A woman from South Los Angeles has been federally charged for allegedly making false claims that she was kidnapped by immigration officials, the U.S. Department of Justice says. Yuriana Julia Pelaez Calderon, 41, is charged in a federal criminal complaint with conspiracy and making false statements to federal officials.

Los Angeles police officers have begun working with Immigration and Customs Enforcement once again despite warnings from the city’s mayor that ICE is a disruptive force threatening the community. For the first time since early 2020,