US EditionTroops and federal agents briefly descend on LA’s MacArthur Park in largely immigrant neighborhood
- Dozens of immigration agents and military personnel conducted a large operation at MacArthur Park in Los Angeles, a community with many immigrants, on Monday morning.
- Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass condemned the operation, calling it unacceptable and a publicity stunt by federal agencies.
- The U.S. Border Patrol confirmed their involvement in the operation, which targeted a largely immigrant community.
- Immigration enforcement in Los Angeles has intensified under President Trump's policies.
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Immigration enforcement swarms LA’s MacArthur Park
Dozens of federal immigration agents in tactical gear accompanied by members of the California National Guard were deployed Monday to a mostly empty MacArthur Park in Los Angeles Monday morning. It’s unclear if anyone was taken into custody during the operation, which sparked outrage among local residents and which Mayor Karen Bass called “outrageous” and “an attempt to spread fear.” An Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesperson told CNN t…
Newsom slams immigration raid at MacArthur Park as political ‘cruelty’
An apparent immigration raid involving federal agents and military vehicles at MacArthur Park on Monday morning triggered swift backlash from California Governor Gavin Newsom, who condemned the operation as politically motivated and disruptive to the city’s most vulnerable communities. KTLA reporter Rich Prickett, who was at the scene Monday morning, reported spotting Department of Homeland Security vehicles and military transport trucks positio…
Federal troops’ show of force at MacArthur Park, Los Angeles; Mayor calls it a 'political stunt’
Federal officers and California National Guard troops stormed Los Angeles’ MacArthur Park on July 7 in a surprise immigration operation, sparking outrage from local officials and residents. Mayor Karen Bass called it a “political stunt” and likened the show of force to an “armed occupation.”
Troops and federal agents briefly descend on Los Angeles' MacArthur Park in largely immigrant neighborhood
Defense officials had said about 90 members of the California National Guard and over a dozen military vehicles would help protect immigration officers as they carried out a raid in MacArthur Park.
National Guard troops with Humvees back federal agents in immigration sweep of LA park
California National Guard soldiers arriving in Humvee military vehicles backed a Monday sweep of a park in a neighborhood of Los Angeles heavily populated by immigrants, according to L.A. Mayor Karen Bass.
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