The Los Angeles Dodgers said Friday they will provide $1 million in direct financial assistance to families of immigrants affected by a recent surge in federal immigration raids across Southern California. The money will be distributed with the City of Los Angeles, the California Community Foundation, the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor and other local organisations. The club added that additional community-support measures will be outlined in the coming days. Dodgers President and Chief Executive Officer Stan Kasten said the franchise had “heard the calls” to aid residents facing economic hardship and hopes the pledge will encourage other institutions to act. Mayor Karen Bass welcomed the initiative, noting the raids have sent “shockwaves of fear” through neighbourhoods and hurt the local economy. The commitment follows the team’s decision on Thursday to deny U.S. Customs and Border Protection vehicles access to Dodger Stadium’s parking lot, an episode that highlighted mounting tensions over the enforcement actions launched on 6 June. The 2024 World Series champions, whose fan base is heavily Latino, had faced growing pressure from community and labour groups to take a public stand.

President Donald Trump said Friday that he is examining a plan that would let “good, reputable” farmers assume responsibility for the undocumented laborers they employ, potentially shielding long-time agricultural workers from deportation. “We can’t put the farms out of business,” Trump told reporters in Bedminster, New Jersey, adding that many of the employees in question have worked on the same operations for two decades. The idea comes after a week of sharp policy reversals. On 12 June the White House ordered a halt to workplace immigration raids at farms, hotels and restaurants, only for Immigration and Customs Enforcement to resume operations a few days later. Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin declared on 18 June that there would be “no safe spaces” for industries employing unauthorized workers, and Border Czar Tom Homan reiterated on Thursday that raids will continue. Agricultural groups say the stepped-up enforcement has already removed large portions of some dairy and orchard crews and frightened seasonal pickers away from fields. About 42% of U.S. farm workers lacked legal status between 2020 and 2022, according to the Department of Homeland Security, while the national unemployment rate remains low at 4.2%, leaving employers few replacement options. Trump emphasized that he “never wants to hurt our farmers,” but offered no details or timeline for implementing the proposed verification program. With ICE operations still under way and federal agencies offering conflicting signals, growers and hospitality businesses remain uncertain about the stability of the labor force that underpins significant parts of the U.S. food and leisure economy.

Intercontinental Exchange said it has raised the initial margin requirement for Brent crude oil futures by 24%, according to a notice circulated on 20 June. The change, which takes effect with the close of business on the same day, means traders will have to post significantly more collateral to open or maintain positions in the global benchmark contract. The hike follows a sharp build-up in speculative exposure. ICE data show money managers increased their net-long position in Brent futures and options by 76,253 contracts to 273,175 in the week ended 17 June. Long-only holdings grew by 35,807 contracts while short-only positions fell by 40,446. Raising margin requirements is a standard exchange tool to temper leverage and protect against price volatility. Brent crude has traded near US$ XX a barrel in recent sessions as the market weighs supply cuts by OPEC+ and uncertain demand growth.

Federal agents used tear gas, rubber bullets and other crowd-control munitions late Wednesday to clear roughly 250 protesters who blocked vehicle exits at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office on Southwest Macadam Avenue in Portland, Oregon. The Department of Homeland Security said demonstrators hurled fireworks, smoke grenades and lasers at officers before the site was secured; five people were arrested on charges ranging from trespassing to assault on federal law-enforcement personnel. The U.S. Department of Justice has since filed criminal complaints against at least four individuals described as Antifa affiliates for earlier actions at the same facility. Deni Jungic Wolf, 19, faces up to 20 years in prison on allegations of punching a federal officer on 16 June, while Eli Victor McKenzie, 21, was charged with disobeying a lawful order. Separate complaints accuse Ginovanni Joseph Brumbelow, 21, of stabbing an officer with a sharpened stake, and Joshua Ames Cartrette, 46, of kicking tear-gas canisters toward agents. Homeland Security said assaults on its officers have risen 413% this year and vowed to continue deploying tactical teams to protect federal property. The Portland clash is part of a month-long series of anti-ICE demonstrations nationwide that authorities say have increasingly turned violent.

