Overview

• Federal agents from ICE, DHS, FBI and DEA executed coordinated raids at seven Los Angeles locations, including Home Depot stores and clothing wholesalers.
• Authorities reported 44 administrative arrests for immigration violations while advocacy groups estimated up to 80 detentions.
• Hundreds of protesters surrounded the Edward R Roybal Federal Building, prompting the LAPD to declare an unlawful assembly and deploy tear gas, pepper spray and rubber bullets.
• Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and Governor Gavin Newsom denounced the tactics as cruel and chaotic; White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller defended the enforcement actions.
• Service Employees International Union California President David Huerta was injured during the raids and arrested on obstruction charges before receiving medical treatment.