She used the Virgin Mary to attract immigrants seeking legal status. Now, they fear deportation.
Sylvia Velazquez’s shrine to the Virgin Mary in her South Los Angeles home was once adorned with a…
The banality of evil in the Border Patrol’s secret anti-immigrant slur
Javier Ramirez was handcuffed in the back of an unmarked car, bruised and confused, when immigration agents used…
They hoped to fix their immigration status. They got scammed instead
In Orange County, an email landed in attorney Sabrina Rivera’s inbox in April, from a Colorado man panicked…
New federal rule sends asylum cases to immigration courts, pushing migrants toward deportation
WASHINGTON — In its latest move to restrict the legal immigration system, the Trump administration announced a sweeping change Monday…
NDLON hosts the first day laborer convention since ICE raids began
Carlos wasn’t surprised when immigration agents cornered him at a Home Depot in Los Angeles last summer. His…
ICE detentions spiked in June, targeting immigrants with no criminal records, new data show
Immigrants without criminal records make up 74% of the average daily population in California detention centers and 79%…
Kiké Hernández on why he’ll miss Dodgers’ White House visit
Dodgers utility player Kiké Hernández confirmed Friday what he posted as a comment on Instagram: he won’t be…
Echo Park neighborhood mourns closure of historic Burrito King stand
As a third-generation native of Echo Park, academic and author Natalia Molina doesn’t remember a time without Burrito…
Even without birthright citizenship, Supreme Court co-signs much of Trump’s immigration agenda
WASHINGTON — Over the past year and a half, the Trump administration has turned repeatedly to the Supreme Court for…
On America’s birthday, U.S. soccer team embodies founders’ dreams
James Wilson, one of just six men who signed both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, never…
Noncitizen voting was gaining steam in L.A. Then fears of Trump backlash scuttled the plan
It was a traumatic moment for much of Southern California, as federal immigration agents snatched undocumented workers from…
California immigrant detainees boycott over high commissary prices
Immigrants detained at two federal facilities in California have launched a boycott in protest of increasing and, in…