The Minneapolis police cruiser was heading south toward sections of the city hit hardest by recent immigration raids. The police chief, Brian O'Hara, was in the passenger seat, and I was in the back. How candidly, I asked him, was he willing to discuss his views of President Trump? "I have my personal opinions," O'Hara allowed warily. "I don't think my personal opinions are relevant for my job."
The investigation is the latest twist in an escalating showdown between Minnesota officials and the administration of President Donald Trump over immigration raids in the state, including the operation where an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent shot dead Renee Good, a mother of three and a US citizen. Governor Walz confirmed the DOJ investigation in a statement on Tuesday, describing the move as political theatre.
These are just a sampling of how this part of Ventura County is reckoning with the aftermath of federal immigration raids on Glass House cannabis farms six months ago, when hundreds of workers were detained and families split apart. In some instances, there is still uncertainty about what happened to minors left behind after one or both parents were deported.
According to Cummings, he would allow the members' release on a $1,500 bond as long as they have no criminal history or prior removal order. The ACLU of Illinois said that the order will mean the immediate release of 13 people who have been detained by federal officials. As part of Wednesday's order, Cummings also prohibited the government from pressuring detainees to agree to voluntary deportation while their cases are pending, the Chicago Tribune added.
When federal immigration operations began sweeping across Los Angeles in June, our newsroom worked around the clock. I didn't have to tell them to. No one wanted to stop. One reporter's family members were being followed. Another staffer's family went into hiding - despite having legal status. Sources we'd cultivated for years suddenly wouldn't answer calls. At LA Public Press, a 14-person nonprofit newsroom led
Barack Obama headlined a rally Saturday in Virginia to try to secure a victory for the state's Democratic gubernatorial candidate, who leads in polls days before the election. Obama moved between criticizing Donald Trump and Republican policy and rhetoric with a bit of humor while also explaining how Abigail Spanberger could help counter what Democrats see as the country's downward trajectory.
Sleeping with a passport by your pillow. Bringing a birth certificate to soccer practice. Avoiding large gatherings and crowds. Grocery shopping for relatives too afraid to go outside. These are some of the ways that US citizens and permanent residents of color have altered how they move through the world as widespread immigration raids create a pervasive climate of fear.
Months of negative news have triggered a tough summer for tourism in Los Angeles, deepening the economic woes for a city buffeted by natural disasters and immigration raids. Tourist arrivals fell by close to 10% this season, according to the latest numbers from Visit California. The region's economy and image suffered significant setbacks this year. Shocking images of the destructive Eaton and Palisades fires in January, followed by the immigration crackdown in June, made global news and repelled visitors.
On Thursday, surveillance video obtained by The Times shows federal agents arriving in several vehicles across from the Home Depot and CARECEN Day Labor Center, and immediately running after people, including vendors and day laborers. As people scattered, federal agents can be seen deploying tear gas. A man who was apprehended and pinned to the ground by federal officials was punched in the face, according to a statement by the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights.
The transit agency estimated a ridership count of roughly 23.7 million last month on its bus and rail systems - a 13.5% drop from May and the lowest June on record since 2022, when numbers had started to rebound since the pandemic emergency.
"By late June, nearly 6 in 10 Californians rated Newsom as 'somewhat favorable' or 'strongly favorable,' highlighting a significant boost in his approval ratings after his immigration stance against Trump."
