'When the raids started, fear spread': LA Mayor Bass on Trump's deportation efforts
CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES, JUL 19 – ICE enforcement is increasing under the Trump administration's plan to deport up to 1 million undocumented immigrants this year, raising community fears and economic concerns.
- Amid escalating raids, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass told ABC News 'The administration’s immigration crackdown has not only sparked protests, but fear among the city’s residents', highlighting the city's deep immigrant roots.
- In recent weeks, federal immigration enforcement agents conducted 471 operations in Los Angeles County, according to a CHIRLA analysis released Monday.
- In many accounts, 389 reports described random arrests of community members, while reports noted agents wore plain clothes and drove unmarked vans, according to CHIRLA.
- Since then, many residents have been afraid to leave their homes for fear of deportation, affecting the workforce, food supply and city culture.
- With a partial demobilization, tensions could soon deescalate, as federal officials push to reverse a judge’s ruling barring 'roving patrols'.
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Immigrants Rights Group: ICE Raids Focused on Latino Neighborhoods
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BASS' TDS: Los Angeles Mayor Doesn't Think Trump 2.0 Has Done Anything Good at the Border, Even With Crossings at Historic Lows
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ABC's Martha Raddatz admits Trump border policies 'certainly working' in stemming migrant flow
ABC News' Martha Raddatz disputed LA Mayor Karen Bass's negative assessment of Trump's immigration policies, noting the border is "dramatically different than it was a year ago."
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