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Metro’s Closing of Stations During Protests Questioned
- Metro closed several downtown Los Angeles stations on June 14 during protests against immigration raids, blocking riders from using the A, E, and B lines.
- The closures followed days of unrest and protests sparked by aggressive immigration raids and heightened enforcement actions in Southern California.
- Metro reported seven closures during the past week to protect passengers and employees, with some stations like Little Tokyo A Line closing 8-12 hours daily amid protester activity and security risks.
- Metro board chair Janice Hahn criticized inadequate communications, noting that protesters were ordered to disperse but then found stations closed, leaving hundreds stranded; she called the station shutdowns an unintended harm.
- Community groups and some city council members are calling for emergency protections including an eviction moratorium, and the council must review a proposed lawsuit to counteract fear and unlawful detentions amid ongoing raids.
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Metro’s closing of stations during protests questioned
The LA Metro board called on the mega transit agency to clarify how to proceed during future street protests, including if or when to shut down nearby rail stations and to provide additional Transit Ambassadors to help with wayfinding. The motion, passed on Thursday, June 26, came after anti-immigration raid protests and other demonstrations resulted in temporary changes to bus service and closures of some stations near the disturbances in downt…
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