College students face dilemma: Applying for financial aid could expose undocumented parents: laist.com/news/education… via Julia Barajas

This year we’ve been reporting on the toll of having belongings taken during sweeps. We gave out notecards so people could tell us about their experiences in their own words. Here are some of their stories: projects.propublica.org/impact-of-home…

Josie Huang, tireless chronicler of SoCal's Asian American communities among so many others, lost her home in the Altadena fires. Please help her family if you can. buff.ly/4fR5XsX

"LA on Fire and in Solidarity" dropped on January 19. It was produced by Fernanda Echavarri, edited by Maria Elena Garcia, with production assistance from Andrea López-Cruzado + 𓂆 nour. Thanks this week to Antonia Cereijido, Aaron Schrank, Erin Stone (she/her) & Brian De Los Santos latinousa.org/2025/01/19/lao…

I spent hours talking to Black residents displaced by the Eaton fire for NPR. Many recall the redlining, the freeways that took their homes in the 60s and the persistent gun violence from the 80s. Now they turn to the ashes searching for hope. npr.org/2025/02/08/nx-…

This was not for nothing. Every day my love for this city and my reporting skills grew.  If we’re a cautionary tale, remember the part where our work truly mattered. Let that be the reason to find another way, not an excuse to quit.

We're saddened to share today that LAist laid off eight employees this afternoon, including at least four full-time members of our unit. This is the third year in a row we've had cuts.

3 weeks ago, we asked you all to consider donating to those in our unit who were laid off. Since then, you were able to help us fundraise more than $3,500. On behalf of our colleagues & our unit, thank you for helping those who had their lives unexpectedly disrupted. Solidarity!

Los Angeles Immigration Protest thread 🧵

Dr. Jarod Kawasaki, chair & assoc. prof. in Teacher Education, was interviewed as part of an LAist article where reporter Julia Barajas explores the financial challenges faced by students in teacher prep programs. Read: laist.com/news/education… #WeAreCOE 🥇 #COEFaculty 👩‍🏫👨‍🏫

Most nabbed in L.A. raids were men with no criminal conviction, picked up off the street latimes.com/california/sto… Rachel Uranga

Taken: What happens after an LA immigration raid Masked men pull up quickly and approach Latino men. When someone runs, they’re taken. When they don’t answer a question, they’re taken. When they can’t produce papers, they’re taken.  W/WendyFry Lauren Hepler Anat Rubin Andy Donohue

NEW: Alligator Alcatraz isn’t meant for minors. A 15 year old ended up there anyway. State and federal officials initially deflected questions about the boy being held at the facility, but eventually acknowledged he had been there. w Claire Healy miamiherald.com/news/politics-…

This UC Irvine professor’s great great grandfather wrote a ballad about mass deportations — nearly 100 years ago laist.com/news/education… via Julia Barajas

The terror began immediately. Salvadoran guards beat them with their fists, boots and batons, shot them with rubber pellets, and forced them to lick other men's backs. What happened when we sent 230+ Venezuelans to a prison known for human rights abuses. propublica.org/article/venezu…

Cuando Jhoanna Sanguino vio el nombre de su sobrino en la lista de los 252 venezolanos deportados a la megacárcel de El Salvador, el mundo se le vino abajo. Pero en medio de todo el dolor, decidió que haría todo lo posible para sacarlo. Su historia aquí: elhilo.audio/259

DHS continues to push out misinformation, stating that Brian Gavidia was arrested for assaulting a law enforcement officer. He was never arrested. It appears in their fact check that they mixed up Javier Ramirez and Brian Gavidia. latimes.com/california/sto…

El exilio del periodismo salvadoreño es el capítulo más reciente de un patrón que se repite en Centroamérica. En este episodio hablamos con Óscar Martínez, Carlos Martínez y colegas de la región sobre sus experiencias. 🎧 Escucha: elhilo.audio/266

The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And nearly 20 children, two of whom have cancer. propublica.org/article/immigr… Nicole Foy

You probably saw videos of a nighttime raid in Chicago. Agents rappelling from a helicopter, bursting down doors, questioning brown-skinned immigrants. We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua. propublica.org/article/chicag…