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Death Toll From L.A. Fires Reaches 31 After Remains Are Found

More than six months after the fires, officials determined that another person had died in Altadena.

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Officials determined this week that a 31st person had died in the Los Angeles wildfires. The victim lived in Altadena on a block that had been destroyed.
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Why Are More Than 100 People Still Missing in Texas, 2 Weeks After the Floods?

The number of people unaccounted for dropped this week but remains stubbornly high as some searchers lose hope of finding them.

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Members of the military presented an American flag on Friday to firefighters and relatives of Michael Phillips, the chief of the volunteer fire department in Marble Falls, who is among those missing from the floods.
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ICE Raids Scare Off L.A. Workers Rebuilding Fire-Torn Areas

Immigrant workers are central to recovery efforts in neighborhoods burned in the January wildfires, but recent raids have led some to stay home.

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Some construction workers say they are afraid to rebuild fire-torn areas after recent ICE raids targeted laborers in Southern California.
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Immigration Arrests in Los Angeles Spike Amid Aggressive Enforcement

Nearly 3,000 people have been arrested since the beginning of June, more than three times the number in previous months this year.

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Since the beginning of June, Department of Homeland Security agents and officers have arrested nearly 2,800 immigrants in the Los Angeles area, according to the agency.
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L.A.-Area Bishop Excuses Faithful From Mass Over Fear of Immigration Raids

Bishop Alberto Rojas of the Diocese of San Bernardino lifted the obligation to attend Mass for anyone who had a “genuine fear of immigration enforcement actions.”

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Bishop Alberto Rojas leading Mass at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in Chino Hills, Calif., in 2023.
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L.A.-Area Bishop Excuses Faithful From Mass Over Fear of Immigration Raids

Bishop Alberto Rojas of the Diocese of San Bernardino lifted the obligation for members to celebrate Mass if they had a “genuine fear of immigration enforcement actions.”

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Bishop Alberto Rojas leading Mass at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in Chino Hills, Calif., in 2023.
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L.A. Moves to Join Lawsuit Against Trump Administration’s Immigration Raids

The legal move came the day after federal agents and National Guard troops converged on a Los Angeles park in an extraordinary show of force.

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Protesters gathered in Pasadena, Calif., last month, after immigration officials detained people in the area.
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