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As Immigration Enforcement Escalates, How One South Bay Priest Is Pushing Back

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Father Jon Pedigo poses for a portrait at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church where he has worked as a priest, at 2020 East San Antonio Street in San Jose on December 3, 2025. Father Jon Pedigo, a priest who has worked with immigrant communities affected by ICE raids and deportations, is leaving his full time job as a priest to be a full time organizer. (Tâm Vũ/KQED)

Inside Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish — home to historic farmworker organizing in East San Jose — we sit down with Father Jon Pedigo, a Catholic priest in the South Bay, to talk about the role of faith and houses of worship under the Trump Administration, what he’s seen in his primarily Spanish-speaking communities, and why he’s leaving the pulpit to become a full-time organizer. 

Some members of the KQED podcast team are represented by The Screen Actors Guild, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, San Francisco-Northern California Local.


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