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The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) crackdown has been very noticeable under Donald Trump’s second term. Naturally with an immigrant population of 15.8% of the total population there has been massive pushback in the US against the deportations. One such person in this crusade has been Angelica Vargas. Not only does she track ICE movementsin her area, but has also set up a GoFundMe page seeking help…

LOS ANGELES — In the era of Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, even the simple act of buying pan dulce can set nerves on edge. So it was when Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass stopped by an East LA bakery one morning only to find the doors shut and the people inside conspicuously ignoring her knocks on the window. It wasn’t until she pressed the mayoral seal printed on her jacket against the glass that the owners welcomed her in. She attributed their squeamishness to her official car, a hulking SUV with tinted windows — to many Angelenos, a symbol of...

LEE COUNTY, Ala. (WTVM) - More than 40 undocumented workers were found in multiple locations, including restaurants in Auburn and Opelika, during federal raids, and one immigration attorney shares the next steps in this case. Cesar Campos-Reyes, a local restaurant owner, is in custody after allegedly defrauding the government. On Tuesday, ICE agents joined other agencies in raiding 14 locations across Alabama, including eight restaurants. They discovered drugs, firearms, and nearly fifty people in the country illegally. “Agents encountered more than 40 persons illegally in the country. Those persons have been detained,” said Acting United States Attorney Kevin Davidson during...

Mass immigration created this nation’s greatest political challenge. Distracted by side issues, conservatives sometimes get frustrated with the White House, but deputy policy chief Stephen Miller explained the need to stay focused on what matters most. He described what major cities might look like if existing federal laws were fully enforced. “You’d be able to see a doctor in the emergency room right away, no wait time, no problem,” Mr. Miller said. “Your kids would go to a public school that had more money than they know what to do with. Classrooms would be half the size. Students who have...

ICE just raided what looks to be a long term trailer park inhabited by migrant gang members, some of whom were affiliated with 'tren de aragua' and resisted arrest. Journalistic report. Includes news footage for purposes of commentary, criticism and analysis. More show notes: So many RV's. Some had to be towed away because they did not run. Another bust at Sacramento Home Depot. Protester slash ICE's tires. He was arrested and his stupid wife cries like a baby over it. Illegal woman fakes her own "kidnapping" because of ICE to get money off gofundme.

We rarely get to see the effects of immigration raids on friends and family, but we did Tuesday in Robertsdale when federal agents raided the El Patron restaurant. Law enforcement swarms Foley restaurant during investigation “Paw, it’s going to be okay!” Francheska Campos screamed out to her father as he was led away in handcuffs during an immigration raid at El Patron restaurant in Robertsdale. “My dad has been at work all my life trying to provide for us, trying to make a better life, and people still think he is a criminal,” said Campos.

Swap meet vendors say Fresno City Councilmember Miguel Arias’ comments about an immigration raid that never occurred cost them business. Now, they want the council to sanction their colleague while also calling for Arias to resign. During the June 12 council meeting, Arias said from the dais that a “massive immigration raid” would take place at the Cherry Avenue Auction that weekend. “So I would advise our immigrant community that they should stay away from the Cherry Auction this weekend, as they would put themselves and their families in the most vulnerable position to be picked up and taken out...

Federal immigration authorities conducted coordinated enforcement operations at two licensed cannabis cultivation sites in Southern California on Thursday, discovering 10 minors and detaining “about 200 individuals” without papers who are suspected of being illegal aliens. Additionally, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) stated that “ICE and CBP Law Enforcement” had to “dodge literal bullets from rioters” who were seemingly forewarned about the operation. During the operation, at least 10 migrant children were rescued from potential exploitation, forced labor, and human trafficking. Federal officers also arrested approximately 200 illegal aliens from both sites in Carpinteria and Camarillo,” the DHS stated. Footage...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 9, 2025) – Cygnal, one of the nation’s fastest growing and most accurate private polling firms, released the following monthly National Voter Trends (NVT) poll (conducted July 1-2) of 1,500 likely 2026 midterm election voters. Data vs. Dogma Here are two prevailing narratives across the news and social media landscape that don’t square with the latest data: DOGMA: Broad Opposition to ICE Raids: Voters are split about the causes of the recent Los Angeles protests turned riots (40% federal agents, 37% protest agitators) DATA: However, 50 percent of voters support ICE’s overall mission to remove illegal immigrants...

In Los Angeles, ICE is conducting massive raids on illegal immigrant nexus nodes, the latest of which is MacArthur Park in Los Angeles.Fox News reporter Bill Melugin says the raids are big indeed:BREAKING: We are with hundreds of federal agents and military as a massive federal immigration enforcement operation is underway in the MacArthur Park area of the sanctuary city of Los Angeles, an area with heavy MS-13 influence. Mayor Bass has demanded raids stop, Feds respond… pic.twitter.com/g4osPOL6mr — Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) July 7, 2025BREAKING: Federal agents are conducting apparent immigration raids near MacArthur Park, with National Guard members protecting...

