Entries from LAist tagged with 'ice'
May 14, 2008
In the latest of Los Angeles immigration raids by federal investigators, ICE raided a two-story house in South LA near Normandie and 103rd, arresting at least 61, according to KNX1070 live on the radio. Officials say a criminal investigation into smuggling led to the raid at the house, which was home to sixty or so people, all members of four families. One woman was pregnant and those detained are from Guatamala, Nicaragua and El Salvador.......
Continue Reading "ICE Raid in South LA Finds 61 People"April 11, 2008
Not only is Lou Dobbs angry at Councilman Ed Reyes and LAPD Chief Bratton, but he doesn't seem to be a fan of Los Angeles and especially Mayor Villaraigosa after yesterday's news of his letter to Homeland Security regarding ICE. Check this video below:......
Continue Reading "Lou Dobbs on Jamiel Shaw, Special Order 40 & Immigration in LA: 'One of the Most Infuriating Stories'"April 10, 2008
Yesterday, ICE raided the Concord English Language Learning Center in the Wilshire District. Behzad "Ben" Zaman, 50, who ran two schools in LA, was arrested on charges that he used his English language schools as a front to get student visas for Russian prostitutes and other ineligible foreigners. While this raid may have been legitimate, other recent raids are raising concerns with local politicians and community members (AP Photo/Reed Saxon) It's about time Los......
Continue Reading "Villaraigosa: Immigration Raids Could Have 'Severe and Long-Lasting Effects'"August 20, 2007
To some, Elvira Arellano is a leader among pro-immigration rights activists who think the federal government' immigration and trade policies are unfair. To others, including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Arellano is just another attention-grabbing, "criminal alien and immigration fugitive," unfairly using her American-born son as an Elián González-like prop for pro immigration activism . Arellano spent an entire year inside Adalberto United Methodist Church on Chicago's West Side, defying a federal order to report......
Continue Reading "Elvira Arellano Deported to Mexico by ICE in LA"July 9, 2007
This is the second piece in a series celebrating some of the most classic albums to ever come out of Los Angeles.Part two is all about the west coast hip-hop classic Death Certificate, a true masterpiece from one of the OG architects of LA hip-hop.......
Continue Reading "Classic LA Albums Vol. 2: Ice Cube - "Death Certificate""January 22, 2007
It was really hard to explain to our friends in the midwest about how cold it's been here over the last 3-4 weeks. One of our friends from Portland emailed us about this video, above, and asked if it was true that the Grapevine was closed after two inches of snow. We told our friend that if they continued to tease us we would move to Oregon. They shut up.......
Continue Reading "Aren't You Glad We Live in Los Angeles? "December 7, 2006
Pershing Square has once again transformed into a frozen wonderland of twisted ankles and bruised tailbones. This lovely, downtown park spends most of the year as a grassy knoll and concrete potty, but for a few brilliant weeks during the deep freeze of our LA winter, it becomes a glorious, outdoor ice skating rink for the entire city to enjoy. Hockey clinics, open-air movies, community and family events and live music make this a......
Continue Reading "Pershing Square On Ice"