Immigration Raids Intensify, with Hundreds of Arrests and Tense Moments Across LA Area
- Federal immigration raids took place on June 11 and the following days in Los Angeles and Downey, leading to numerous arrests at workplaces and community sites.
- These actions followed President Trump's renewed pledge for a large-scale deportation operation and orders to ICE for thousands of daily arrests, prompting protests and criticism from local leaders.
- Raids targeted locations including a Home Depot, L.A. Fitness, churches, and involved detaining individuals publicly, causing fear among communities with large foreign-born and Latino populations.
- At least 25 arrests for curfew violations occurred on Tuesday night, while over 200 people were arrested for curfew and unlawful assembly through Wednesday, with vandalism impacting many businesses downtown.
- The raids and resulting protests highlight tensions over immigration enforcement and public safety, with local officials calling for peace and some mayors demanding an end to these operations.
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In California, undocumented workers are present everywhere in the local economy. A TF1 team has gone to Los Angeles, where this cheap labour force fears immigration police arrests. - "They can get boarded every corner of the street": in Los Angeles, the fears of undocumented workers (International).
For the past week, and with the intensification of the immigration police raids against illegal migrants, most migrant workers have landed to escape arbitrary arrests, and some parts of the Californian economy are threatened.
This article has been published jointly with Puente News Collaborative, a non-profit organization dedicated to the information, organization and financing of quality news and information rigor focused on the border between the United States and Mexico.
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