Mexico’s Foreign Ministry said U.S. immigration authorities have detained 1,154 Mexican nationals during President Donald Trump’s second term, including 222 arrested since 6 June when Immigration and Customs Enforcement intensified workplace and community raids in cities such as Los Angeles and Oxnard. Foreign Minister Juan Ramón de la Fuente told reporters the government has documented 111 ICE operations that have led to 5,719 arrests overall. Mexican citizens account for roughly one fifth of the total. The largest single locations for Mexican detentions were Oxnard with 67 cases, Los Angeles with 54 and Vinton, Louisiana with 52. De la Fuente said Mexico’s 53 consulates in the United States have carried out 4,456 visits to detention centers and provided about 9,000 legal consultations. A new assistance protocol, published this month, and a 24-hour helpline are intended to ensure detainees receive legal counsel and that their rights are respected. “Migration is a right and migrants have rights,” the minister said, promising continued consular protection.

Florida Democrat Maxwell Frost accused U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement of “kidnapping” migrants and engaging in “human trafficking” during a June 20 appearance on CBS’s “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.” Frost said agents in unmarked vans were detaining people without due process and “trafficking them to other nations,” characterizing recent deportations carried out under the Trump administration as illegal. The 28-year-old congressman, the youngest member of the House, coupled his remarks with calls for a blanket amnesty and a “speedy path to citizenship” for undocumented immigrants. Earlier the same day, he promoted draft legislation that would compel ICE to release data on conditions inside facilities operated or contracted by the agency. His comments follow a month of stepped-up workplace raids and a new ICE directive requiring lawmakers to give 72 hours’ notice before visiting field offices. Republican leaders swiftly denounced Frost’s allegations. House Speaker Mike Johnson called the lawmaker’s broader push for mass amnesty “dangerous” and vowed the GOP would block it. Conservative groups and commentators likewise dismissed the trafficking charge as incendiary. ICE has not publicly responded to Frost’s comments.

Federal immigration authorities are reported to have detained two landscapers while they were mowing a homeowner’s lawn in Southern California on 20 June, according to multiple local television stations. Neighbours said the agents arrived in unmarked vehicles and left within minutes, taking the workers without explanation and leaving power tools and a truck on the curb. The episode is one of several immigration enforcement actions across the Los Angeles area this week. FOX 11 reported that roughly 30 people, including a U.S. citizen, were held during a raid on a Hollywood business, while a 20-year-old flower vendor in San Fernando said agents questioned him and temporarily stopped sales outside his family’s stand. Witnesses also described agents briefly detaining a tamale vendor, who fainted and was taken to hospital. DHS has not released an official tally or the names of those arrested. Border Patrol Assistant Chief David Kim told FOX 11 that agents rely on "indicators" and that most contacts are conducted as “consensual encounters,” without detailing criteria. Community advocates say the sweep resembles racial profiling and has prompted some undocumented residents to stay indoors. The stepped-up activity follows President Donald Trump’s order for intensified operations in large U.S. cities, a policy that immigration lawyers warn could chill cooperation with local authorities and disrupt small businesses that rely on day labor.

The Department of Homeland Security said assaults on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have risen five-fold while agents carry out enforcement operations, marking an 87% jump since last month’s report. DHS did not release raw figures but described the surge as the sharpest year-over-year increase since the agency began tracking the data. Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin cited a recent incident in Bloomington, Minnesota, where convicted child-sex offender Roberto Carlos Munoz allegedly dragged an ICE officer 50 yards with a vehicle, as evidence of escalating violence. “Every day the men and women of ICE put their lives on the line to protect American citizens,” she said. McLaughlin attributed part of the rise to what she called the “repeated vilification” of ICE by several Democratic officials. She singled out House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass for rhetoric that compared ICE to the Gestapo or threatened to reveal agents’ identities. DHS said it is reviewing security protocols and may request additional resources, noting that assaulting a federal officer is a felony punishable by up to 20 years in prison. The agency urged protesters and public figures alike to end violent acts and inflammatory language directed at immigration officers.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said on 20 June that three-quarters of the immigrants taken into federal custody since President Donald Trump assumed office have faced criminal charges or already hold convictions. "These are the worst of the worst we are removing from our streets," Noem told reporters, emphasising that immigration enforcement remains a central plank of the administration’s domestic-security strategy. Noem highlighted arrests made during a 48-hour sweep that, according to department figures, netted suspects accused of raping a minor, robbing a disabled senior citizen, committing a dozen child-sex offences and carrying out an aggravated assault on a police officer. The secretary said the cases illustrate the scale of violent and repeat offenders encountered by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. Separately, DHS official Tricia McLaughlin warned that violence against ICE personnel is escalating. Department data show a 413 percent jump in assaults on agents in Los Angeles in recent weeks, while officials estimate the nationwide increase at roughly 500 percent. DHS said it is working with prosecutors to bring felony charges against those who target enforcement officers. The disclosures come amid renewed friction with self-declared sanctuary jurisdictions that limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities. Noem said such policies "play Russian roulette with American lives" and vowed that ICE operations will continue regardless of local restrictions.

