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Multiple July 4 Events Canceled Across Los Angeles County Over Federal ICE Raids

City leaders are prioritizing resident safety in response to intensified immigration enforcement.

A protester demonstrates near masked federal agents staged outside a gate of Dodger Stadium on June 19, 2025, in Los Angeles.
San Francisco's Fourth of July fireworks show is visible through the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California.
Participants join the Freedom Walk beginning at Palm Park on Monday July, 2022. The Freedom Walk begins at the Palm Park Trailhead and continues along the Greenway Trail. (Photo by Keith Durflinger, Contributing Photographer)
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Overview

  • Federal ICE raids across Southern California have surged since early June, prompting protests, law-enforcement clashes and widespread fear in predominantly Latino communities.
  • By July 1, several Los Angeles County jurisdictions suspended or canceled their July 3–4 celebrations, including fireworks displays, parades and block parties.
  • Cudahy, Bell Gardens, Huntington Park and Whittier have all postponed or called off their Independence Day events, and the County Department of Parks and Recreation canceled the East LA Rockin’ 4th of July celebration.
  • Downtown Los Angeles’s Gloria Molina Grand Park Summer Block Party and the Peter F. Schabarum Regional Park Movies & Concerts series in Rowland Heights have been postponed with no new dates set.
  • Local officials emphasize safety as residents and advocates seek sanctuary policies and monitor further enforcement sweeps to rebuild trust in civic leadership.