LA faith leader on why protests are taking to the streets

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published June 12, 2025 at 12:05 PM EDT

Here & Now‘s Robin Young speaks with Los Angeles faith leader Rev. Zachary Hoover about what’s motivating protesters to go out and oppose the Trump administration’s immigration raids.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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