Los Angeles Times
January 2026
Trump officials have tried to justify ICE shootings. Is it backfiring in court?
What she said really doesn’t bear out in terms of what the facts that are available tell us,
The credibility of the prosecutor’s office and the credibility of the law enforcement officers testifying is key,
We didn’t talk about the protests in L.A. and we didn’t talk about the protests that were in Minnesota or anything,
When top federal law enforcement leaders in the country push false narratives like this, it leads the public to question everything the government says going forward,
While the United States voluntarily dismissed its formal prosecution of her with prejudice... government officials continue to prosecute Ms. Martinez’s character in the court of public opinion,
One of the main reasons I’ve been so enthusiastic about this president has been his stance on immigration issues,
That trust is eroded when they rush to push narratives before any real investigations take place,
New message from top Democrats: The U.S. Justice Department can't be trusted
Trust goes up and down in the people in institutions over history, but there’s been a baseline level of support for our Constitution, the way our government is built, and the seal on the building — even if people didn’t trust who was in that building,
Donald Trump and the Department of Justice just made it clear right now that they intend to withhold approximately 50% or half of the Epstein files while claiming to have fully complied with the law. This is outrageous and incredibly concerning,
What happened to Renee Good and Alex Pretti was murder by our own government, and our committee is working right now on a major report on both of those incidents so that those that are responsible are held accountable,
We cannot trust the Department of Justice. They are an illegitimate organization right now under the leadership of [Atty. Gen.] Pam Bondi and the direction of Donald Trump,
To be clear: the claims are unfounded and false, and if they had a shred of credibility, they certainly would have been weaponized against President Trump already,
LAPD's relationship with federal authorities under scrutiny as criticism of ICE grows
Have you seen them arrest any? No,
We have to trust in a chief who is able to say ICE engaging and detaining 5-year-old kids and detaining flower vendors is not what this system was set up to do,
Ideally, in a perfect world, ICE is able to work within immigrant communities to identify the really bad actors,
It’s not a good policy decision and it wasn’t well thought out in my opinion,
When you don’t speak out, the old adage that silence is deafening is absolutely true. You end up losing the public and you end up putting your own people at risk,
Shutdown nears as lawmakers brace for next round of ICE negotiations
This idea that we’re somehow not demanding immediately the removal of masks and body cameras and all the other reforms while eliminating this agency that’s causing harm, I think, is outrageous,
As Chairman of the [House] Defense Appropriation Subcommittee, I’m especially concerned about the negative impacts of a shutdown at a time when we have a buildup of American military assets in the Middle East,
You can convince me that ICE can be better, but I don’t think I will ever convince you to abandon sanctuary cities because you’re wedded to it on the Democratic side,
We’ll fix the $500,000 — count me in — but you took the notification out,
We will evaluate whether that is sufficient time,
I cannot support legislation that increases funding to this agency while delivering no accountability measures.”
When enforcement becomes dangerous for enforcers, enforcement does not survive,
We need to get these priorities funded,
Trump's Cuba oil tariff threat creates new diplomatic challenge for Mexico's Sheinbaum
The faucets are being shut off,
We cannot put our country at risk in terms of tariffs,
Trump's promise of prosperity clashes with harsh reality in Caracas
Really, everything has been difficult for us,
The price of fish is less than meat, so people do come to buy here,
People do seem to have changed their habits,
We really don’t quite know where all this is going to lead us,
I get it that everyone was nervous after what happened to Maduro,
This month I could only buy half of what I needed,
There is a little less anxiety now,
Firmness, flattery and phone calls: How Mexico's president won over Trump
It would be very very concerning — and certainly illegal under Mexican law — if the FBI operated and arrested an individual on Mexican soil,... I think there are some clear signs that this took place without the involvement of Mexican authorities.”
In public, Sheinbaum’s government has maintained a sovereign and patriotic rhetoric, but it is evident that, in private, it has been very docile with the U.S.,
I do think there’s a real risk of a strike on Mexican soil against cartels, especially after what happened in Venezuela,
The list of concessions to Trump accumulated in a single year far surpasses in scope and depth those made by supposedly more ‘subservient’ governments,
I had the pleasure of greeting his wife, Melania.”
