The measure is a response to a new directive from President Donald Trump’s administration that removes immigration enforcement restrictions at schools and other “sensitive places.”
Sheriff Don Barnes made clear his department’s immigration enforcement policy will not change, but expressed frustration at limits under state law.
There has been misinformation floating around, with communities claiming ICE was spotted in their cities. Here are all known ICE operations and arrests in California as of Monday, Jan 27.
One of President Trump’s first executive orders threatened to withhold federal funding from so-called sanctuary jurisdictions. California is one of them.
Federal agents launched targeted arrest operations while a wave of military troops deployed to the U.S.-Mexico border
All children have a constitutional right to attend public schools, regardless of immigration status,’ said Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi, D-Torrance.
The United Farm Workers union said claims of 75% absences in Bakersfield were "not accurate" but that raids had caused significant fear and anxiety.
It’s unclear if anyone was arrested in L.A., but nationwide, ICE has arrested over 3,550 people since Thursday.
The Trump administration’s mass-deportation offensive expanded into Los Angeles Saturday with pre-dawn roundups, part of a West Coast operation expected to run seven days a week, sources told The
In response to questions about the Bay Area operation, ICE officials sent a statement saying that “ICE does not conduct raids or sweeps, nor does the agency operate roadblocks or checkpoints. ICE’s enforcement resources are based on intelligence-driven leads and ICE officers do not target noncitizens indiscriminately.”
President Donald Trump has signed 10 executive orders on immigration and issued a slew of edicts to carry out promises of mass deportations and border security.
Border czar Tom Homan told NBC News that several people with criminal convictions were apprehended in Chicago.