Angelenos Afraid to Go Outside as ICE Raids Escalate
More than 1,600 immigrants have been detained in Southern California as ICE raids intensify, prompting fear throughout Los Angeles.
‘No Sleep for ICE’: LA activists target hotels with nightly noise protests
Activists across Los Angeles County have launched nightly noise demonstrations outside hotels where they believe U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents are staying. In many cases, ICE’s presence has not been officially confirmed, but protesters say patterns of vehicle activity and eyewitness accounts...
Mayor: Recent ICE raids ‘extremely shameful, un-American’
The city of Bell Gardens, California, has canceled its community events, including an Independence Day event, due to fears of ICE raids.
LA’s homeless services workers face impossible choice: Help others or pay rent
Federal housing cuts and $25-an-hour wages are driving California's homeless outreach workers to quit, worsening the state's housing crisis.
‘Total Collapse’: California Officials Under Fire for ICE Protests
California GOP gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton and former Democratic state senate leader Gloria Romero have expressed concern over the ongoing civil unrest in Los Angeles due to protests against ICE. Hilton condemned the vandalism as a sign of declining law and order. He criticized Gov. Gavin Newsom’s response,...
Undocumented workers power L.A.’s restaurants. Will the industry protect them?
The restaurant industry has operated with a status quo of undocumented workers for decades. Now, owners and managers are grappling with how to protect their most vulnerable colleagues amid the ongoing ICE presence in the region.
LA Transit Ridership Plummets Amidst ICE Raids
Fear of immigration raids is decimating transit ridership in Los Angeles, where tens of thousands of low-income workers rely on the city’s public transit system. In a piece for the Los Angeles Times, Christopher Buchanan, Colleen Shalby, and Hannah Fry describe the rippling impacts of ICE raids that have forced many...
Man with prior human smuggling arrest accused of impersonating ICE agent: police
Documents with ICE letterhead were found in his vehicle, say police in Huntington Park, California.
Homeless man found shot to death outside L.A. 7-Eleven
Police are investigating after a homeless man was shot dead in front of a 7-Eleven in Los Angeles. The shooting occurred around 10:35 p.m. Sunday night at the 7-Eleven located at 1234 Wilshire Boulevard in the Westlake neighborhood, according to a Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson. Arriving officers found...
‘Who are these people?’ Masked immigration agents challenge local police, sow fear in L.A.
Increasingly aggressive immigration raids carried out by masked federal agents, sometimes using unmarked vehicles, are creating problems for local law enforcement agencies. Police have little or no insight into where the federal enforcement actions are taking place but often have to deal with the aftermath, including...