It’s not something that just happened today,
We will always hold our heads high,
Trust in ICE plummets, even when agents target serious criminals
They’ve painted to the American people that they were going after the worst of the worst, and that is nothing like what is happening,
The pressure of those numbers on enforcement agencies and mobilizing the whole of government and other law enforcement agencies, well beyond the traditional ICE and CBP, has created pressures that have led to extensive overreach,
They’ve shown us that they’re not trustworthy,
The brand of the agency is becoming so toxic,
We will not let rioters or agitators slow us down from removing murderers, rapists, pedophiles, gang members, and terrorists,
I’m not here because the federal government has carried out this mission perfectly,
We’re here to arrest a child sex offender and you guys are out here honking,
ICE / Soldiers off our streets.”
In Minneapolis we’re at the point now when, if agents are going to go after someone with a very serious violent criminal history, they’re likely to pick up observers and a lot of attention,
To where now it probably is starting to bleed into and impeding operations that most of those protesters are probably not opposed to — the idea of ICE getting someone with a violent criminal history off the streets,
Senate Democrats and White House strike deal to avert shutdown, continue ICE debate
Republicans and Democrats in Congress have come together to get the vast majority of the Government funded until September, while at the same time providing an extension to the Department of Homeland Security (including the very important Coast Guard, which we are expanding and rebuilding like never before),
Hopefully, both Republicans and Democrats will give a very much needed Bipartisan ‘YES’ Vote.”
Republicans in Congress cannot allow this violent status quo to continue,
It would be disastrous to shut down FEMA in the middle of a major winter storm. It’s affecting half the country, and it appears that another storm is along the way,
Nicki Minaj, dreamer no more? After Trump event, rapper says citizenship paperwork being finalized
With Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent at her side, Nicki Minaj appeared Wednesday in Washington, D.C., at an event launching the “Trump accounts” created by the “Big Beautiful Bill” legislation
The hate or what people have to say, it does not affect me at all. It actually motivates me to support him more, and it’s going to motivate all of us to support him more,
I didn’t know Nicki, and I’ve been hearing over the years she’s a big Trump supporter, Trump fan,
When I hear the word mean, I think about the core of who the person is,
I’m going to let my nails grow, because I love those nails. I’m going to let those nails grow.”
I have the utmost respect and admiration for our president,
I was one of those immigrant children coming to America to flee poverty,
I came to this country as an illegal immigrant @ 5 years old,
Katie Uhlaender's quest for record sixth Winter Olympics thwarted by Canada's questionable ethics
I cried when I found out he went through with this plan,
Homan says any scaling back of Minnesota crackdown depends on state 'cooperation'
DO NOT COMMUNICATE OR ENGAGE WITH AGITATORS,
I’m not here because the federal government has carried out this mission perfectly,
The withdrawal of law enforcement resources here is dependent upon cooperation,
I don’t want to see anybody die, not the officers, not members of the community and not the targets of our operations,
The chiefs I’ve talked to are committed to responding to 911 calls when protesters turned violent, agents are in a dangerous situation and there’s assaults,
Bottom line is you can’t fix problems if you don’t have discussions,
More agents in the jail means less agents in the street,
If you don’t like what ICE is doing, go protest Congress,
I said in March, if the rhetoric didn’t stop, there’s going to be bloodshed, and there has been,
San José Mayor Matt Mahan, a Newsom critic and political moderate, enters race for California governor
I have not heard the field embrace the kinds of solutions that I don’t think we need, I know we need, as the mayor of the largest city in Northern California,
Our mayor is right that there needs to be more focus on the city getting ‘back to basics,’ and I don’t know how running for governor and doing a big statewide race really brings the core governance needed for a city,
Matt Mahan is a person of integrity who has made great progress on housing in San José, cost of living, and public safety. He is a terrific Mayor and would be a formidable candidate for Governor,
He bucks the Democratic Party,
Is Matt running for governor yet? Silicon Valley and California, let’s embrace Matt Mahan and his sensible policies. Matt understands how wealth is created, opportunity is created and society is advanced.”
