Activists are calling for the city to invest another $2.2 million into a fund that pays legal bills for people fighting deportation, saying it’s only a matter of time before immigration raids spill into Long Beach.
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After closing in March, Chinitos Tacos reopens, with a shorter name and revamped menu
Flavors like lemongrass, turmeric and ginger that helped define the shop’s tacos are still at the heart of many of their new dinner plate offerings.
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Sudden chaos, now a National Guard station: The scene in Paramount after a national flashpoint
Troops are still staged in Paramount, a city that was suddenly thrust into a monumental political conflict when immigration agents amassed in a business park.
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FBI offers reward for capture of man who threw rocks at feds in Paramount
A video of him throwing rocks blazed across the internet, and the FBI quickly offered the $50,000 reward.
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Officials name 12 ICE arrestees; at least two appear to have been in custody before raids
Homeland Security said Saturday that 118 people had been arrested by ICE in the L.A. County immigration actions. They recently publicly named 12 of them.
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Trump ignored Newsom in putting the National Guard in LA. That’s rare in US history
It’s exceedingly rare for presidents to call up the National Guard in opposition to a governor’s wishes, as President Trump did in deploying the National Guard to Los Angeles.
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Driver killed when he crashes at high speed into wall on 7th Street, police say
Police said the driver lost control of his Ford Mustang and veered off the road.
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LA police report dozens of arrests overnight; Newsom says state will sue Trump Admin over National Guard
Federal authorities said National Guard members have been deployed in Paramount, Compton and Los Angeles to protect federal property and personnel.
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Gavin Newsom asks Trump to withdraw troops from Los Angeles as protests intensify
Gov. Gavin Newsom and other leading California Democrats criticized President Trump’s deployment of National Guard soldiers in Los Angeles, calling it an unnecessary provocation.
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Clashes with protesters continued overnight; governor, LA mayor say National Guard isn’t needed
After the flashpoint in Paramount, demonstrators also skirmished with police in Compton and downtown LA. Local authorities have it under control, according to Newsom and Bass.