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Los Angeles and Neighboring Cities Move to Block Militarized Federal Immigration Raids

City and county officials have filed to intervene in an ACLU lawsuit after ICE reported nearly 2,800 detentions in Los Angeles since June

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

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.