ICE Raids In L.A. Go Cinematic: ‘America’ Trailer Follows Immigrant Love Story Under Threat

Variety debuts the trailer for Aly Muritiba’s English-language short “America,” a 22-minute film set in Los Angeles that tracks a romance between a Brazilian immigrant and a writer as ICE raids escalate around them. The piece highlights personal stakes of interior enforcement and mirrors the documented summer 2025 surge of ICE operations in L.A.