California is challenging President Trump's masked immigration raids with a bill banning law enforcement officers from operating anonymously. Why it matters: The proposal responds to a surge in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement sweeps amid the federal administration's aggressive deportation push.

Todd Lyons, the head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, defended his tactics last week week against criticism that authorities are being too heavy-handed. He has said ICE is averaging about 1,600 arrests per day and that the agency has arrested “dangerous criminals.” It is an assertion many lawmakers and city leaders decry.

New research shows that after recent deportation sweeps, parents kept their children home — with big impacts on how all students learn.

State senators Scott Wiener and Jesse Arreguin want law enforcement working in California to be identifiable and to restrict mask wearing in public operations; federal officials have said their

VENTURA, Calif. (AP) — Large-scale immigration raids at packinghouses and fields in California are threatening businesses that supply much of the country’s food, farm bureaus say.

Protesters across the country took to the streets for ‘No Kings’ demonstrations against President Trump. ICE raided a swap meet in Santa Fe Springs and police fired tear gas and rubber bullets into the crowd in downtown L.