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.

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

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.

Graduation parties, medical appointments, playing outside are all too risky. “I’m scared to death to leave my house.”

New research shows that after recent deportation sweeps, parents kept their children home — with big impacts on how all students learn.

A study from the University Colorado Denver estimated that for every 1 million workers deported, 88,000 U.S. native workers lost employment. With fewer workers, businesses have a harder time investing in expansion, and there are fewer consumers in the economy.

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.

At least five carwashes across Los Angeles County and Orange County have been raided since Sunday, according to one labor group.

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.