Michele Beckwith was fired from her position as Acting U.S. Attorney in Sacramento after she insisted that Border Patrol agents comply with court-ordered restrictions on immigration raids, highlighting the conflict between the Trump administration and the independence of the Department of Justice.
A federal district court has issued a preliminary injunction blocking the Department of Homeland Security from assaulting or retaliating against journalists, legal observers and protesters in Southern California, affirming the First Amendment rights of those documenting and protesting violent immigration raids.
The California Legislature has condemned the Trump administration’s immigration raids and use of military forces in Los Angeles, declaring the deployments unlawful under the Posse Comitatus Act.
Martha Arevalo of CARECEN in Los Angeles has warned of an atmosphere of fear and chaos as federal authorities escalate enforcement in immigrant communities, with indiscriminate detentions of people regardless of their immigration status.
CHIRLA and State Sen. María Elena Durazo condemned immigration raids in Los Angeles County that left one worker dead and 11 people arrested, calling them “lawless, cruel” and “political theater” respectively.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta remains confident that the Trump administration violated federal law by deploying California National Guard troops and U.S. Marines in Los Angeles, following the conclusion of a three-day trial in the state’s lawsuit challenging the mobilization.
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