I want to follow through on that work by holding state government accountable for partnering with cities and counties to deliver better outcomes,
Matt may run as a Democrat and feel like he is a Democrat, but his policy positions are more conservative than many Democrats we interact with here in Santa Clara County,
Climate change, electric vehicles and Delta tunnel among the focuses of gubernatorial candidate forum
Gubernatorial candidates spoke out about their environmental policies, including climate change and clean energy, at a forum on Wednesday
We need to go after the shysters,
We have to move much faster than the Delta tunnel could ever move in terms of solving our water problems,
We know our future is in clean energy and in making our environment as clean as possible,
Secretary Becerra never knew this word to be offensive and certainly he meant no disrespect to anyone,
Top Trump officials' reversal on Minneapolis shooting: Policy change or damage control?
A gunshot perforation can be seen in a window in front of a makeshift memorial for Alex Pretti on Monday in Minneapolis
We are evaluating why the CBP team may not have been following that protocol,
That’s what we need here: some communication and some discussion in an effort to bring down the temperature,
We expect more arrests to come,... I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: NOTHING will stop President Trump and this Department of Justice from enforcing the law.”
We have seen a de-escalation in the last 24 hours, at least,
But that’s a low bar; the fundamental policy hasn’t changed,
He’s a relatively aggressive immigration enforcement type as well,
An assassin tried to murder federal agents.”
They’ve entrenched themselves here,
They shift gears like they’re first time drivers,
That tactic has terrorized communities,
Rubio stands by Venezuela attack, says Trump retains authority to use force
If we said that a foreign country invaded our capital, bombed all our air defense — which would be an extensive bombing campaign, and it was — removed our president, and then blockaded the country, we would think it was an act of war,
The people that control the guns and the institutions of government there are in the hands of this regime,
We have the right to have diplomatic relations with China, with Russia, with Iran, with Cuba, with all the peoples of the world. Also with the United States. We are a sovereign nation,
The president never rules out his options as commander in chief to protect the national interest of the United States,
You can have elections all day, but if the opposition has no access to the media … those aren’t free and fair elections,
And if it’s going to last longer than 60 days, we have to come to Congress with it. We don’t anticipate either of these things having to happen,
I was a big fan of [congressional] consultation when I was sitting over there,
If an Iranian drone factory pops up and threatens our forces in the region,... the president retains the option to eliminate that.”
I’ve known Maria Corina for probably 12 or 13 years,
Bovino was the face of Trump's hardline immigration raids. Now his future is in question
On Monday, Trump deployed border advisor Tom Homan to Minnesota, with Bovino reportedly set to depart the region
So it’s not just the leadership, it’s the lack of training,
I think it signals that the tensions have risen so significantly that there’s beginning to be ruptures and fragments within the Trump administration to try to figure out how to do this enforcement more efficiently, but also with more accountability,
It’s about constitutional rights and it’s about U.S. citizens,
They’re still threatening to use military action,
I think it’s a grave mistake to think the change in the personnel on the ground constitutes a change in policy,
The country is disgusted by what the Department of Homeland Security has done,
Bovino is very good, but he’s a pretty out-there kind of a guy,... And in some cases that’s good. Maybe it wasn’t good here.”
All over … the Los Angeles region, we’re going to turn and burn to that next target and the next and the next and the next, and we’re not going to stop,
When you’re faced with opposition to law and order, what do you do?”
Simply changing from Bovino to Homan,... doesn’t signal anything significant in terms of policy.”
