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Barack Obama headlined a rally Saturday in Virginia to try to secure a victory for the state's Democratic gubernatorial candidate, who leads in polls days before the election. Obama moved between criticizing Donald Trump and Republican policy and rhetoric with a bit of humor while also explaining how Abigail Spanberger could help counter what Democrats see as the country's downward trajectory.

Sleeping with a passport by your pillow. Bringing a birth certificate to soccer practice. Avoiding large gatherings and crowds. Grocery shopping for relatives too afraid to go outside. These are some of the ways that US citizens and permanent residents of color have altered how they move through the world as widespread immigration raids create a pervasive climate of fear.

Months of negative news have triggered a tough summer for tourism in Los Angeles, deepening the economic woes for a city buffeted by natural disasters and immigration raids. Tourist arrivals fell by close to 10% this season, according to the latest numbers from Visit California. The region's economy and image suffered significant setbacks this year. Shocking images of the destructive Eaton and Palisades fires in January, followed by the immigration crackdown in June, made global news and repelled visitors.

On Thursday, surveillance video obtained by The Times shows federal agents arriving in several vehicles across from the Home Depot and CARECEN Day Labor Center, and immediately running after people, including vendors and day laborers. As people scattered, federal agents can be seen deploying tear gas. A man who was apprehended and pinned to the ground by federal officials was punched in the face, according to a statement by the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights.

"Essayli told a subordinate to disregard the federal government's 'Justice Manual,' which directs prosecutors to only bring cases they can win at trial."

Jaime Alanis Garcia, of Mexico, fell from a rooftop and subsequently died of his injuries.

The transit agency estimated a ridership count of roughly 23.7 million last month on its bus and rail systems - a 13.5% drop from May and the lowest June on record since 2022, when numbers had started to rebound since the pandemic emergency.

Since the store was raided by federal immigration agents in June, he's been on high alert, fearing detainment and deportation.

Authorities arrested around 200 immigrants during immigration raids at two cannabis farms in California, with 10 children rescued from potential exploitation.

Fascism and authoritarianism are deployed through law enforcement, and recent ICE raids in sanctuary cities highlight this chilling reality.

The alarming pre-emptive memo authorizing national guard troops deployment at protests marks a troubling precedent for civil liberties and free speech in the US.