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When labor leader David Huerta was arrested last month during a high-profile anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement protest in Los Angeles, Democrats rushed to denounce his detention.

A Compton man who allegedly hurled concrete blocks at federal officers last month in Paramount was arrested Wednesday after fleeing to Mexico, authorities said. Elpidio Reyna, 39, was placed on the FBI’s Most Wanted List following his participation in a standoff against federal agents after they conducted a raid at a nearby Home Depot on June 7. … Reyna was charged in a federal criminal complaint with allegedly assaulting a federal officer on June 8. In the complaint, prosecutors allege he was identified as the man wearing a "Zacatecas" jersey and a yellow helmet in a series of videos, one...

A twice-deported illegal alien with several prior felony convictions is set to be released by the sanctuary state of California after serving less than half of his prison sentence for killing a 19-year-old couple while driving under the influence. Oscar Eduardo Ortega-Anguiano (43) was reportedly drunk and high while driving over 100 miles per hour when he crashed on California’s 405 freeway, killing Anya Varfolomeev & Nikolay Osokin in November 2021.

Los Angeles’ deputy mayor for public safety has pleaded guilty to calling in a fake, anti-Israel bomb threat to himself in October. Brian Williams, who was charged by federal prosecutors Thursday, faces up to 10 years in federal prison. Mayor Karen Bass announced in December that Williams had been put on administrative leave, meaning he likely has been collecting his $245,143 combined salary and benefits without any official duties. As deputy mayor for public safety, Williams would have overseen the city’s fire and police response during the devastating January wildfires. The Department of Justice reports that during an online government...

Democratic California Gov Gavin Newsom has not reached out to Bill Essayli since his appointment Republican California Assemblyman Bill Essayli is pledging to "dismantle" his state's status as a popular sanctuary for illegal immigrants after President Donald Trump tapped him this week to head up a team of prosecutors for the nation's largest federal district court by population. "I'm excited to get to work and to implement their vision and their mission for the Department of Justice," Essayli told Fox News Digital in a phone interview. "I think the first order of business is reassuring people and reinstilling trust into...