Pen in hand, editorial cartoonist Lalo Alcaraz , 61, has offered hand-drawn critique and commentary about politics and social issues for years. Twice a finalist for a Pulitzer, the California-born, nationally-syndicated artist knew the second Trump administration would inspire fodder for his art.

Since June, communities large and small across the nation have seen armed agents apprehending Latino immigrants outside Home Depots, construction sites, bus stops and car washes, among other places.

For a Trump administration intent on mass deporting the “worst of the worst,” it’s an immigration crackdown that is fulfilling a key campaign pledge, Trump and cabinet officials say. But for many in the L.A. area’s robust immigrant neighborhoods, it’s created fear, mixed with resilience and pushbac

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