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.

Nationwide protests against President Trump’s crackdown on immigration are putting Democrats in tricky political territory ahead of the high-stakes midterms. After demonstrations against

More than 2,000 protests are planned today across the country with many due to the immigration raids in Los Angeles.

From farms to construction sites, workplace raids have alarmed businesses that suddenly find themselves in the Trump administration's crosshairs.

Sen. Alex Padilla was forcibly removed after he interrupted a Los Angeles news conference on immigration held by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is promising to move forward with the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.

Trump’s efforts to constrain immigration during his first term played out in a similar fashion; by 2019, the unemployment rate had dropped to 3.5%, its lowest level since 1969, with earnings up 3.5% from 2018. Meanwhile, economic growth slowed to 2.3%, down from 2.9% the year prior, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Immigration enforcement operations targeting worksites have led to arrests and deportations of workers across the country. Some of the people caught up in the raids have been working in the U.S. for years.

Sectors including construction, hospitality, health care and manufacturing are on high alert. Economists are worried about the labor market and growth.

The 421-student Springfield school is designed to teach newcomers to the United States. It has been on high alert since President Donald Trump took office and pledged to crack down and change rules on immigration.