In the days before protests erupted in Los Angeles, the Trump administration stepped up its efforts to detain migrants — taking into custody those who arrived for routine check-ins while also conducting workplace raids that have sent waves of fear across Southern California and beyond.

Protests against President Trump's deportation policies have divided Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill and across the country. Senator Ted Cruz, R-Texas, praised the President's decision to deploy the National Guard in California.

President Donald Trump was met with boos and cheers as he attended the opening night performance of the musical "Les Misérables" at the Kennedy Center on Wednesday evening.Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Trump are defending the mobilization of National Guardsmen and Marines to Los Angeles amid objections from Democrats about their domestic deployment.

The Department of Homeland Security on Thursday told hundreds of thousands of migrants that their permission to live in the United States had been revoked and they should leave.

A new Boston Globe/Suffolk University poll of voters (mostly in Massachusetts but also including New Hampshire and Rhode Island) found a 53%-41% majority opposing the Trump administration's drive to deport immigrants here illegally.

President Trump’s statement suggested his sweeping policies were alienating industries he wants to keep in his corner.

The first U.S. bishop appointed by Pope Leo XIV has called for priests, deacons and parish leaders to accompany migrants to court and stand in solidarity with them.

The president signaled an opening to protect migrant workers in agriculture and hospitality, in statements an official said sought to soothe industry leaders.