ICE, protests and Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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Driving around in hopes of witnessing agents jumping out of trucks and detaining immigrants has become a grim pastime and form of protest for some Angelenos.
Members of the response network said they try to identify those who have been detained to get them and their families resources.
County Executive Marc Elrich says federal responses to First Amendment-protected demonstrations against ICE actions are “chilling.”
On Monday, there was a quiet hum of traffic passing on Colorado Boulevard outside the AC Hotel. A hotel employee, who declined to give his name, said it was quiet overnight with no additional protests outside the building. A lone flier that read “ICE out of LA” was placed on a third-floor balcony.
Robert Brambila, a longtime vendor at the Cherry Avenue Auction, has been selling tarps, canopies, gloves, brooms, and other work gear for over 30 years. He told The Bee that swap meets are his only source of income, so the drop in attendance hit him hard.
President Trump said he plans to make changes to his administration's aggressive crackdown on illegal immigration to address worker shortages.
Viral posts on social media claimed ICE appeared at Disneyland, but it didn't happen. Anaheim officials are more confident about federal agents arresting a man at Pearson Park over his immigration status,