The L.A. County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday voted to declare immigration enforcement actions a local emergency.
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Mayor Karen Bass said she made the decision to impose a curfew after people broke into businesses and vandalized properties. -
Undocumented immigrants and mixed-status families are learning how to assert themselves — and prepare for worst-case scenarios. -
People Over Papers is a site that tracks crowd-sourced ICE sightings. As of Monday, the app had received 7.1 million unique visitors.
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A coalition of labor groups joined forces near MacArthur Park to raise funds for those who have been targets of the federal immigration crackdown. -
Ismael Ayala-Uribe was sent to Adelanto ICE Processing Center near Victorville in August. A little more than a month later, he was dead. -
U.S. immigration authorities are preparing to send more than 300 South Korean workers home on a chartered flight from Atlanta, a week after detaining them for allegedly working illegally. -
One recent study estimates that nearly one in five Angelenos are undocumented or live with an undocumented family member. -
Why California might preserve in-state tuition rates for community college students who get deportedA bill in the state Legislature would allow deported community college students to continue their coursework online at in-state rates. DACA recipients who are denied re-entry to the U.S. would also be eligible. -
The U.S. Supreme Court lifted restrictions on immigration raids in Southern California. -
The U.S. Supreme Court lifted limits on immigration sweeps in Southern California, overturning a lower court ruling that prohibited agents from stopping people based on their appearance. -
Tactics by immigration agents attempting to arrest undocumented immigrants have shocked the public and led to protests. But what is, and isn't, allowed by law when it comes to ICE arrests? -
The figure looks at the cost of National Guard and Marines stationed in L.A. since June. -
After the agency called on DACA recipients to self-deport, Democrats are asking for answers on how mass deportations are affecting the group of immigrants also known as 'Dreamers.' -
School board officials say it's seen more students opt into its Virtual Academy as the ongoing immigration activity continues across the region. -
Once crowded with families shopping for candy, piñatas and party supplies, the Piñata District now struggles as fear of immigration sweeps keeps customers away.
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