A federal judge on Thursday halted the Trump administration’s effort to make state cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement a condition for receiving federal transportation grants. Chief U.S. District Judge John J. McConnell Jr. in Providence, Rhode Island, issued a preliminary injunction barring the Department of Transportation from enforcing the policy while a lawsuit brought by 20 Democratic-led states proceeds. The states sued after Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on April 24 warned they could lose access to billions of dollars for highways, bridges and other projects unless they agreed to assist federal immigration authorities. The letter—dubbed the “Duffy Directive”—came just ahead of a June 20 grant-application deadline and was the latest in a series of Trump directives aimed at so-called sanctuary jurisdictions. McConnell, an Obama appointee, ruled that the Transportation Department lacks statutory authority to impose immigration-enforcement conditions on funds Congress appropriated specifically for transportation purposes. He said the requirement was “arbitrary and capricious,” violated the Constitution’s Spending Clause and was too vague to enforce, exposing states to “large-scale irreparable harm” if the funds were withheld. The injunction protects the plaintiff states, their cities and other subdivisions while the case moves forward. The Trump administration did not immediately comment, but has argued the conditions fall within the secretary’s discretion. The states are also challenging similar immigration-related funding restrictions imposed by the Department of Homeland Security.

The Department of Homeland Security this week quietly released new rules that sharply curtail how—and whether—members of Congress can inspect U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement sites. The guidance obliges lawmakers to provide at least 72 hours’ notice before entering any ICE detention center, while their aides must give 24 hours’ notice. It also bars members from visiting ICE field offices altogether, asserting that those facilities fall outside statutory oversight protections. Under the directive, ICE maintains “sole and unreviewable discretion” to deny, cancel or shorten a tour for almost any reason, including undefined “operational concerns.” Any request to waive the notice period must be approved by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. The policy further prohibits recording devices and warns that visitors who bypass entry rules could face arrest. Federal appropriations language in effect since 2020 explicitly allows members of Congress to conduct unannounced inspections of facilities “used to detain or otherwise house aliens.” Democrats contend the new guidance violates that statute and the Constitution’s separation-of-powers guarantees. “This unlawful policy is a smokescreen to deny member visits,” said Rep. Bennie Thompson, the ranking Democrat on the House Homeland Security Committee. The restrictions follow a series of confrontations at ICE sites. On May 9, Rep. LaMonica McIver and Newark Mayor Ras Baraka were charged after attempting an oversight visit in New Jersey. California, Illinois and New York lawmakers report multiple recent denials of access, with some legislators briefly hospitalized after clashes with officers and protesters. DHS defends the changes as necessary to reduce disruptions amid stepped-up immigration enforcement ordered by President Donald Trump. Spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said rising assaults on officers require additional security measures and argued that giving the agency up to a week to process requests avoids interfering with the president’s Article II authority over the executive branch.

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said it lawfully released a man arrested on a drunken-driving charge after he posted bail, rejecting a public statement from the Denver field office of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement that faulted the county for failing to transfer the inmate to federal custody. ICE turned to social media on 18 June to ask for help locating the individual, asserting he had been “released from Jefferson County without being turned over to ICE.” Sheriff officials responded that Colorado statute bars jails from honoring immigration detainers or transferring inmates to another agency without a judicial warrant or court order, and they described ICE’s characterization of the release as “misleading.” The episode underscores the continuing conflict between federal immigration enforcement priorities and state laws that restrict local cooperation.