President Trump said in a social media post on Thursday that he is willing to exempt the agriculture and hotel industries from his nationwide immigration crackdown. The surprise move came after executives in both industries complained to Trump about losing reliable, longtime immigrant workers in immigration raids and struggling to replace them. “Our great Farmers … Read more
The march was inescapable along one of the oldest streets in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday. Tens of thousands of people chanted over each other, laid on air horns and sang along with live bands performing from flatbed trucks rolling down the middle of the road. As the crowd moved, people passed business after business that … Read more
Most days, Edwin Ciara positions himself on a median at the entrance to the Home Depot parking lot along Wilshire Avenue in Los Angeles and waits for a contractor who might give him a few hours of work. In time, he’ll move to another spot in the city — dipping into a fresh hiring pool … Read more
Protests over federal immigration enforcement raids and U.S. President Donald Trump’s move to mobilize the National Guard and Marines in Los Angeles are spreading all over the U.S. and are expected to continue into the weekend. While many demonstrations against the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency have been peaceful, with marchers chanting slogans and carrying … Read more
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing L.A. councilman says ICE raids are creating ‘absolute terror’ in community 05:21 UP NEXT LAPD Chief McDonnell says those who violate curfew are ‘subject to arrest’ 03:04 Reporter falls back with dispersed L.A. protesters amid flash-bangs, tear gas … Read more
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Police deploy tear gas, flash-bangs after unlawful assembly declared in L.A. 00:51 Now Playing L.A. mayor suggests city may be a ‘test case’ for increased federal authority 02:33 UP NEXT Reporter falls back with dispersed L.A. protesters amid flash-bangs, tear … Read more
LOS ANGELES — Four days of unrest in Los Angeles over President Donald Trump’s push to increase immigrant arrests and deportations have led to the arrests of at least 56 people, clashes between protesters and law enforcement officials and the deployment of the National Guard and the Marines in the country’s second-largest city. How did … Read more
US President Donald Trump is deploying 2,000 National Guardsmen in Los Angeles to deal with unrest over raids on undocumented migrants. His border czar, Tom Homan, told Fox News on Saturday: “We are making Los Angeles safer.” The Californian city saw a second day of unrest on Saturday as residents of a predominantly Latino district … Read more
US riot police and protesters clashed in downtown Los Angeles following federal immigration raids across the city in which dozens of people were reportedly taken into custody. A Homeland Security Investigation Spokesperson told the Los Angeles Times that federal agents were executing search warrants related to the harbouring of people illegally in the country. Security … Read more