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Trump's immigration raids roil LA. How it plays out could matter in other cities.

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President Donald Trump and Los Angeles are in a standoff over immigration enforcement, on the streets and in court.

The resolution could shape what happens in other areas of the U.S. It's been more than a month since the Trump administration started its enforcement crackdown in Greater Los Angeles .

Since June 6 , nearly 2,800 unauthorized people have been arrested in Greater LA .

A coalition of LA and surrounding cities, the ACLU , and immigrant rights groups have sued the Department of Homeland Security .

Both sides have an incentive to double down on their positions, expert on the Latino vote says.

The vast majority of Americans support deporting immigrants without permanent legal status who have been convicted of a violent crime.

One-third of the residents in LA are foreign-born, and half of that group does not hold U.S. citizenship.

The mid-1990s were decisive in California ’s relationship with the Latino population, says author.

The rest of the country is now at the point of 1990s California , where it's no longer possible to “unmix the cake batter,” points out author.

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