Watching ICE can turn deadly. These volunteers aren’t backing down.
Immigration arrests remain high in LA, and activists believe they’d be even higher without persistent efforts to track ICE and share resources.
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Boyle Heights needs volunteers for the upcoming homeless count. Here’s how you can participate
Community members can help count people experiencing homelessness as part of the 2026 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count, Jan. 20-22.
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‘An attack on one of us is an attack on all of us’: Organizers march after fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis
Protesters gathered at Boyle Heights’ Mariachi Plaza to demand justice for Renee Nicole Good, fatally shot by an ICE agent, joining nationwide demonstrations.
California is banning masks for federal agents. Here’s why it could lose in court
The Trump administration is suing to block a new California law that would ban federal law enforcement officers from wearings masks on duty. It was shaped by concerns over masked immigration agents in Los Angeles.
Nonprofit trains street vendors as private caterers to keep them safe from ICE raids
Training programs offer street vendors safer work amid rising ICE raids.
Trump’s war on ICE-fearing Catholics
A president with strong Christian support is driving an aggressive crackdown on immigrants who are disproportionately Catholic. How is this playing out in the pews?
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