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Volunteers with Raíces con Voz is coordinating care packages as raids empty streets and silence communities.
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The parade stirred up controversy for what opponents view as a politicization of the nation's armed forces and sparked an organized No Kings protest movement.
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President Trump's approach to deportations is giving Democrats a unifying message in opposition to him. But the Democratic Party still lacks a common vision for what it would do differently.
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California Democrats set aside millions of dollars for immigrant legal services. They’re tightening that aid in a way that would deny it to people convicted of felonies.
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The LAPD said there were 35 arrests for allegedly violating the curfew order overnight. In all, the department said there have been 561 arrests related to protest activity since last Saturday.
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Christian Cerna, a U.S. citizen, was detained in a “targeted arrest” by Department of Homeland Security agents.
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More than a month after a federal judge halted a key portion of President Donald Trump's executive order on voting, another judge has ruled that additional provisions of the order need to pause as well.
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The Los Angeles municipal code has specific guidelines for what isn’t allowed when participating in a public assembly.
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SoCal workers authorized a strike but local organizers say the recent ICE sweeps could affect picket lines.
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DHS Security Kristi Noem was giving a news conference when the senior senator from California tried to interrupt with questions.
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With the federalized National Guard deployed against the state's wishes and the Marines on the way to L.A., there are growing concerns about the policing role of the military.Listen 3:44
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The pastors of Downey Memorial Christian Church say a man they believed to be an ICE agent pointed a gun at one of them and said "this whole country is our property."Listen 0:43
