
Ruben Vives
Staff Writer and Reporter at Los Angeles Times
Reporter for the Los Angeles Times. In search of good stories in Los Angeles County and beyond. On Signal. 🇬🇹
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1 week ago |
latimes.com | Ruben Vives
The truck carrying two men suspected of living in the country illegally was pinned between a white rusty fence and two border patrol vehicles near a busy intersection in Hawthorne. Standing by the passenger door, two federal agents were handcuffing a pregnant woman, a U.S. citizen, angering the crowd that had gathered there and prompting masked agents to stand guard with less-lethal weapons and batons. “Let her go, she’s pregnant,” a woman screamed out.
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latimes.com | Ruben Vives |Howard Blume
The Riverside Police Department is seeking help from the public two days after the driver of a black SUV rammed through a group of demonstrators in downtown Riverside, running over a young woman who remains in critical but stable condition. The department is asking for help in identifying and locating the suspect in the incident that occurred around 9:10 p.m. on University Avenue between Main and Orange streets, according to Officer Ryan J. Railsback, a spokesman for the department.
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hanfordsentinel.com | Jaweed Kaleem |Ruben Vives |Rebecca Ellis
LOS ANGELES — Tens of thousands of demonstrators fanned out across Southern California Saturday for “No Kings Day” protests against President Donald Trump, depicting the president as an aspiring monarch who violates democratic norms as he has clashed with California leaders over his deployment of the military to clamp down on at times violent protests sparked by immigration raids.
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thebrunswicknews.com | Rebecca Ellis |Ruben Vives |Melissa Gomez |Rachel Uranga
LOS ANGELES - With less than two hours until the 8 p.m. curfew set in, law enforcement pushed hundreds of protesters through downtown toward Los Angeles City Hall, releasing rubber bullets, flash-bangs, pepper balls and tear gas into the crowd. The LAPD issued an order to disperse around 4 p.m. after a day of largely peaceful protests.
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yahoo.com | Ruben Vives |James Rainey |Libor Jany
A week of immigration sweeps across Southern California has left some communities eerily quiet, with some residents saying they are avoiding going out and attending to routine business out of fear of being stopped. Among the places where residents and merchants say foot traffic is way down include the normally bustling MacArthur Park area, downtown Downey and the Fashion District, which saw a large immigration raid June 6.
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