Los Angeles

Despite Protests, Border Sector Chief Vows to Enforce Immigration Law in Sanctuary Los Angeles, Elsewhere

As Border Patrol agents carried out an immigration related enforcement operation, guarded by a contingent of U.S. Marines, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and a group of protesters intervened. Despite the protests, the operation went on as planned. El Centro Sector Chief Patrol Agent Gregory K. Bovino, who led the operation, says the opposition from Bass and others will have no impact on the federal government’s will to enforce existing immigration laws.

LA Mayor Karen Bass at Border Patrol Immigration Raid in MacArthur Park (AP Photos/Damian

Some 4th of July Celebrations Canceled in L.A. Area; Anti-ICE Protests Continue

Celebrating the Fourth of July is proving too dangerous for Los Angeles, prompting municipalities in the area to cancel planned celebrations due to concerns about enforcement actions by U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement (ICE) agents. The fear did not impede hundreds from attending a “Sick-of-ICE, Sick-of-Trump” protest in the city Tuesday.

Sanctuary City Los Angeles Warns Against Independence Day Celebrations, Anti-ICE Protests