The number of undocumented immigrants arrested around Los Angeles has dropped significantly, according to new data.

Experts suggest the drop is the result of a federal court ruling that bars federal agents from arresting people without probable cause to believe they are in the U.S. illegally.

Arrests of undocumented immigrants have dropped significantly across the Los Angeles region two months after the Trump administration launched its aggressive mass deportation operation, according to new figures released Wednesday by Homeland Security.

Federal authorities told The Times on July 8 that federal agents had arrested 2,792 undocumented immigrants in the seven counties in and around L.A. since June 6. Homeland Security updated that number Wednesday, indicating that fewer than 1,400 immig

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