Deployment of all 700 active-duty marines to Los Angeles withdrawn State and city officials had called presence of marines provocative during protests against Ice raids in the city The Guardian - US · Jul 21, 2025
Pentagon withdraws 2,000 National Guard troops from Los Angeles The Trump administration said about half the troops deployed to help enforce immigration raids would leave the city. Al Jazeera · Jul 16, 2025
L.A. Unveils Cash Aid Program For Families Affected by ICE Raids: 'We Are a Proud City of Immigrants' Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has announced a new initiative to provide direct cash assistance to families impacted by recent federal immigration raids. Latin Times · Jul 15, 2025
Homelessness in Los Angeles county declines for second straight year LA reports 72,308 people as unhoused, a 4% decrease from last year, as California pushes to break up encampments The Guardian - US · Jul 14, 2025
Trump faces crushing defeat as Judge rules ICE can’t stop people just for being Latino or speaking Spanish Trump loses another landmark ruling. We Got This Covered · Jul 13, 2025
Wilmington Tunnel Collapse Update: What Happened and How 31 Workers Were Rescued From the Underground Nightmare A collapse occurred inside the Los Angeles County Sanitation District's under-construction tunnel, part of the $630.5 million Clearwater Project. International Business Times UK · Jul 10, 2025
When ICE Came Up Empty A community’s rapid response to a heavily militarized raid targeting undocumented immigrants in Los Angeles’ diverse MacArthur Park neighborhood helped stave off authorities. Capital & Main · Jul 9, 2025
‘Botched laughingstock’: Leaked documents detail yesterday’s ‘idiotic’ federal operation to scare Los Angeles citizens Great job guys, you really intimidated those Little Leaguers. We Got This Covered · Jul 8, 2025
What to know about the troops and federal agents in LA's MacArthur Park U.S. military troops and federal immigration officers have made a brief but mighty show of force at MacArthur Park in Los Angeles The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2025
‘Reality TV spectacle’: outrage as federal agents raid LA neighborhood with horses and armored cars Dozens of officers and 90 California national guard descend on immigrant area and a mostly empty MacArthur Park The Guardian - US · Jul 7, 2025
Immigration agents swarm MacArthur Park in Los Angeles in show of force drawing ire of Mayor Karen Bass A Border Patrol official said such tactics are going to be ‘normal very soon’ The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2025
Photos of federal officers descending on a Los Angeles park as residents and mayor watch Los Angeles residents and Mayor Karen Bass watched federal officers, some on horseback, descend on MacArthur Park on Monday for about an hour. About 90 members of the California National Guard were deployed to the neighborhood, which has a large immigrant population. The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2025
The IOC handed LA the 2028 Olympics. Now Trump is weaponizing them As the IOC ushers in new leadership, Donald Trump’s second term is already wreaking havoc on LA 28 – and turning a global celebration into a national security crackdown The Guardian - US · Jul 4, 2025
The Independent UK · Jun 25, 2025 Vice mayor who called ICE ‘the biggest gang there is’ and for ‘cholos’ to defend their territory should resign, cop union says Attorney for under-fire Cynthia Gonzalez insists she ‘in no way encouraged anyone to engage in violence’ in call for notorious criminal gangs to join resistance to roundup of undocumented migrants
The Guardian - US · Jun 22, 2025 Los Angeles is not a hellscape – no matter how much Trump wishes for it The administration is portraying the city as RoboCop-style anarchy. But the only people facing a war zone here are immigrants
The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2025 Senator Alex Padilla calls out JD Vance for wrongly calling him ‘José’: ‘The Vice President knows my name’ California Democrat – who was pulled to the ground and handcuffed after interrupting a press conference by the Homeland Security secretary – said his former Senate colleague should ‘take the situation in Los Angeles more seriously’
We Got This Covered · Jun 21, 2025 ‘He knows my name’: Sen. Alex Padilla responds after JD Vance calls him ‘José Padilla’ during LA visit It's never okay.
International Business Times · Jun 21, 2025 VP Vance Says US Troops Still 'Necessary' In Los Angeles US Vice President JD Vance said on Friday that the thousands of troops deployed to Los Angeles this month were still needed despite a week of relative calm in the protest-hit city.
The Guardian - AU · Jun 21, 2025 JD Vance attacks Newsom and LA mayor while misnaming senator arrested by the FBI Vice-president visits Los Angeles and condemns Democratic leaders over protests against Trump’s Ice raids
The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2025 Dodgers announce $1 million donation to aid families of immigrants affected by federal raids The Los Angeles Dodgers have donated $1 million to assist families impacted by two weeks of immigration raids in Southern California
Latin Times · Jun 20, 2025 Trump's DHS Accused of Assaulting Peaceful Protestors, Using 'Violent Spectacle' to Deploy National Guard, Marines: Lawsuit A new federal lawsuit accuses the DHS of assaulting peaceful protesters in LA as part of a coordinated effort to justify military deployment in the city.
The Guardian - US · Jun 20, 2025 Trump news at a glance: President mulls whether ‘bunker busters’ can destroy Iranian nuclear site Trump has signalled that he wants two weeks to decide whether or not to strike Iran – key US politics stories from 19 June
The Guardian - US · Jun 19, 2025 Karen Bass in hot seat as Trump targets Los Angeles – but it’s not her first crisis The mayor – a community organizer at the time of the 1992 LA uprising – has won praise for her response to Trump’s immigration raids, the latest flashpoint in her term
The Independent UK · Jun 18, 2025 Photos of downtown Los Angeles after mayor lifts curfew imposed during protests Downtown Los Angeles businesses are hoping customers will return after Mayor Karen Bass lifted a curfew she had imposed last week to prevent vandalism and break-ins during nighttime protests against President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.