A week earlier, some lawmakers were denied entry to the Adelanto ICE Processing Center, where detainees from recent raids are being held.

Ronnie Leimgruber, a lifelong farmer with land in Imperial County, says while he hasn't experienced enforcement, he's heard reports that some agricultural workers aren't showing up for work.

A federal appeals court will decide Tuesday whether California can block President Donald Trump from taking over the National Guard.

LOS ANGELES - The Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles criticized the Trump administration for having "no immigration policy," in his latest column to parishioners on Tuesday, and called for policy change .

VENTURA, Calif. (AP) — Large-scale immigration raids at packinghouses and fields in California are threatening businesses that supply much of the country’s food, farm bureaus say.

Trump officials insist the president is fully committed to mass deportation. But they have been careful not to directly contradict the president’s attempt to offer a reprieve to certain businesses.

The crackdown could come at a price for industries across Los Angeles and California that have become increasingly dependent on immigrants, whether they are here legally or not.