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Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D–CA 34th), who represents Los Angeles’ Koreatown, has formally protested the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) over a recent immigration raid on Korean workers at the Hyundai–LG Energy Solution electric vehicle and battery plant construction site in Georgia. In a September 11 letter to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, Gomez demanded transparency on the… Read more »

Watch full interview here An emergency ruling by the Supreme Court is allowing ICE patrols to use broad descriptions, like speaking Spanish, to initiate operations in Los Angeles. Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-CA) joins Alex Witt to discuss the chilling effect this has on Latin communities in… Read more »

Rami Othmane was driving to the supermarket to pick up ingredients to make dinner when he noticed a car following closely behind… He was brought to the downtown Los Angeles ICE facility known as B-18, or “the basement,” a temporary immigration processing center. According to the Pasadena-based Barcena Law Offices, “this is where people go to be detained for less than 12 hours ... [and]… Read more »

More than six months after wind-whipped flames tore through parts of Los Angeles, two Republican senators are opening an investigation into the Palisades Fire that killed 12 people and damaged or destroyed thousands of homes. “You can’t stop what happened — but you can learn from what happened,” said Senator Rick Scott, R-Fla. in an interview with Spectrum News on Tuesday. Scott,… Read more »

A split U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to lift restrictions on indiscriminate immigration stops and arrests in Los Angeles also divided Southern California lawmakers and activists Monday, leaving some to decry the order as greenlighting racial profiling and others cheering what they say will be increased safety in the area... Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-Los Angeles: “Once again, speaking… Read more »

Watch full interview here Rep. Jimmy Gomez on the Supreme Court decision of temporary relief for immigration raids in Los Angeles. “Jimmy Gomez called the decision by the court a slap in the face of the immigrant community, the 500,000 undocumented Europeans and Canadians living in… Read more »

Watch full video here During a press conference on Wednesday, Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-CA) spoke about the housing affordability crisis's impact on people's perception of the American dream. Read more »

Watch full video here During a press conference on Wednesday, Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-CA) spoke about the housing affordability crisis and Democratic legislation aimed at solving the problem. Read more »

A prominent group of House Democrats told reporters this afternoon they were glad to see the Senate Banking Committee move on a major piece of bipartisan housing legislation but want to see more out of the package. “Them just taking a big swing – or a bunt swing, I guess – at the problem at least shows that they know they have a problem that they want to address,” Rep. Jimmy… Read more »

Watch full interview here Congressman Jimmy Gomez, who represents part of LA, says he's working on the Affordable Homeownership Act that would give first-time home buyers between 25 and 50 thousand dollars towards a down payment. President Trump, meanwhile, says he is considering declaring a… Read more »