In the days before protests erupted in Los Angeles, the Trump administration stepped up its efforts to detain migrants — taking into custody those who arrived for routine check-ins while also conducting workplace raids that have sent waves of fear across Southern California and beyond.

Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill and across the country remain divided following protests against Trump's deportation policies.

Medicaid officials tried unsuccessfully to block the transfer, which will likely aid Trump’s immigration crackdown.

The Department of Homeland Security on Thursday told hundreds of thousands of migrants that their permission to live and work in the United States had been revoked and they should leave the country, according to a copy of the notice obtained by CNN.

President Donald Trump was met with boos and cheers as he attended the opening night performance of the musical "Les Misérables" at the Kennedy Center on Wednesday evening.Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Trump are defending the mobilization of National Guardsmen and Marines to Los Angeles amid objections from Democrats about their domestic deployment.

The first U.S. bishop appointed by Pope Leo XIV has called for priests, deacons and parish leaders to accompany migrants to court and stand in solidarity with them.

In cases of so-called notario fraud, scammers pose as immigration lawyers to extract large sums from people who are confused about what a notary public does in the United States.