Overview
- Agents in unmarked vehicles blocked traffic near Maple Avenue and 11th Street around 11 a.m. Thursday, according to video and eyewitnesses.
- Witness accounts said officers approached street vendors and asked for proof of citizenship as bystanders recorded tense exchanges.
- Fox 11 reported several detentions during the operation, updating earlier reports that had not confirmed whether arrests occurred.
- Mayor Karen Bass said she was deeply alarmed and linked the action to recent ICE-related shootings in Los Angeles and Minneapolis, also expressing concern about the President’s threats to invoke the Insurrection Act.
- LA Fashion District representatives confirmed federal activity, said businesses remain open, and pledged support for merchants, while DHS/ICE had not provided detailed public comment.