Averting a Worst-Case Scenario in Los Angeles
Immigration raids and protests will continue so long as Trump is president. His opponents should do everything they can to stay within the law.
Conor Friedersdorf
Conor Friedersdorf is a staff writer at The Atlantic. Before joining The Atlantic in 2010, he was the features editor at Culture11 and a reporter for the Los Angeles News Group. He is the founding editor of The Best of Journalism, a newsletter devoted to exceptional nonfiction.
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