US Edition
Mask Snatched Off ICE Agent by California Protester
LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, JUL 8 – California and 17 states argue that suspicionless stops by masked ICE agents in Los Angeles violate constitutional rights and disrupt public safety, urging legal restraint on raids.
- A video released by ICE shows a woman in San Diego confronting federal agents, pushing an officer and removing his face mask behind a police line last week.
- This incident occurred amid broader immigration enforcement in Los Angeles, where masked agents conducted unannounced raids, causing fear and unconstitutional stops without reasonable suspicion.
- California and 17 other states joined lawsuits challenging these raids as violating constitutional rights, seeking injunctions to stop warrantless arrests and citing severe community and economic harm.
- Governor Newsom criticized the raids as efforts driven by enforcement quotas and intimidation rather than concerns for safety or justice, while ICE officials justified the use of masks as necessary protection for agents amid a 700% increase in assaults.
- The enforcement actions have disrupted communities, strained local resources, and escalated political and legal battles, underscoring ongoing tensions over immigration policies in sanctuary jurisdictions like California.
12 Articles
12 Articles
Cal Matters
Masked, armed and forceful: Finding patterns in California immigration raids
CalMatters has partnered with Evident Media and Bellingcat to map and analyze videos of the immigration raids across Los Angeles in a new short documentary: The film builds off of previous CalMatters reporting: ‘Brazen, midday kidnappings:’ LA immigration sweeps violate Constitution, lawsuit says Taken: What happens after an LA immigration raid He misled the public about his last big immigration sweep. Now he’s leading the Border Patrol in L…
Los Angeles County Seeks to Join Civil Rights Suit Against ICE – COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
July 8, 2025 Los Angeles County Seeks to Join Civil Rights Suit Against ICE County and cities of Los Angeles, Culver City, Montebello, Monterey Park, Pasadena, Pico Rivera, Santa Monica, and West Hollywood File to Participate as Intervenors, Ask Court to Stop Illegal Tactics by Immigration Enforcement Agents Los Angeles County filed court documents today—alongside the cities of Los Angeles, Culver City, Montebello, Monterey Park, Pasadena, Pico
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 75% of the sources lean Left
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
