ICE, California and immigration raids
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Riots in Los Angeles resulted in 10 deputies being injured by rocks, Molotov cocktails and pyrotechnics as law enforcement prepares for planned nationwide protests Saturday.
At one middle school ceremony, the principal announced he had families stationed outside to alert if him if ICE showed up.
The protest comes before leaders vote on whether or not to pass a budget that is expected to lock new undocumented immigrants out of Medi-Cal.
Amid growing ICE activity hitting Los Angeles communities, Latino leaders and Pacoima residents felt indignation at the news involving CA Sen. Alex Padilla and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi
I hope that I can get back. I’m hoping something good happens,” Miguel López said in an interview from Mexico City.
From activists praying on the frontlines to pastors on the pulpit, many say the immigrant-heavy faith community is in need of hope — and churches are meant to be that refuge.
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LAist on MSNCalifornia police are illegally sharing license plate data with ICE and Border PatrolLAPD and the counties of San Diego, Orange and Riverside have repeatedly shared automated license plate reader data to federal agencies.
People can report ICE activity, immigration raids, checkpoints, detentions and arrests of undocumented individuals to the 805 Undocufund’s Immigrant Rapid Response Hotline at 805-870-8855. The network will then text those enrolled in their service about confirmed ICE sightings. Text “ALERT” to the hotline number to receive real-time updates.
The White House confirmed Wednesday that 330 immigrants had been detained by ICE in five days, as a result of raids spanning businesses across Southern California: two Home Depot stores, a doughnut shop, a car wash and agricultural fields along the Central Coast and in the San Joaquin Valley.