Voices Against ICE!

In Los Angeles, thousands have taken to the streets to protest the policies of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), denouncing family separations, mass detentions, and the criminalization of migration. These demonstrations are not only political acts but also urgent expressions of solidarity, resistance, and hope.

This photographic series documents the protests against ICE held in downtown Los Angeles, capturing the voices, faces, and gestures of communities demanding justice. From handmade signs to powerful chants, from families marching together to solitary acts of defiance, the images reveal how collective presence transforms public space into a stage of resistance.

As a photographer working on the themes of migration and borders, I seek to portray not only the scale of the protests but also the intimate humanity within them—the determination of those who refuse to be silenced. These photographs bear witness to a pivotal moment in the ongoing struggle for immigrant rights in the United States, creating a visual archive of resilience in the face of systemic oppression.

Alvaro Diaz

Alvaro Diaz is a photographer and musicologist. Diaz earned a PhD in Musicology in Buenos Aires and is currently a professor and researcher at the Autonomous University of Baja California.

Diaz’s approach is deeply documentary. He’s interested in capturing what’s real—raw emotions, spontaneous gestures, those in-between moments that say more than posed ones. Diaz’s background in music and sound shapes how he sees, paying attention to rhythm, detail, and the things that aren’t always obvious, but still carry a lot of feeling. He tries to make honest images that last, that keep resonating over time.

Diaz currently contributes as a photographer to SOPA Images (Hong Kong) and ZUMA Press (USA), two international photo agencies that distribute his work to media outlets around the world.