Jun 10 Trump pushes ahead with his maximalist immigration campaign in face of LA protests By Seung Min Kim, Associated Press Trump is moving swiftly, with little internal restraint to test the bounds of his executive authority in order to deliver on his promise of mass deportations. Continue reading
Jun 10 Trump sends 700 Marines and 2,000 National Guard members to Los Angeles By Lolita C. Baldor, Tara Copp, Jason Dearen, Tim Sullivan, Associated Press Gov. Gavin Newsom called the deployments reckless and "disrespectful to our troops."… Continue reading
Jun 09 Watch 5:28 California sues Trump, calling National Guard deployment unconstitutional and immoral By Lisa Desjardins, Ryan Connelly Holmes, Ian Couzens Protests against immigration raids in Los Angeles entered their fourth day after a chaotic weekend. President Trump has deployed the National Guard to put down demonstrations, over the objections of state and local officials. Law enforcement has made dozens of… Continue watching
Jun 09 Watch 6:01 Trump’s deployment in California sparks debate over state and federal authority By Geoff Bennett, Ryan Connelly Holmes To discuss President Trump's deployment of the National Guard in California, Geoff Bennett spoke with Juliette Kayyem, a former assistant secretary at the Department of Homeland Security. She’s now at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. Continue watching
Jun 09 Watch 9:27 Southern California officials react to immigration demonstrations, federal response By Geoff Bennett, Ian Couzens For two perspectives on the anti-ICE protests in California and the federal government's response, Geoff Bennett spoke with Democratic Rep. Norma Torres, who represents part of southern California, and Republican Kathryn Barger, the chairwoman of the Los Angeles County Board… Continue watching
Jun 09 California plans to file lawsuit against Trump over National Guard deployment By Jason Dearen, Jaimie Ding, Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press California will file a lawsuit Monday against President Donald Trump's extraordinary deployment of National Guard troops to Los Angeles to confront immigration protesters who took to the streets, the attorney general said. Continue reading
Jun 07 Immigration authorities clash with Los Angeles area protesters By Associated Press Patrol personnel in riot gear and gas masks stood guard Saturday outside an industrial park in the city of Paramount, deploying tear gas as bystanders and protesters gathered on medians and across the street, jeering at authorities while recording the… Continue reading
Jun 04 Watch 4:41 Georgia teen says ICE detention was ‘life-altering’ and ‘like a prison’ By Laura Barrón-López, Saher Khan, Taylor Bowie The Trump administration is continuing its crackdown on immigration through enforcement raids, arrests and deportations. That has included some teenagers being taken into custody by immigration officials. Laura Barrón-López spoke with Ximena Arias-Cristobal, a Georgia teenager fighting deportation after ICE… Continue watching
Apr 25 Watch 6:54 Judge charged with obstructing immigration agents, escalating Trump’s fight with judiciary By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat, Ali Schmitz The Trump administration escalated its battle with the judiciary and local authorities over the president's deportation agenda. FBI agents arrested Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan on charges of obstructing immigration agents as they attempted to arrest an undocumented migrant at… Continue watching
Apr 23 Watch 5:57 American citizens wrongly detained in Trump administration’s immigration crackdown By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat, Ali Schmitz A federal judge accused the Trump administration of trying to obstruct the truth about the wrongful deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Judge Paula Xinis said the administration’s refusal to answer questions “reflects a willful and bad faith refusal to comply… Continue watching