Trump, California and masked raids
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Video from the scene showed masked federal agents apprehending several people, accompanied by armed U.S. Marines.
Immigration raids continued to ratchet up anxiety and anger over the weekend across Southern California, including at the Santa Fe Springs Swap Meet.
Todd Lyons, the head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, defended his tactics last week week against criticism that authorities are being too heavy-handed. He has said ICE is averaging about 1,600 arrests per day and that the agency has arrested “dangerous criminals.” It is an assertion many lawmakers and city leaders decry.
At least five carwashes across Los Angeles County and Orange County have been raided since Sunday, according to one labor group.
State senators Scott Wiener and Jesse Arreguin want law enforcement working in California to be identifiable and to restrict mask wearing in public operations; federal officials have said their
Last week, the Trump administration deployed National Guard troops and Marines to attempt to tamp down protests against immigration raids.
New research shows that after recent deportation sweeps, parents kept their children home — with big impacts on how all students learn.
Graduation parties, medical appointments, playing outside are all too risky. “I’m scared to death to leave my house.”
Protesters across the country took to the streets for ‘No Kings’ demonstrations against President Trump. ICE raided a swap meet in Santa Fe Springs and police fired tear gas and rubber bullets into the crowd in downtown L.