LA Unified Superintendent Alberto Carvalho, himself formerly an immigrant without legal status, has been outspoken in his support of immigrant families.
A California law bans immigration enforcement at courthouses. ICE under the Trump administration is detaining people there, anyway, arguing it's a safe place to apprehend someone.
The controversial tactics agents use to round up undocumented immigrants in Southern California are merely an expansion of the discriminatory stops and interrogations San Diego's border communities have experienced for generations.
A U.S. Supreme Court case from the late 1800's and a federal drug agent's fatal shot in 1972 will likely curtail enforcement of a proposed mask ban for federal officers.
Gov. Newsom signed laws meant to protect immigrants during President Trump's extensive deportation program. Some of the measures raise constitutional questions and likely will be challenged.
The U.S. Supreme Court lifted limits on immigration sweeps in Southern California, overturning a lower court ruling that prohibited agents from stopping people based on their appearance.
A 19th Century law called the Posse Comitatus Act defines what the military can do on U.S. soil. President Trump broke that law by sending the National Guard to L.A., a federal judge rules.