Vox. She supported stricter gun laws, Black Lives Matter and Roe v. Wade remaining in place. In the 2016 election, Kardashian also supported Hillary Clinton for president.
She met with Kamala Harris at the White House in 2024 to discuss criminal justice reform, as she did with Trump during his first term in 2018. However, it isn’t known who the star voted for in the 2024 presidential election. She has also been recently tied to Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and the Trump family.
These ICE operations are part of President Donald Trump’s focus on workplace enforcement as part of larger immigration crackdowns. These operations have caused several protests, with critics saying that they are separating families and damaging communities. Supporters, however, believe these operations are necessary to enforce immigration laws and protect American workers.
“No matter where you fall politically, it’s clear that our communities thrive because of the contributions of immigrants,” Kardashian wrote.
Doechii speaks out against ICE at BET Awards
Kardashian also shared a video of rapper Doechii calling out ICE at the BET Awards on Monday. The Florida rapper was named the best female hip hop artist of the year and used her speech to talk about the protests that were happening outside of the Peacock Theater in LA.
“I do wanna address what’s happening right now outside of the building… Trump is using military force to stop a protest. And I want y’all to consider what kind of government it appears to be when every time we exercise our democratic right to protest, the military is deployed against us,” she said.
She also said that it is her responsibility to use the platform she has gained to speak out.
“For Black people, for Latino people, for trans people, for the people in Gaza, we all deserve to live in hope and not in fear and I hope we stand together, my brothers and my sisters, against hate and we protest against it,” she said.
Kardashian shared a similar sentiment, saying, “We can’t just turn a blind eye when fear and injustice keep people from living their lives freely and safely.” Kardashian also said that “immigrants are woven into the fabric” of LA.
Pedro Pascal, other celebrities speak out against ICE raids
Along with Doechii and Kardashian, other stars are also speaking out. Actor Mark Ruffalo took to Instagram, claiming that we are “living in an oligarchy.”
“You are pointing your guns in the wrong direction,” he said. “Can’t you see that maybe we are being tricked to tear each other apart while they rake it in?” Many stars reacted positively to his post, including Pedro Pascal, Melanie Griffith and Halle Berry.
Pascal also shared a video that celebrated diversity, writing, “Los Ángeles. Built by the best of U.S. #Protect our #Protectors #RESIST.” Tyler, the Creator wrote on his Instagram story, “F— Ice,” and singer Kehlani wrote, “Long live the resistance.”
Director Ava DuVernay, who reportedly called out Trump’s behavior recently, said, “I’m witnessing tear gas and non-lethal rounds being unleashed on peaceful protestors in DTLA… People of all ages and stripes from all over the city, raising their voices. And being treated worse than January 6 terrorists.”
Chriss Teigen posted a message that encouraged people to protest against the raids. “Trump is acting like a king by defying the courts, issuing arbitrary decrees, disregarding checks and balances,” she wrote.
ICE protests expanding to other US cities
The anti-ICE protests that started in Los Angeles have now spread to other cities in the United States, including Atlanta, Seattle, New York and Chicago. President Donald Trump recently deployed National Guard troops to LA over the protests.
A woman waves the Mexican flag as flames erupt from a burning dumpster during a protest in downtown Los Angeles on June 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope) 
Cleanup continues after a night of protests in downtown Los Angeles on June 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) 
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 08: Waymo cars burn during immigration raid protests on June 08, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Tensions in the city remain high after the Trump administration called in the National Guard against the wishes of city leaders following two days of clashes with police during a series of immigration raids. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) 
Police arrested two more people outside a Newark immigration facility on May 12. (Credit: PIX11) 
FILE – Caitlin Sanger, of Franklin Park, N.J., pauses to cry outside the Supreme Court in Washington, June 26, 2018, as she speaks about her father being detained by ICE and protests immigrant families being split up. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, file) 
FILE – Students march at Arizona State University in protest of ASU’s chapter of College Republicans United-led event encouraging students to report “their criminal classmates to ICE for deportations” Friday, Jan. 31, 2025, in Tempe, Ariz. 
Demonstrators protest ongoing raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers June 10, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) 
Protesters hold signs during an immigration demonstration June 10, 2025, in Brookhaven, Ga., near Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart) 
Multiple Waymo taxis burn near the metropolitan detention center of downtown Los Angeles on June 8, 2025, following last night’s immigration raid protest. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer)
ICE arrested over 40 people in LA, which caused protestors to gather outside of a federal detention center to demand their release. Mayor Karen Bass said arrests of protestors have surged in recent days, with only 27 on Saturday, 40 on Sunday, 114 on Monday and nearly 200 as of Tuesday afternoon.