Pietruszka said he only hires builders here in the country legally, but that he also relies on companies that employ highly skilled, undocumented labor. Many of those workers are now no-shows because they are fearful of the ramped-up Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids.

The presence of masked federal agents is an unnerving part of life in Southern California this summer. Here’s a look at who’s carrying out the immigration raids.

The Central Valley is home to hotly-contested seats in both the House of Representatives and California Legislature. Some state Republican lawmakers in a letter last month urged the president to direct immigration authorities “to avoid the kinds of sweeping raids that instill fear and disrupt the workplace,” including farms.

The study examined the financial consequences of federal immigration enforcement in California, home to over two million undocumented immigrants.

A U.S. Army veteran arrested during an immigration raid at a California marijuana farm says he was sprayed with tear gas and pepper spray.

I can’t in good conscience tell them that they’re not in danger,’ the attorney said, referring to the fast-tracking of detentions and deportations.

LA County Republican Chair Roxanne Hoge calls federal immigration operations "political irony" as ICE conducts sweeps amid opposition from Mayor Karen Bass and Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Three Democratic-led states that led the way in offering free healthcare to low-income people who are in the U.S. without legal permission are either limiting or ending the programs because of significant budget concerns.

A federal judge’s ruling had its genesis outside a Pasadena donut shop, where masked and armed agents converged.