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Washington D.C. — The United States Department of Defense (DoD) announced Tuesday its authorization to deploy up to 700 active-duty military personnel to provide support for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations across three states: Florida, Texas, and Louisiana. This move comes as federal agencies continue to manage various aspects of immigration enforcement and…
LOS ANGELES, CA – Heightened immigration enforcement actions across California are imposing significant new pressures on the state’s diverse food industry, particularly impacting small businesses, food trucks, and farmers markets in the Los Angeles area. These intensified operations, linked to the Trump administration’s immigration policies, are leading to temporary closures, disruptions, and a palpable climate…
Los Angeles is currently experiencing a period of significant tension and uncertainty surrounding federal immigration enforcement. Protests against these operations have been ongoing in the city since June 6, marked by sometimes violent clashes between residents, immigration advocates, and local and federal law enforcement. These confrontations have resulted in damage and vandalism downtown. To mitigate…
Protests over operations conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) escalated into significant unrest and instances of rioting across Los Angeles beginning Friday, June 6. The week saw widespread demonstrations, property damage, and a large number of arrests, prompting reactions from both state and federal officials. Escalation and Destruction Across the City The initial…
Los Angeles, CA – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents conducted a large-scale operation targeting several garment factories in the city’s Downtown Arts District on Monday, June 9, 2025. The coordinated raids, carried out under the authority of the recently implemented federal Immigration Enforcement Acceleration Directive (IEAD), resulted in the detention of 85 individuals…
Revenge Unleashed: Adults Storm Riverside High in Violent Vendetta This week, an unsettling incident unfolded at Martin Luther King High School in Riverside, California, where a group of adults stormed onto the campus and violently attacked a student. This act of aggression was supposedly in retaliation for an earlier altercation involving a relative of one…
Memorial Day Box Office Explosion: Lilo & Stitch and Mission: Impossible Set to Break Records As summer approaches, moviegoers are treated to an exciting lineup of films, with Disney’s live-action adaptation of Lilo & Stitch and Paramount’s latest installment of the Mission: Impossible franchise taking center stage. Both films are poised to create a monumental…
Los Angeles has long been recognized as a city where culinary innovation thrives. From gourmet food trucks to high-end vegan restaurants, the LA food scene is always evolving, drawing inspiration from global flavors and the progressive attitudes of its diverse population. But lately, a new trend has been emerging, one that’s not just about the…
Beneath the sun-drenched boulevards and boutique-lined blocks of Los Angeles lies a parallel reality: tent cities and makeshift shelters where thousands live without stable housing. While city officials tout new shelter beds and outreach teams, the voices of the unhoused—those whose daily existence unfolds on sidewalks, under freeway overpasses, and in city parks—often go unheard….
On a quiet corner of Westlake’s Olympic Boulevard, El Pueblo Taco started life as a simple family-run food cart in 2018. Five years later, its signature “Al Pastor Deluxe” has been lauded by Anthony Bourdain’s protégé chefs, trended on TikTok with over 50 million views, and drawn lines that stretch around the block at all…
