January 15, 1986 photo of Regional Commissioner of the INS, Harold Ezell, speaking with the press after a successful raid of a City of Industry factory. The raid at the Lights of America Co. factory captured 95 suspected illegal immigrants.

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ALTADENA, CA - JULY 10, 2025 - - Walt "The Jet" Butler, 84, a longtime Altadena resident and Pasadena track star, waters his lawn against a backdrop of where his house once stood along Santa Anita Avenue in Altadena on July 10, 2025. "I'm still having trouble about the whole thing," Butler said on the 6 month anniversary of the Eaton fire. He, literally, had to outrun the flames when the fire struck. He received burns on his back and legs. He is getting a pre-built home to be placed on his property. "I'll be home for Christmas," he said. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times)

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San Joaquin County Probation Department, 24 S Hunter St STE 201, Stockton, CA.

Man sets California probation officer on fire during struggle, authorities say

An unmasked ICE agent keeps and eye out after being surrounded by angry crowd

Federal judge halts indiscriminate immigration stops in Los Angeles and beyond

From left, Emanuel, Alejandro, Narciso and Jose Luis Barranco.

Father of three Marines beaten by masked federal agents, set to be released from immigration facility

Cioty of Perris mayor Michael Vargas advices residents to stay indoors. From the city's X account: PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT – ICE Activity in Perris The City of Perris has received reports of ongoing ICE operations within the area. We urge all residents to remain calm, stay indoors when possible, and know your rights. Do not go out unless necessary.

California mayor warns residents amid immigration raids. ‘Do not go out unless necessary’

FILE - This June 2015, file booking photo released by the Dublin, Calif., Police Department, shows Matthew Muller after he was arrested on robbery and assault charges. Muller, a disbarred Harvard University-trained attorney, was set to plead guilty in a kidnapping case in California that police initially dismissed as a hoax, the U.S. Attorney's office said Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016. Muller previously pleaded not guilty to a kidnapping charge that prosecutors say stemmed from his abduction of Denise Huskins from her Vallejo home in March 2015. (Dublin Police Department via AP, File)

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An Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation inside a medical clinic earlier this week grew heated as staff attempted to come to the defense of an undocumented man seeking shelter inside the facility. The July 8 incident unfolded inside the Ontario Advanced Surgery Center after 30-year-old Denis Guillen-Solis and two other landscapers, who were working outside the building, were targeted by federal immigration officers in masks and bulletproof vests.

SoCal surgery center staff confront ICE agents detaining landscapers on the property

Central Coast pot operation becomes site of massive immigration spectacle

Border Patrol agent charged with drunkenly attacking Long Beach cop while off duty

Law enforcement violating rules on less-lethal weapons in ICE protests, critics say

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Los Angeles, CA, Sunday, June 8, 2025 - Bystanders help a woman who was bleeding after getting shot in the hand by a rubber bullet from an LAPD officer at the intersection of Temple and Los Angeles St. as protesters take to the streets to protest ICE immigration raids throughout the city. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)

Federal judge orders LAPD to stop shooting journalists with rubber bullets at protests

A federal judge has granted a temporary restraining order that blocks Los Angeles police officers from using rubber projectiles and other so-called less-lethal munitions against reporters covering protests against the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.

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