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  • An L.A. high school senior was walking his dog. Then immigration agents grabbed him

    08/18/2025 4:22:38 AM PDT · by Oldeconomybuyer · 114 replies
    The Los Angeles Times ^ | August 14, 2025 | By Hannah Fry and Howard Blume
    Benjamin Marcelo Guerrero-Cruz was walking his family’s dog in Van Nuys on a recent morning when he was taken into custody by federal immigration officials, according to authorities and published reports. Guerrero-Cruz, who turned 18 this month, was set to start his senior year at Reseda Charter High School on Thursday. Instead, he’s being held in Department of Homeland Security custody pending removal from the United States, the agency confirmed in statement to The Times on Friday. “Benjamin Guerrero-Cruz, an illegal alien from Chile, overstayed his visa by more than two years, abusing the Visa Waiver Program under which he...
  • Trump officials vow to intensify immigration raids despite legal challenges, bad polls, public backlash

    07/14/2025 11:52:22 PM PDT · by E. Pluribus Unum · 75 replies
    Los Angeles Times ^ | July 14, 2025 11:36 AM PT | Hannah Fry, Brittny Mejia and Rachel Uranga
    The Trump Administration immigration sweeps that have roiled Southern California have shown no signs of slowing despite lawsuits, a court order and growing signs the aggressive actions are not popular with the public. The operations, which began in early June in the Los Angeles area, largely focused on small-scale targets like car washes, strip malls and Home Depot parking lots before authorities hit their biggest target last week — two farms for one of the largest cannabis companies in California. One worker died after falling from a green house roof during the raid while 361 others were arrested. Responding to...
  • They mocked Matthew Perry as ‘Chandler’ and ‘moron.’ Actor was exploited before his death, feds say

    08/29/2024 3:46:37 PM PDT · by Wally_Kalbacken · 29 replies
    The LA Times ^ | 8/28/2024 | Hannah Fry and Richard Winton
    n the month before Mathew Perry’s death, a doctor the actor contacted to acquire ketamine called him a “moron” in a text message, according to federal prosecutors. A dealer who authorities say supplied the drug to Perry referred to him as “Chandler” — the sarcastic yet sweet-natured character he played on the hit television show “Friends,” court documents say.