‘Scared to Be Brown’: California Residents Fearful Amid Immigration Raids

Schools, Groups Serving Undocumented Kids Take Their Activities Underground

This story was published in partnership with The 19th News, an independent, nonprofit newsroom reporting on gender, politics and policy. Schools and other organizations serving undocumented students are taking their activities underground, fearful of revealing all they do to help newcomers navigate life in America — lest they be targeted and shuttered by the Trump administration. Some have asked staff to use secure messaging systems like Signal …

CBS Evening News Warns If You Look Like an Immigrant, You’re a Suspect

CBS Evening News Warns If You Look Like an Immigrant, You’re a Suspect On Monday, CBS Evening News highlighted a report on immigration in California that’s sole purpose was to generate fear of Immigration and Customs Enforcement not just in illegal immigrants, but in all Hispanic-Americans. Correspondent Adam Yamaguchi, highlighting the unwarranted fear that some citizens were feeling that they could be deported, tried his best to reaffirm thos…

Racial Profiling & Immigration Crackdowns Strike Fear in Immigrant Communities Across America

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Trained Volunteers Patrol L.A. Streets as ICE Raids Intensify

Neighborhood groups monitor immigration enforcement amid rising fear and federal scrutiny. The post Trained Volunteers Patrol L.A. Streets as ICE Raids Intensify appeared first on .

Immigration Raids Lead to More Summer Event Cancellations

With the Fourth of July just four days way, more venues are deciding to cancel or postpone planned celebrations as immigration enforcement efforts continue to upend the region. The latest include Huntington Park and the city of Industry. The Huntington Park decision goes beyond the Friday holiday and includes a 30-day pause on “certain public summer events” including summer movie nights. “This decision follows growing disruptions caused by incre…

ICE in LA Sets Hollywood Summer on Edge as Latino Workers Hide: ‘It’s Like Anne Frank’

The man swimming laps next to me in the public pool in Santa Monica paused at the edge of the limpid water and sighed. A fifth-generation Angeleno of Chinese descent, Colin said he’s been driving his two daughters to their activities all over town – today is swim team training — because their nanny won’t.  The nannies will not come out of the house. He said: “It’s like Anne Frank or something.” The nannies in this town are mostly Hispanic and li…