Immigration agents, leaders defy best practices honed by U.S. police for half a century
State and local chiefs have to spend 365 days of the year building trust in their community and establishing legitimacy... and in comes this surge of federal agents who are acting out of control in their communities and creating very unsafe conditions on the ground,
You don’t put yourself in that position because you have the option to just take down the license plate number and go arrest them later if you think they’ve violated the law,
This isn’t law enforcement, this is terror enforcement,
They use excessive force against suspects and protesters, they detain and arrest people without legal cause, they violate the 1st Amendment rights of protesters and observers,
It’s a terrible disappointment,
These types of tactics end up hurting all of law enforcement, not just federal law enforcement, even though state and locals didn’t ask for these types of tactics, and, frankly, have been moving away from them for years out of a recognition that they undermine trust in communities and ultimately hurt their public safety mission,
There’s just no kind and gentle way,
The scenes have been contaminated, I haven’t seen any evidence or any what you would call standard investigative protocols, like freezing the scene, witness checks, canvassing the neighborhood, supervisors responding to try to determine what happened,
This isn’t about Democrats versus Republicans,
Hollywood Burbank Airport at risk of a midair collision, top U.S. transportation official says
Hollywood Burbank Airport is a busy Class C, or medium-sized, airport with short runways and a tight airspace
Burbank is one where commercial airlines have called me to say the next midair is going to be at Burbank, and nobody at [the Federal Aviation Administration] is paying attention to us.”
With all three of them converging to the same waypoints to go north or to go east, there’s not enough air traffic controllers to do that safely,
It’s also unusual that the [NTSB] chairperson would say that she’s heard directly from airlines,
We have to put more restrictions on where and when flights can take place,
The local controller did not issue a traffic advisory or safety alert, as required, to either of the flight crews immediately after [the Mesa Airlines plane] reported going around, or during the following minutes when both airplanes were in an unsafe proximity to each other,
Based [on] our safety analysis, the FAA lowered the Van Nuys traffic pattern by 200 feet during an evaluation in 2025 to see if that would reduce conflicts with aircraft landing at Burbank,
In February 2025, we began using innovative AI tools to identify similar hotspots with high volumes of mixed helicopter and airplane traffic and implement appropriate mitigations,
I hope that they wake up before the catastrophe that NTSB is warning about actually occurs,
You could potentially have an airplane crashing into a Metrolink train,
Is social media harmful for kids? Meta and YouTube face trial after TikTok settles suit
This settlement should come as no surprise because that damning evidence is just the tip of the iceberg,
This is the beginning of the trial of our generation,
The Parties are pleased to have been able to resolve this matter in an amicable manner,
I am equally shocked... by the internal documents that I have seen from all four of these defendants regarding their knowing decision to addict kids to a platform knowing it would be bad for them,
Trump signs executive order to 'preempt' permitting process for fire-destroyed homes in L.A.
As the recovery process continues, additional federal support is needed, and our entire delegation looks forward to working cooperatively with your administration to ensure the communities of Southern California receive their fair share of federal disaster assistance,
When I talk to people it seems to have more to do with their insurance payout or whether they have enough money to complete construction,
Please actually help us. We are begging you,
American families and small businesses affected by the wildfires have been forced to continue living in a nightmare of delay, uncertainty, and bureaucratic malaise as they remain displaced from their homes, often without a source of income, while state and local governments delay or prevent reconstruction by approving only a fraction of the permits needed to rebuild,
Olympic snowboarder accused of running drug cartel pleads not guilty in L.A. hearing
Just to tell you how bad of a guy Ryan Wedding is, he went from an Olympic snowboarder to the largest narco trafficker in modern times,
Another shutdown likely after ICE killings in Minnesota prompt revolt by Democrats
I’m not giving ICE or Border Patrol another dime given how these agencies are operating. Democrats are not going to fund that,... I think anyone who votes to give them more money to do this will share in the responsibility and see more Americans die in our cities as a result.”
[Congress must] tear down and replace ICE with an agency that has oversight,
ICE agents do not have carte blanche in carrying out their duties.”
Scrutiny builds over killing of Alex Pretti; Trump sends Homan to Minnesota
He has not been involved in that area, but knows and likes many of the people there,
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I have worked closely with Tom over the last year and he has been a major asset to our team,
I don’t like any shooting. I don’t like it,
They are losing the battle in people’s minds,
At some point we will leave,
Tom is tough but fair, and will report directly to me.”
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Arellano: Under Trump, the bootlickers have come out in force. Minneapolis cements it
No one who wants to be peaceful shows up at a protest with a firearm.... And how was he using that handgun in terms of threatening Border Patrol?”
The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”
If you approach law enforcement with a gun, there is a high likelihood they will be legally justified in shooting you,