New immigration enforcement operations underway in Los Angeles area
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US immigration officials launched a new round of enforcement operations in the Los Angeles area Sunday, according to two people familiar with the effort.
US immigration officials launched a new round of enforcement operations in the Los Angeles area Sunday, according to two people familiar with the effort. The new effort in Southern California follows recent operations ordered by the Trump administration to apprehend individuals unlawfully residing in places such as Chicago and New York. Video posted on social media by community activists appeared to show federal agents gathered outside one residence east of downtown Los Angeles. In the video, activists can be seen and heard using megaphones to speak with residents inside the home. “There’s presence of ICE here so don’t open your door. They are not allowed to go in unless they have a judicial warrant signed by a judge,” one activist can be heard saying over a megaphone. The video captures the incident for about 20 minutes before the vehicles with the apparent federal agents drive away. It is unclear how many individuals have been detained as part of Sunday’s operations. CNN has reached out to Immigration and Customs Enforcement for comment.
