The Blueprint for the National Immigration Raids Came From California

The blueprint for the national immigration raids came from California

Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino has emerged as one of the central figures in the Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign. Now, CalMatters has teamed up with Latino USA to tell the story of Bovino and the aggressive immigration raids he’s leading in California and beyond. CalMatters’ Sergio Olmos and Latino USA’s Maria Hinojosa and Fernanda Echavarri take listeners along as they document raids from Bakersfield to Los Angeles to Chicag…

Anger Over ICE Raids Is Driving Some Latino Voters to the Polls

For months, immigration crackdowns in Southern California have transformed life in Bell Gardens, the majority-Latino suburb where Alo Hurtado lives. Neighbors have been hauled off by masked federal agents. Families have curtailed trips to supermarkets and churches. Many people have stopped going out without their passports, including Mr. Hurtado’s mother, a naturalized citizen. So when it came time to vote in California’s special election, Mr. H…