Overview

• Federal figures show that ICE and CBP have arrested 2,792 undocumented immigrants in the Los Angeles area since early June.
• This week, the city and county of Los Angeles and seven neighboring municipalities filed motions to join an ACLU lawsuit challenging the raids as unconstitutional.
• Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass publicly demanded that federal agents leave MacArthur Park, and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson pledged that his police department will not cooperate with ICE.
• The White House and DHS defended the operations, with Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin disputing claims of racial targeting, even as Congress approved $75 billion in ICE funding through 2029.
• Assaults on immigration officers have risen sharply this year, including a coordinated July 4 attack on a Texas detention facility that resulted in ten arrests.