In response to ICE raids across Southern California, artists like Lalo Alcaraz, Thalía Gochez and Patrick Martinez are using their art to raise money and garner support for immigrant defense.

Officials and volunteers patrolled areas around schools, part of an effort to warn families about potential raids and reassure them that their children were safe at school.

Despite federal immigration activity near some Unified campuses, Superintendent Alberto Carvalho said the first day of school was one of the district's best in recent history.