Fear of immigration raids forces cancellation of several July festivities in Los Angeles Illegal fireworks explode over downtown Los Angeles on the Fourth of July.

Fear lingers in Kern County ever since the January immigration raids. “There’s always going to be fear,” said Efren Hernandez. “There’s always going to be fear.

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