US EditionSouthern California Immigration Raids Continue, Including at Santa Fe Springs Swap Meet
- On June 14, federal immigration officials conducted a raid at a busy Southern California marketplace in Santa Fe Springs, detaining multiple individuals and leading to the cancellation of a planned Father's Day concert.
- The raid occurred amid ongoing ICE operations across Southern California, fueled by the rescinding of protections for sensitive locations and coinciding with Medi-Cal service rollbacks for undocumented immigrants.
- Witnesses described agents arriving in over 30 vehicles with tactical gear, causing adults and children to quickly leave, and other Latino swap meets to appear largely empty during this period.
- Zaldivar stated that individuals who appeared Hispanic in any manner were being targeted and taken, while health officials noted that about one-third of medical appointments were canceled this week due to concerns over immigration enforcement actions.
- The raid intensified community fears, contributing to protest marches and nonprofit fundraising to support affected vendors amid concerns about delayed healthcare and the contradiction of reduced immigrant services.
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Dozens of Armed ICE Agents Swarm Popular Swap Meet in Santa Fe Springs
June 17, 2025 (NBC4)~ Immigration officers were seen at the Santa Fe Springs Swap Meet on Saturday, according to witnesses. Numerous people left a Father’s Day concert that was being held at the space after federal agents appeared. Video taken from the swap meet showed several agents in tactical gear and masks detaining at least one person. “Well, I saw they just ran in there like animals, just like if they were animals,” one witness said. “They…
Who Allowed ICE To Arrest Vendors and Customers at The Santa Fe Swap Meet? ~ L.A. TACO
Suspicion is falling on management, despite its formal denial that employees knew anything about it. "“Who let them in? That’s what we want to know,” said a vendor. “They have speakers; they could have alerted people,” said one vendor. The post Who Allowed ICE To Arrest Vendors and Customers at The Santa Fe Swap Meet? appeared first on L.A. TACO.
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SF WeeklyEl Centro chief leads expanded Border Patrol raids amid court rulings
The day after Congress certified President Donald Trump’s victory, Gregory Bovino led his Border Patrol agents hundreds of miles north, sweeping through Kern County in an audacious immigration raid that shocked the local agricultural community.
'We held our ground: CA health clinic describes close encounter with Trump's agents
California hospitals and clinics are on high alert as immigration raids continue and their patients — both legal residents and undocumented immigrants — are afraid to step out and increasingly canceling medical appointments.This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters.A Los Angeles-area clinic system, St. John’s Community Health, told CalMatters about a close encounter with officials who appeared to be immigra…
Continúan las redadas migratorias mientras Trump parece suavizar su postura sobre algunos lugares de trabajo
LOS ÁNGELES — Las redadas migratorias continuaron generando ansiedad e ira durante el fin de semana en el sur de California, incluso cuando el presidente Trump pareció indicar que podría reducir algunas redadas en lugares de trabajo. Agentes del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas de Estados Unidos (ICE) armados y enmascarados, realizaron una redada el sábado por la tarde en un swap meet de Santa Fe Springs, horas antes del inicio de un…
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