Raids and Arrests
Federal immigration authorities arrested approximately 44 individuals across during enforcement operations, involving ICE, , and FBI, targeting businesses for harboring undocumented immigrants.
The operations took place in multiple locations including the Westlake District, downtown L.A., and South L.A., with at least one arrest for obstruction and a detainee deported to Mexico.
Protests and Responses
The raids sparked citywide protests, with demonstrators clashing with federal agents, leading to the use of flash bangs and tear gas by authorities to disperse crowds.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and other officials condemned the raids, criticizing them as tactics that sow terror within immigrant communities, while assuring that local law enforcement did not participate in the operations.