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Luis Cortes Romero outside the U.S. Supreme Court after the oral arguments in the UC Regents DACA case on November 12, 2019.

Luis Cortes Romero outside the U.S. Supreme Court after the oral arguments in the UC Regents DACA case on November 12, 2019.

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Federal agents are denied access to Dodger Stadium

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How immigration crackdowns are affecting Latino communities

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Trump administration pauses some immigration raids

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Trump administration pauses some immigration raids

At LA Graduations, Some Families Risk ICE Detention to Shower Students With Gifts and Hugs

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Millions turn out for ‘No Kings’ protests across the U.S.

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Millions turn out for ‘No Kings’ protests across the U.S.

Federal judge hears Calif. challenge to Trump's deployment

Federal judge hears Calif. challenge to Trump's deployment

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Federal judge hears Calif. challenge to Trump's deployment

California Police are Illegally Sharing License Plate Data With ICE and Border Patrol

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L.A. Fires: Recovery & Rebuilding

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New Bill Aims to Increase Pay for Incarcerated Firefighters and Workers

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State Farm to Raise Wildfire Rates After Wildfire Losses

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In the foreground, a sign is attached to a pole and reads "Special Enforcement Zone," describing that no person shall sit, like, sleep or allow items to remain in the public right of way or risk removal. In the background, a person walks down a street instead of the sidewalk, which is full of blue tarps covering homeless camps.

In the foreground, a sign is attached to a pole and reads "Special Enforcement Zone," describing that no person shall sit, like, sleep or allow items to remain in the public right of way or risk removal. In the background, a person walks down a street instead of the sidewalk, which is full of blue tarps covering homeless camps.

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A blonde woman wearing a light grey skirt suit stands with her back to the camera as she holds a sheet of paper and addresses a panel at the front of a courtroom

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An oil pump painted white with red accents stands mid-pump on a dirt road under a blue, cloudy sky with a green, grassy slope in the background.

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A row of cows stands in individual cages along a line of light-colored enclosures, placed along a dirt path under a blue sky dotted with white puffy clouds.

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A Black woman with long, black brains wears a black Chicago Bulls windbreaker jacket with red and white stripes as she stands at the top of a short staircase in a housing complex and rests her left hand on the metal railing. She smiles slightly while looking directly at the camera.

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