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Federal Agents Defy LA Mayor After MacArthur Park Confrontation

Homeland Security officials have signaled they will keep immigration operations in Los Angeles with charging the mayor for obstruction still on the table

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Overview

  • Mayor Karen Bass personally confronted ICE and Border Patrol agents at MacArthur Park on Monday and demanded they immediately withdraw from the scene
  • Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino asserted that federal officers in Los Angeles do not answer to the mayor and vowed to continue enforcement actions
  • DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said arresting Mayor Bass for interference remains a possible response to her disruption
  • Federal agents entered the park on horseback and in armored vehicles during the operation, though no arrests have been officially confirmed
  • Bass described the operation as a political stunt targeting Los Angeles and said her intervention was necessary to protect residents from federal enforcement tactics