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Los Angeles
In Southern California, Small Groups of Activists Quietly Undermine ICE Operations
Organizers confront ICE wherever they can be found, from the hotels where agents sleep to the streets they patrol.
LA Immigrant Rights Activist Recounts Violent Arrest by Masked Federal Agents
“The way that we’re going to win ... is through solidarity for all people,” said Amanda Trebach.
Organizers Mobilized Community Self-Defense Even Before Trump’s LA ICE Crackdown
“The resistance is working, and we just have to keep it up,” said one organizer.
Border Patrol Agents Appear Outside Newsom’s Event to Intimidate Trump Critics
Border Patrol was “directed, clearly by the White House, as a political operation to make a point,” Newsom said.
LA Protests Seem to Show That Courts Won’t Stand in the Way of Trump’s Agenda
Portland’s attempts in 2020 to fight back against the deployment of federal agents offers lessons about what to expect.
Volunteers Train to Monitor ICE Raid Escalations in Los Angeles
Volunteers keep watch with the aim of alerting the community to any Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations.
Los Angeles ICE Agents Kidnapped US Citizen Andrea Velez, Says Her Lawyer
People are racially profiled and snatched off the streets without due process to fulfill Trump’s “quotas.”
When ICE Ramped Up Raids, LA Schools Increased Support for Students and Families
Los Angeles Unified School District added 100 summer school sites, extra transportation, and virtual learning options.
LA Dodgers Refuse Entry to ICE Agents at Stadium Parking Lot
Despite photos showing ICE agents near the parking lot, ICE denied its presence near the ballpark on social media.
From the Streets of LA to the National Stage: The Left Must Win the Cultural War
Trump’s war on dissent can only be defeated by a left that challenges the values sustaining authoritarianism.