Immigration

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., asks Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth if he would send Marines to other cities to assist in ICE activities.

Community members gathered at the Santa Fe Springs city council meeting to express their outrage over an immigration raid at the local swap meet. Macy Jenkins reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Tuesday, June, 17, 2025.

Those who visited the processing center described the “inhumane” conditions Tuesday.

Some people detained by immigration officers are believed to be staying at the High Desert Detention Center, where concerns of the facility’s conditions have been raised. Congresswoman Judy Chu, who was granted access to the detention center, shares what detainees say they’ve been through. This video was broadcast on the NBC4 News at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 17, 2025.

Five Congressional members were given access to the Adelanto ICE Processing Center after being denied last week. Christian Cázares reports for the NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, June 17, 2025.

The newly activated troops are part of some 4,100 members of the National Guard already planned for LA. Lolita Lopez reports for the NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, July 17, 2025.

Vendors and shoppers are largely staying away from the Santa Fe Springs Swap Meet after immigration officers took people into custody over the weekend at the southeast Los Angeles County venue. Swap Meet operators said there was no notice of the operation, which witnesses said involved about 40 U.S. Border Patrol agents. Department of Homeland Security officials said two people…

The Santa Fe Springs Swap Meet was largely absent following a weekend immigration raid at the space. Amber Frias reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, June 17, 2025.

The Trump administration doubled down on its decision to federalize U.S. military by activating about 2,000 additional National Guard troops to LA.

Members of the Pico Rivera community expressed outrage after federal agents arrived at at least two shopping centers on Tuesday.

Pico Rivera officials are slated to address the arrest of a man by immigration agents outside a Walmart. This video was broadcast on the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, June 17, 2025.

Singer Nezza said she was told she won’t be invited back to sing at Dodger Stadium, but the Dodgers said otherwise. Ted Chen reports for the NBC4 News at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, June 17, 2025.

Shakira is opening up about her experience as an immigrant living in the United States under President Donald Trump’s new immigration policies. In an interview with the BBC published on June 12, the Colombian singer candidly revealed what it feels like for her to be an immigrant under the Trump administration. “It means living in constant fear,” she said.

A Spanish-language journalist known for documenting immigration raids could face deportation proceedings after police arrested him on charges of obstructing officers and unlawful assembly as he covered a weekend protest outside Atlanta.

The senior U.S. senator from California also slammed the Trump administration for scapegoating immigrants because of President Trump’s “bad week.”

In Senate floor remarks, Sen. Alex Padilla recounted being forced to the ground and handcuffed in Los Angeles at Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s news conference.

Prosecutors announce criminal charges in violence that broke out during LA protests. Eric Leonard reports for the NBC4 News at 11 a.m. on Tuesday June 17, 2025.

Brad Lander was taken into custody by federal agents at an immigration court Tuesday as he was “escorting” a person out of a courtroom, his campaign says.

More criminal charges were announced Tuesday in connection with violence that broke out during largely peaceful Los Angeles ICE raid protests, including a clash in which rocks were thrown from a freeway overpass and a California Highway Patrol SUV was lit on fire in the downtown area. The charges announced at a news conference Tuesday included four felony counts of…

How did we get here and what happens next? NBC4 legal analyst Royal Oakes explains.