judge struck down the mask mandate on mask transit across the country. los angeles county is still requiring people to mask up while on public transportation and at airports. that s causing a lot of confusion among travelers and residents alike. cristina coleman is in los angeles with the latest on that, hi, christina. hi, aishah, nice to see you. there s a lot of confusion, mask wearing was optional for l.a. s metro system by tuesday. by friday, commuters who use public transit by l.a. county were required to mask up once again. l.a. issued a new public health order started friday at 12 a.m. everyone ages two years and older regardless of vaccination status to wear masks on public transit, transit hubs and airports and subway stations even though a federal judge voided the mask mandate covering airlines and other
Why DACA Matters
April 29, 2021, 9:01 am
In the near future, a federal judge in Texas will rule on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), which allows certain eligible young immigrants who arrived to the United States as children to access a renewable, two-year work permit and a reprieve from deportation. Since its inception in 2012, DACA has allowed over 800,000 young immigrants to remain with their families and communities in the United States. Although it’s widely popular a majority of Americans across the political spectrum support a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers for the past four years, DACA and its beneficiaries have been under attack. The Trump administration made multiple unsuccessful attempts to end DACA, culminating in a Supreme Court ruling that left the policy in place.