As ICE raids continue in Southern California neighborhoods, some undocumented gardeners still work even as they worry about being deported. Citizens in the trade also fear getting mistakenly swept up in enforcement.

Los Angeles is home to a reported 1.8 million Spanish-speaking residents, but rarely do they hear the national anthem sung in that language. On Saturday night at Dodger Stadium, with 51,548 fans on their feet and television cameras trained on the field,

Abigail Jackson, a White House spokeswoman, said violent protesters in Los Angeles had created an unsafe environment for local businesses. "It’s the Democrat riots - not enforcement of federal immigration law - that is hurting small businesses," Jackson told Reuters.

Federal immigration raids across LA are sparking fear and protests, but immigrant laborers are still turning up, hoping for work.

As ICE officers and federal troops descend on the city, many immigrants are scared to go about their daily lives — regardless of their legal status

There has been a common thread this week in the Fashion District of Los Angeles, fear of raids by immigration agents. There are more than 4,000 independent businesses in the district, an area that depends on the labor of immigrants.

"I understand we need to serve all of our people, but President Trump is putting Americans first," Republican Party of New Mexico Chairwoman Amy Barela said.

On June 13 a group of about 100 people gathered at Calle Olvera to kick off a community teach-in and unity march. Led by Shelley Bruce of the Heart Department, a BIPOC cultural programming organization, and 50+ other organizations, community members shared what brought them out and why it mattered.

As millions of people were protesting the ongoing deportation operation, immigration thugs, backed by a helicopter, targeted the popular Latino street market in Sante Fe Springs.