ICE, California and masked raids
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ICE, Trump and California
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More than 30 million Californians across the state could see their electric bills go up to pay for the devastating Eaton fire as officials scramble to shore up a state wildfire fund that could be wiped out by damage claims. One early estimate places fire losses from the Eaton fire at $24 billion to $45 billion.
According to federal law enforcement officials, California’s sanctuary state policy that prohibits immigration enforcement in the state jail and prison system is responsible for many of the recent raids.
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.
Alarm spread through California agricultural centers Tuesday as panicked workers reported that federal immigration authorities were showing up at farm fields and packinghouses from the Central Coast to the San Joaquin Valley.
Local, state, and federal law enforcement officers who cover their faces while conducting official business could face a misdemeanor charge in California under a new proposal announced Monday.
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NBC Los Angeles on MSN30 mayors in Southern California call for end of ICE raids in solidarity with LAEven in the cities that haven't been raided by federal agents, ICE is there psychologically, some mayors said.
The California Farm Bureau said raids are having a "disruptive effect" on the agricultural economy, but expressed hope Trump will limit them.
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Oregon and California lawmakers spoke out against recent ICE raids Monday after two vineyard workers were targeted by U.S. Immigration and Customs officers in Newberg. Congresswoman Salinas addressed the recent detainments while ...