Overview

• Approximately 90 California National Guard troops secured MacArthur Park alongside ICE agents, deploying 17 Humvees, four tactical vehicles, horses and helicopter overflights for nearly an hour.
• Federal officials refused to explain why the raid targeted the park or why it ended abruptly and the Mexican consul reported that no Mexican migrants were detained.
• Mayor Karen Bass confronted agents on site, demanding their immediate withdrawal and speaking by phone with a Customs and Border Protection chief.
• Spontaneous protests erupted as activists used megaphones to warn park visitors and called on agents to leave, drawing criticism from civil liberties groups.
• The operation is the latest in President Trump’s unprecedented use of National Guard and active-duty Marines in Los Angeles and is set to face new lawsuits from California officials over state sovereignty.