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.
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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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The curfew was imposed after people broke into businesses and vandalized properties. -
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In a statement on social media, the L.A.-based National Women’s Soccer League team said they were “heartbroken by the fear” many in Los Angeles are feeling right now. -
Fear of immigration raids is driving Southern California patients to cancel health care. A third of medical appointments and half of dental appointments at St. John’s 28 clinics were canceled this week. -
People gathered for pro-democracy protests across the country on Saturday. -
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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Homemade signs were everywhere as marchers flooded the streets of downtown Los Angeles on Saturday.
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