John Fredricks

2 weeks ago | theepochtimes.com | Brad Jones |John Fredricks

The federal government deployed troops to quell riots and the state sued, alleging overreach. By Brad Jones and John Fredricks6/10/2025Updated: 6/10/2025LOS ANGELES—Riots in protest of federal immigration operations, prompting President Donald Trump to deploy troops into Los Angeles, have precipitated a showdown between state and federal power. Over the weekend, violence erupted as protestors broke off pieces of cinder blocks and cement structures to throw at law enforcement vehicles.

2 weeks ago | gopusa.com | Brad Jones |John Fredricks

LOS ANGELES—Several hundred protesters waving Mexican flags demonstrated against Immigration, Customs, and Enforcement (ICE) raids at a federal building in downtown Los Angeles on June 8 for the third day in a row. Against a backdrop of anti-ICE graffiti lining the walls of the Edward R.

2 weeks ago | theepochtimes.com | Brad Jones |John Fredricks

California Gov. Gavin Newsom asked for withdrawal of the national guardsmen and has called Trump’s deployment of the national guard inflammatory. By Brad Jones and John Fredricks6/9/2025Updated: 6/9/2025LOS ANGELES—Several hundred protesters waving Mexican flags demonstrated against Immigration, Customs, and Enforcement (ICE) raids at a federal building in downtown Los Angeles on June 8 for the third day in a row. Against a backdrop of anti-ICE graffiti lining the walls of the Edward R.

1 month ago | theepochtimes.com | John Fredricks

HERMOSILLO, Mexico—The moment a pistol was pressed against the side of cattle rancher Aaron Cameron’s head two years ago, he knew that the business he and his family had worked so hard for was about to be taken away. Dozens of cartel gunmen drove onto his property in armored vehicles, some mounted with .50-caliber machine guns. They took over the site for more than a year, until state police officers were able to clear them out. Other residents in the area were also targeted.

Feb 28, 2025 | theepochtimes.com | John Fredricks

2/28/2025Updated: 2/28/2025As ash, burned wood, and melted plastic floated on the crashing waves of the Pacific Palisades Sunset Point Beach area of Los Angeles, one surfer paddled into a good-sized wave of the coast. “I think that guy is a volunteer out here, so I’m sure he knows how bad the water is,” one Los Angeles Department of Water and Power worker told The Epoch Times while on his lunch break.