Overview

• ICE conducted raids on multiple day-labor sites across Los Angeles on June 13, detaining at least 40 men, many of whom have lived in the US for decades.
• National Guard troops joined ICE agents in the operations, fueling concerns about a militarized response to undocumented migrants.
• Protests have persisted for more than a week in Los Angeles and over 35 other cities, with some turning violent as officers responded with rubber bullets and horseback charges.
• Undocumented workers such as Abraham and Obdulio continue to return to Home Depot parking lots in search of day labor despite the risk of arrest.
• California Governor Gavin Newsom and some Republican lawmakers have decried the raids as unconstitutional, and the Department of Homeland Security’s “report foreign invaders” poster has further heightened community alarm.