Overview
- DHS reports that ICE and CBP have arrested 2,792 undocumented immigrants in the Los Angeles area since early June and defends masked agents operating in plainclothes and unmarked vehicles.
- Eight Southern California cities have joined the ACLU lawsuit alleging federal raids lacked probable cause and targeted residents without warrants or reasonable suspicion.
- Ten people have been charged with attempted murder of a federal officer and firearm offenses after a coordinated July 4 attack on an ICE facility in Alvarado, Texas.
- Four suspects were arrested near Van Nuys this week for placing improvised tire-deflation devices to obstruct a Border Patrol enforcement operation.
- A new federal appropriation allocates $75 billion through 2029 to expand ICE staffing by up to 10,000 agents and increase detention capacity for over 100,000 individuals.