On the heels of major shows of force by federal immigration agents in Southern California, a judge is set to rule in a lawsuit seeking to halt immigration raids in Los Angeles. The developments again thrust a spotlight on a region that emerged weeks ago as an epicenter of large-scale immigration raids by the Trump administration – and of tense protests against the actions that often yielded arrests of their own.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on Friday (July 11) said the federal government was behaving like "a big bully" as it has conducted various raids in California. "This started with violent criminals, with drug dealers,