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How to prepare if a parent or legal guardian is detained or deported

1 week ago | lapublicpress.org | Sabrina Sanchez

This article was originally published by LAist on June 17, 2025. Increased immigration enforcement across Los Angeles — sweeping workplaces, homes and grocery stores — has left many families worried about their future. LAist gathered resources and spoke with legal and mental health experts to help immigrant families plan in case a parent or legal guardian is being detained or deported. This guide is meant to be helpful, but please consult a lawyer for legal advice regarding your specific situation.
Federal agents raided this Westlake Home Depot. Now it’s a place of resistance

1 week ago | lapublicpress.org | Amanda Del Cid Lugo

A bustling community immigration defense effort on the sidewalk in front of the Westlake Home Depot has become a welcome sight for day laborers seeking work and support after federal immigration raids ripped through Los Angeles this month. The effort, organized by the LA Tenants Union (LATU) and the Community Self Defense Coalition LA, is part reading materials, part collective action.
Meet the Silver Lake drag queen looking to make history in the Senate race

1 week ago | lapublicpress.org | Nico Lang

A Los Angeles-based drag performer hopes to make history by winning election to the California State Legislature next year. Maebe Pudlow, who performs under the name “Maebe A. Girl,” announced her candidacy on June 9 for California’s State Senate District 26, representing the neighborhoods of Boyle Heights, Eagle Rock, East Hollywood, Highland Park and Los Feliz, among others.
Children’s Hospital LA shuts down trans youth clinic, leaving families scrambling

2 weeks ago | lapublicpress.org | Nico Lang

Hours after learning that Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) would be closing its youth gender-affirming care clinic, Jesse Thorn struggled with how he was going to tell his children. Two of his children, ages 8 and 11, are longtime patients of the Center for Transyouth Health and Development and Gender-Affirming Care, and after the election, he said that CHLA staff had previously assured him that they intended to continue operating their services.
LAUSD teachers are now on the frontline of the immigration fight

2 weeks ago | lapublicpress.org | Helen Li

After weeks of rehearsal, hundreds of students were excited to perform at a year-end concert at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in downtown Los Angeles on Monday. The students were part of the Youth Orchestra Los Angeles, an afterschool music program affiliated with the Los Angeles Philharmonic that gives free instruments and intensive music education to students across the Los Angeles Unified School District.
ICE raids are making LA families too scared to go to the doctor

2 weeks ago | lapublicpress.org | Larry Buhl

Elena Fernandez, chief program officer at St. John’s Community Health, recalled an incident earlier this year where a client was taken by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents near a St. John clinic in South LA. “It was at 58th and Hoover,” Fernandez said. “We saw three big white trucks.
Fear grips LA’s Fashion District after ICE arrests at garment manufacturer

2 weeks ago | lapublicpress.org | Alfredo Santana

Immigration raids carried out Friday at two Ambiance Apparel sites in Los Angeles, which manufacture and sell women’s clothing, stoked fear among customers and workers across the Fashion District, and sent sales plunging. Several business owners said Monday that foot traffic has dropped to a trickle. They said they fear sales might not pick up unless shoppers regain confidence that workplace raids are over.
Federal agent tips Huntington Park about ICE raid, and one city leader sprang into action

2 weeks ago | lapublicpress.org | Amanda Del Cid Lugo

At 8:15 a.m. Monday, Huntington Park City Council member Jonathan Sanabria was set to work his non-profit day job from home when he received an email from the city manager alerting him that ICE was coming to their city. Sanabria quickly fired off messages to other city leaders to spread the news, then said goodbye to his pregnant wife and raced out the door and into his Tesla.
At LA’s International Institute, caseloads surge under Trump’s new immigration policies

3 weeks ago | lapublicpress.org | Hadley Meares

Most days, Edita Ghushchyan, managing attorney at the International Institute of Los Angeles, maintains a punishing schedule of defending clients pro-bono against forced deportation. Originally from Armenia, Ghushchyan came to California in 2003 when she was 13 years old, after her parents were granted asylum in America. She joined the legal team at the institute in 2019, where she has fostered close relationships with clients, who today face an increasingly hostile climate.
Trump’s DHS wants LA County’s immigrant files. The county said no

3 weeks ago | lapublicpress.org | Michelle Zenarosa

Editor’s Note:LA Public Press made extensive efforts over two weeks to interview recipients of the Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants, working with advocacy organizations and legal aid groups to facilitate introductions, but was unable to connect with program participants. LA Public Press is committed to offering secure communication channels and source protection for immigrants and others who may face risk of detention or deportation.