The judge said there was "a mountain of evidence" that federal agents had arrested people solely based on characteristics such as race, employment and accent.

The temporary restraining order blocks sweeping immigration raids in seven California counties, including Los Angeles and Ventura counties, after

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass signed an executive order Friday to bolster protocols and support immigrant neighborhoods, including offering cash assistance.

As word spread among Catholics that immigration agents were visiting places of worship to carry out deportations, the pews inside the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Church in downtown Los Angeles became less and less crowded.

"If anyone doesn't belong, it's the Dodgers," the comedian said on his Instagram page while dancing to a song.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced Tuesday that the city will join a lawsuit against the Trump administration intended to stop federal immigration raids.

California Democratic Rep. Jimmy Gomez claimed that immigration officers were not targeting MS-13 members or criminals during a recent ICE raid in Los Angeles.

The Los Angeles Times has won the July Sidney Award from the Sidney Hillman Foundation for its coverage of federal immigration raids in Los Angeles.