The University of California-Santa Barbara’s Benjamin Cohen said California seceding from the Union could occur within a decade due to “growing friction with the federal government.”

Protesters gathered in LA after hundreds of federal agents and military personnel launched an immigration raid in MacArthur Park.

Protesters and federal agents faced off Thursday at a massive marijuana operation authorities accused of hiring and harboring undocumented workers.

Protesters are rallying against the closure of a major gender-affirming care center for kids and teenagers at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. The center is shuttering at the end of this month

Los Angeles has made headlines for several recent immigration protests. On June 6, protesters resisted U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ICE) agents' raids, spurring President Donald Trump to deploy National Guard troops and Marines to respond, against the wishes of Democratic California Governor Gavin Newsom.

Two organizers in Los Angeles had search warrants executed against them by the FBI. One of them faces federal charges.

Protesters in LA rallied against the administration and immigration policies on July 4, organized by the 50501 Movement.

Following months of protest over the Israel-Hamas war, pro-Palestinian protests have left universities with multimillion-dollar cleanup bills.