The 'peaceful protesters' staging uprising after uprising against federal agents are now being detained at record pace. Agents are using armored vehicles to safely find potentially dangerous rioters, and arrest them. ICE is getting illegals in their homes as neighbors record it. Idiot arrested for ramming his car into back of ICE vehicle. Journalistic report including news footage and commentary.

Liberal Los Angeles residents were outraged as ICE agents with bulletproof vests spent the Fourth of July holiday continuing to carry out Donald Trump's mass deportation promise. One video showed a raid at a West Hollywood car wash, showing a man who alleged to have been in the country for 30 years. His son, who had been alerted to the raid, was left asking: 'Why? My dad is not a criminal. He was working at a car wash on 4th of July.' 'My dad came to work today on the Fourth of July. He loves his country. We've been here...

An ice raid at a makeshift marketplace outside a home depot saw a taco vendor as well as several day laborers, and residents of a homeless encampment taken into federal immigration custody. Also ICE protesters protest all night outside of hotels ICE agents are staying at, leaving the hotels bad reviews. At one hotel the ICE agents left after one night. There is an app to track where ICE is called "ICE Block" the protesters are using.

Joshua Aaron has worked in and around the tech industry for around two decades. He built his first app — a blackjack game — at computer camp when he was 13. His newest app is designed for a very different purpose: to let users alert people nearby to sightings of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in their area. Aaron launched the platform, called ICEBlock, in early April after watching President Donald Trump’s administration begin its immigration crackdown. The White House’s immigration policies have sparked mass protests across the United States; a CNN poll in April showed 52% of Americans polled...

Locals have begun questioning the authenticity of purported Mexican restaurant "El Bandido" as ICE has yet to raid the restaurant a single time. With nearby restaurants being hit by ICE on a near-daily basis, concerns about El Bandido's genuineness have risen as no waiter, cook, or busboy has been taken into custody. "It's a bad look," said former patron Dan Billings. "How do you claim to serve authentic Mexican cuisine and your kitchen door hasn't even been broken down by ICE? It just doesn't add up. I'm taking my business over to Julio's, they're getting raided all the time. Just...

It took one text message to turn Maria Murillo’s world upside down. It was from her husband, a gardener on a landscaping job on a balmy weekday morning in La Mirada, she said. “I’m (expletive)ed…,” it read, but in Spanish. A video from the scene that June 18 morning showed why, according to the family. It appears to show federal agents parked curbside in a blue SUV, alongside a La Mirada sidewalk. Moments later, the video showed what appears to be two agents escorting a man to a vehicle. “Excuse me, but what’s your name, so your family can know,”...

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Broadacres Marketplace in North Las Vegas temporarily closed its doors, citing ongoing ICE raids across the country. “People are scared, and they don’t want to get caught by ICE. Everything is collapsing,” local vendor, Marco Falcon, told 8 News Now. Falcon, who sells a variety of tools at the marketplace and has for 30 years now, said he doesn’t know what he is going to do amid the temporary closure. “I will have to reinvent myself because I won’t be able to run my business here and I don’t know how long it is going to...

With federal immigration sweeps showing no signs of slowing across Southern California, there is growing concern from top officials, spiritual leaders and business owners that a climate of fear was sending more people underground and changing the rhythm of city life. Once-bustling immigrant hubs, including MacArthur Park, the Garment District, downtown's produce market and areas of the Eastside have seen a noticeable reduction in foot traffic over the last week, with some businesses forced to close as a result. It comes as social media is rife with videos of people spotting immigration agents at shopping centers, markets and neighborhood streets,...

The business community, from El Monte to Downey to Perris, no longer fears the impact of federal immigration raids on workplaces. They are seeing the painful fallout firsthand. In the weeks after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents ramped up their roundups of migrant workers from car washes, swap meets and hubs such as L.A.’s Flower District, business owners and city leaders say the operations are disrupting life and spreading fear in their communities. ... Todd Lyons, the head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, defended his tactics last week week against criticism that authorities are being too heavy-handed....

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass compared the impact of federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids to the coronavirus lockdowns that her party imposed on California, in that both kept people at home. Bass made the comparison over the weekend in visits to small businesses in a neighborhood that, the Los Angeles Times, depended on the “immigrant” economy (the Times never used the word “illegal). The Times reported: Bass visited a number of small businesses in Boyle Heights with Assemblymember Mark Gonzalez (D-Los Angeles), including Casa Fina, Distrito Catorce, Yeya’s and Birrieria De Don Boni, as well as the Estrada...