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Juan Ibarra stands outside his fruit and vegetable outlet in Los Angeles' vast fresh produce market, the place in the city center where Hispanic restaurateurs, street vendors and taco truck operators buy supplies every day.
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.
A federal appeals court will decide Tuesday whether California can block President Donald Trump from taking over the National Guard.
A military-style vehicle was used in an immigration raid in Compton on June 9, according to witnesses and video of the incident.
Omaha is trying to forge ahead following the raid's chilling effect on the local workforce and the community at large.
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Monday told staff it was reversing guidance issued last week that agents were not to conduct immigration raids at farms, hotels and restaurants, the Washington Post reported late on Monday.
The Trump administration has paused immigration raids targeting farm and hotel workers, but the president has called for more ICE raids in cities.
Immigration raids have had a profound chilling effect in parts of the city, with Angelenos staying home from work, school and other outings.
New research shows that after recent deportation sweeps, parents kept their children home — with big impacts on how all students learn.
In Omaha, Nebraska, the impacts of the mass immigration raid on Glenn Valley Foods are being felt across the community.