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Teresa Liu

Teresa Liu is a reporter covering Pasadena and surrounding cities for the Pasadena Star-News. She has worked as a full-time journalist for more than seven years in local and international outlets. Teresa received her master in journalism degree from Northwestern University and her bachelor degree (double major) in mass communications and film studies from the University of Pittsburgh.

Gov. Gavin Newsom addresses the federal government’s demobilization of 2,000 National Guard members, as well as the effect of immigration raids across California during a press conference in Downey on Wednesday, July 16, 2025. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Press-Telegram/SCNG)

Newsom blasts Trump over partial National Guard withdrawal

July 16, 2025 at 3:07 p.m.

Newsom says federal drawdown does little to calm fear in immigrant communities after weeks of aggressive ICE operations

Federal agents ride on and armored vehicle at MacArthur Park Monday, July 7, 2025, in Los Angeles. The LA County Board of Supervisors said raids like this are forcing immigrants underground. They are staying away from healthcare clinics, cancelling doctor appointments and instead, may be jamming county hospital emergency rooms. The Board asked for report on how the raids affect county healthcare and social services on Tuesday, July 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Federal officers, more than a dozen military vehicles descend on MacArthur Park

July 7, 2025 at 8:40 p.m.

The operation in a neighborhood with a large immigrant population includes 17 Humvees, four tactical vehicles, two ambulances and the armed soldiers.

Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks to reporters during a news conference at the White House following the Supreme Court’s decisions in Washington, on Friday, June 27, 2025. In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court agreed on Friday to allow the Trump administration to end birthright citizenship in some parts of the country, even as legal challenges to the constitutionality of the move proceed in other regions. (Pete Marovich/The New York Times)

Trump administration sues Los Angeles over sanctuary city policies

June 30, 2025 at 5:46 p.m.

The lawsuit claims that the city’s rules illegally block cooperation with federal immigration authorities.

Protesters block the 101 Freeway near the metropolitan detention center of downtown Los Angeles, Sunday, June 8, 2025, following last night’s immigration raid protest. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer)

USDOT blasts LA leadership over protest response, transit disruptions

June 26, 2025 at 7:55 p.m.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy criticized LA officials for “weak leadership” during recent protests that disrupted transit services.

U.S. District Judge David O. Carter. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Federal judge declines receivership in Los Angeles homeless case

June 24, 2025 at 8:03 p.m.

Instead, Judge Carter appoints monitor to oversee Los Angeles city compliance.

Mayor Karen Bass speaks surrounded by elected officials during a press conference with members of the Los Angeles Congressional delegation and state lawmakers to demand an end to recent ICE raids and the military occupation at the Emergency Operations Center in Los Angeles on Friday, June 13, 2025. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Orange County Register/ SCNG)

Mayor Karen Bass lifts downtown Los Angeles curfew

June 17, 2025 at 12:24 p.m.

Bass lifted the curfew Tuesday shortly after the City Council ratified the emergency order enacted in response to unrest over immigration raids.

Protesters atop the Temple Street bridge at Los Angeles Street during ‘No Kings’ protests Day in Los Angeles on Saturday, June 14, 2025. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Orange County Register/ SCNG)

Mayor pushes back downtown LA curfew; City council set to debate extension

June 16, 2025 at 2:10 p.m.

Council members are scheduled to meet on Tuesday to consider extending the curfew covering a one-square-mile zone that Bass enacted in response to vandalism and looting during protests over the...

Irene Tsukada Simonian, the owner of Bun-Kado in Little Tokyo at her store on Wednesday, June 11, 2025. Simonian is concerned about the loss of business from the protests and unrest which has been taking place in the neighborhood. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

Downtown LA businesses hit hard by vandalism amid protests

June 11, 2025 at 6:12 p.m.

Owners in Little Tokyo and beyond say they’re losing businesses and closing early after days of unrest prompted a nighttime curfew in downtown.

Santa Ana Councilman Johnathan Ryan Hernandez tells the crowd, “These streets belong to us” as he gathers with protesters at the Federal Building in Santa Ana, CA, on Monday, June 9, 2025. About 400 anti-ICE protesters spent the afternoon carrying signs as they chanted and yelled at police. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

What to do if ICE agents show up at your home in Southern California

June 10, 2025 at 4:05 p.m.

Amid rising immigration enforcement in SoCal, here’s what families need to know if ICE agents come to their homes.

Alberto M. Carvalho Superintendent of Los Angeles Unified School District speaks during a press conference at LAUSD headquarters addressing recent immigration events on Monday, June 9, 2025. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

LAUSD amps up graduation security amid immigration raids, protests

June 9, 2025 at 3:21 p.m.

Federal immigration vans were spotted near two schools Monday, district officials said.

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