San Francisco Pride Statement on Latinx Drag Performer Hilary Rivers Arrest by ICE on June 25th
June 25, 2025 • Maceo Persson & Jupiter Peraza • press-release
San Francisco Pride stands in solidarity with Hilary Rivers—a Latinx drag performer and San Francisco resident—and the Latinx immigrant community following news of his arrest by ICE outside of San Francisco immigration court in the morning of Wednesday, June 25th.
San Francisco Pride vehemently rejects the continued attacks on immigrant communities by the federal administration, SCOTUS rulings, and the splintering of our communities by ICE on the basis of violations to due process and our city’s sanctuary policy. San Francisco is the vibrant city we know of today because of the contributions of immigrants — especially queer immigrants.
We stand shoulder to shoulder with Instituto Familiar de la Raza (IFR), queer Latinx leaders, and Hilary’s chosen family as we figure out how to support his immediate release from ICE detention.
We are calling on the community to write letters of solidarity to Hilary Rivers, so they know he has community support, and to sign up for updates through the Google form to stay tuned on this case and its development.
This country without immigrants is no country at all. San Francisco without queer immigrants and queer Latinos is no San Francisco at all.
