Overview

• Federally masked, plainclothes ICE and CBP teams have continued unannounced operations across Southern California under a White House arrest directive, often leaving local police uninformed.
• Municipalities from Huntington Park to Bell have approved resolutions requiring on-the-spot credential verification for any federal immigration enforcement activity within their jurisdictions.
• Security camera footage in Pasadena and Huntington Park captured ICE agents drawing firearms at bystanders and using explosive breaching charges on a home with children present.
• On June 27 Huntington Park police arrested Fernando Diaz for impersonating an ICE officer after finding an unlicensed handgun, CBP documents and radio codes in his vehicle.
• ICE Director Todd Lyons and DHS assistant secretary Tricia McLaughlin defended masks as vital for officer safety, while civil rights experts warn the tactic enables impersonation and erodes community trust.