A week earlier, some lawmakers were denied entry to the Adelanto ICE Processing Center, where detainees from recent raids are being held.

By Tim Reid and Kristina Cooke LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Juan Ibarra stands outside his fruit and vegetable outlet in Los Angeles' vast fresh produce market, the place in the city center where Hispanic restaurateurs,

More than 30 million Californians across the state could see their electric bills go up to pay for the devastating Eaton fire as officials scramble to shore up a state wildfire fund that could be wiped out by damage claims. One early estimate places fire losses from the Eaton fire at $24 billion to $45 billion.

Todd Lyons, the head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, defended his tactics last week week against criticism that authorities are being too heavy-handed. He has said ICE is averaging about 1,600 arrests per day and that the agency has arrested “dangerous criminals.” It is an assertion many lawmakers and city leaders decry.

Video from the scene showed masked federal agents apprehending several people, accompanied by armed U.S. Marines.

New research shows that after recent deportation sweeps, parents kept their children home — with big impacts on how all students learn.

Graduation parties, medical appointments, playing outside are all too risky. “I’m scared to death to leave my house.”

A study from the University Colorado Denver estimated that for every 1 million workers deported, 88,000 U.S. native workers lost employment. With fewer workers, businesses have a harder time investing in expansion, and there are fewer consumers in the economy.

At least five carwashes across Los Angeles County and Orange County have been raided since Sunday, according to one labor group.

VENTURA, Calif. (AP) — Large-scale immigration raids at packinghouses and fields in California are threatening businesses that supply much of the country’s food, farm bureaus say.

Several people were detained during an apparent immigration raid at the Santa Fe Springs Swap Meet, according to multiple media reports.