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Federal Raids in Los Angeles Reach 2,792 Arrests as Park Sweep Yields No Detentions

Local governments have moved to join litigation aiming to block the militarized operations after community warnings emptied MacArthur Park during Operation Excalibur.

Federal agents stage at MacArthur Park in Los Angeles on Monday.
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Overview

  • ICE and Customs and Border Protection, backed by federalized National Guard troops, have detained 2,792 undocumented immigrants in the Los Angeles area since early June under a Trump administration deportation directive.
  • Operation Excalibur on July 7 deployed armored vehicles, cavalry units and tactical teams in MacArthur Park but concluded without any arrests.
  • Community defense networks spread rapid-response alerts on social media to clear the park ahead of the sweep, thwarting potential detentions.
  • Los Angeles city and county along with seven neighboring municipalities filed motions to intervene in an ACLU lawsuit challenging alleged unconstitutional raids and detentions.
  • A Cato Institute study found only 7 percent of ICE arrestees had violent crime convictions and just over 10 percent including property crimes; DHS has rejected accusations of racial profiling as false.