Congresswoman Norma Torres criticizes ICE raids in Los Angeles, calls for agency to leave California
- California Representative Norma Torres urged ICE officers to withdraw from Los Angeles amid unrest sparked by immigration enforcement actions.
- The unrest followed ICE operations targeting illegal immigrants and escalated by Torres' public statements and calls on TikTok for ICE to exit the city.
- During the unrest, federal agents faced attacks including rocks thrown, a Border Patrol agent injured by flying debris, and widespread vandalism.
- President Trump deployed a contingent of National Guard personnel to Los Angeles to help restore order amid immigration-related protests, aiming to prevent a recurrence of the 2020 disturbances, according to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
- Critics argue Torres' remarks encouraged violence against federal agents and worsened chaos, while supporters call for calm and solutions amid the ongoing tensions.
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War of Words Over ICE Enforcement Continues Between CA, DC Officials
Some members of the Southern California Democratic congressional delegation lashed out Tuesday at the Trump Administration and accused federal immigration authorities of flouting the law by conducting warrant-less raids that have led to days of protests. Rep. Norma Torres, D-Ontario and a former Los Angeles-area 911 dispatcher, accused Immigration and Customs Enforcement of “indiscriminately” carrying out “violent raids in California and illegal…
Drag Race icon praised for calling ICE a 'terrorist organisation' at LA Pride
Famed RuPaul’s Drag Race alum Alaska – full name, Alaska Thunderf**k 5000 – has gone viral on social media following a powerful speech she made at LA Pride 2025 calling out the ongoing ICE raids in the US. ICE stands for US Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, a federal agency that enforces the country’s immigration laws, including arresting and deporting people the agency believes are in the country illegally. ICE was formed in 2002, in the wa…
Elite CBP Tactical Unit in LA, More Agents on Standby Amid Riots: Source
LOS ANGELES—Agents with the Border Patrol Tactical Unit (BORTAC) have been deployed to Los Angeles amid anti-deportation riots sweeping the city, with more Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents on standby to deploy if needed, a source with CBP told The Epoch Times on condition of anonymity. The deployment of the SWAT-like unit comes amid chaos in America’s second-largest city, where riots against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) o…
GOP Needs to add CA Dem Rep’s “F….” Rant to Videos, They’ll be Airing in the Mid-Terms
California Democratic lawmaker, Rep. Norma Torres, was widely criticized by conservatives, after she posted a message online, telling federal agents arresting illegal immigrants in Los Angeles to “get the f— out.” She spat out that vitriol on Friday. Torres, who was born in Guatemala and became a U.S. citizen in the 1990s, was accused of […] The post GOP Needs to add CA Dem Rep’s “F….” Rant to Videos, They’ll be Airing in the Mid-Terms appeared …
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