This basement doesn’t exist in Russia, or Hungary, or China. It sits below an American federal building in downtown Los Angeles. Federal taxpayers’ dollars keep it running. The ongoing immigration raids in the city keep it full.

After an immigration arrest in Culver City, cartoonist Lalo Alcaraz created a painting that’s gone viral — and emerged as a flashpoint in the debate over immigration enforcement.

A federal immigration detention center in Los Angeles has been the focus of protests and a military presence in the city since June. While interviewing

Andres Felipe Pineda Mogollon was arrested after a traffic stop in Silver Lake, the FBI in Los Angeles said Thursday.

Federal immigration officers have detained 2,792 undocumented immigrants in the Los Angeles area since June, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Officials didn’t specify in which counties or cities the arrests occurred.

Demonstrators hit the streets again in L.A. after President Trump deployed the National Guard due to protests against ICE raids.

A judge has temporarily blocked federal agencies from conducting immigration enforcement raids in L.A. that have shocked the nation in recent weeks.

In a searing ruling, a federal judge in Los Angeles temporarily blocked the Trump administration from conducting indiscriminate sweeps in immigrant communities, saying they probably violate the 4th Amendment.

The Los Angeles Police Department has made nearly 400 arrests and detentions since Saturday in connection to immigration protests. The vast majority arrests have been for failing to leave the area ...

The Los Angeles Police Department has made nearly 400 arrests and detentions since Saturday in connection to immigration protests. The vast majority arrests have been for failing to leave the area ...

As tens of thousands of immigrants are detained and held inside federal detention centers, the power of federal lawmakers such as Judy Chu to provide oversight and answers is even more critical — and threatened.