After federal judges began pushing back on efforts to detain people at hearings, Immigration and Customs officials implemented a strategy that tracks immigrants and makes them feel like criminals.
Angelenos raised money to keep street vendors and day laborers afloat during ICE raids. As that money dries up and many go back to work, organizers say they need more lasting protections.
L.A. County’s Chiquita Canyon Landfill has spewed high levels of toxic gases and climate super-pollutants for years. Yet local residents’ pleas for help from state officials remain unanswered.
The Arc examines the persistent barriers to racial justice and opportunities for progress in an era of receding black presence in Los Angeles and California.
