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Troops and federal agents briefly descend on LA’s MacArthur Park in largely immigrant neighborhood
- About 90 members of the California National Guard assisted immigration officers during a raid in a Los Angeles park, according to defense officials.
- Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass described the scene as 'like a city under siege, under armed occupation' and noted an 8-year-old boy's fear of ICE.
- Jeannette Zanipatin of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights stated, 'I definitely think it’s a source of intimidation.'
- Defense officials clarified that it was not a military operation, despite the public perception.
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Troops and federal agents briefly descend on L.A.'s MacArthur Park in largely immigrant neighborhood
Federal officers and National Guard troops fanned out around a mostly empty Los Angeles park in a largely immigrant neighborhood on foot, horseback and military vehicles on Monday for about an hour before abruptly leaving, an operation that local officials said seemed designed to sow fear.
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…
Heavily-Armed Federal Police In Armored Vehicles Target MacArthur Park ~ L.A. TACO
Even before the feds arrived, community activists had put up signs alerting people that ICE was planning on “raiding” MacArthur Park on July 7. While federal agents walked through the park, some businesses locked their doors and closed off their parking lots. The post Heavily-Armed Federal Police In Armored Vehicles Target MacArthur Park appeared first on L.A. TACO.
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