H.R. 7640 would require state and local police departments to help federal agents carry out their mass deportation drive. Democrats used a states’ rights argument to say why that’s bogus.
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Olympic Spirits on ICE
Why would tourists come to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics when Trump is transforming the entire country into a xenophobic danger zone?
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Do L.A. and D.C. Have Their Own Mamdanis?
Two somewhat socialist mayoral candidates are working to see that they do.
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‘We’re the Resistance’
Rossana Pérez arrived in Los Angeles as a refugee more than 40 years ago. Now, the professor, writer, and activist reflects on how to cope with the terror and trauma of ICE raids in her city.
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Jefferson Davis Trump
With each passing day, the two fundamental facts about our current political period become steadily clearer. The first is that the only presidential precedent for Donald Trump’s second term is that of the Confederate presidency of Jefferson Davis. The second is that the most crucial deterrent to the one-sided civil war that Trump is waging […]
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Press Freedoms Protected From ICE Assaults in Los Angeles
A federal judge orders Department of Homeland Security officers to stop violent activity against reporters and peaceful protesters.
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Squad Hopeful in L.A. Has Lived Through ICE Terror Before
Justice Democrats today endorsed Angela Gonzales-Torres, who is challenging incumbent Jimmy Gomez for his seat in California’s 34th District.
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On D.C.’s Busiest Streets, Trump’s Provocateurs Provoke
Today on TAP: ICE agents and federalized cops are now deliberately stationed where they can incite the most backlash.
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Border Patrol and ICE Agents Are Arresting U.S. Citizens in Immigration Raids
Capital & Main has documented nine Americans who have been held in federal custody after observing or protesting immigration raids.
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ICE Raids Broke Los Angeles’ Economy. Shouldn’t ICE Pay for That?
The economic impact of the immigration crackdown is quantifiable, and could be written down and sent to Washington as a demand for payment.