Salvador Hernández

1 week ago | latimes.com | Salvador Hernandez |Salvador Hernández

Vice President JD Vance is set to arrive in Los Angeles on Friday as part of a surprise visit to the region amid a series of immigration raids that have sparked days of protests and defiance from local officials who oppose the federal raids. It was not immediately clear when the vice president was set to arrive, but his office said in a statement Vance would tour a multi-agency Federal Joint Operations Center, a Federal Mobile Command Center, and meet with Marines who have been sent to the area.

1 week ago | latimes.com | Salvador Hernandez |Salvador Hernández

A former manager of an El Cajon company pleaded guilty Wednesday to hiring undocumented workers, the culmination of a federal investigation that included an undercover agent and an armed raid at the powder coating and sandblasting company earlier this year. John Washburn, the former general manager of San Diego Powder & Protective Coatings, was sentenced to one year of unsupervised release but will do no jail time as part of a plea agreement, according to court records.

1 week ago | latimes.com | Salvador Hernandez |Salvador Hernández |Grace Toohey

Traffic may still be clogging Los Angeles freeways during rush hour, but in many sections of the city, daily life as it once was has come to a jolting halt. In the wake of widespread immigration raids across the region, fear and panic have settled across many communities in L.A., where one-third of residents are immigrants.

2 weeks ago | latimes.com | Salvador Hernandez |Salvador Hernández

Vendors were selling a variety of colorful national flags in downtown L.A. on Wednesday, but Axel Martinez settled on one with with Old Glory on one half and the Mexican flag on the other. The 26-year-old was born in the U.S., raised in Mexico City and returned to the States because of the opportunity, he said. On Wednesday, he stood among hundreds of other demonstrators outside the Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown L.A. who were facing off with National Guard troops on Alameda Street.

2 weeks ago | latimes.com | Salvador Hernandez |Salvador Hernández

A burglary suspect who was shot and killed in a Lynwood home Thursday morning is believed to have been shot by an accomplice when they were startled by a resident, officials said. Deputies were called to the 11000 block of Linden Street after receiving a call of a burglary in progress, officials with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said in a statement. When deputies arrived, they found a man who had been shot and died at the scene.