Since June 2025, Los Angeles, California, has become one of the epicenters of a severe wave of… Immigration operations conducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)for its abbreviation in English). These raids, which proliferated in the capital and surrounding areas, resulted in thousands of arrests, reports of violations, citizen protests, and strong social tension.
according to Los Angeles Times, From June 6 to October 16, 4,163 arrests were recorded in this urban area.
the Ice operations In the province they have created a climate of fear among immigrant communitiesThis is already reflected in daily life with these results:
Human rights organizations such as Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch) They denounced that the arrests were carried out randomly. They were often directed against people who were simply out in public, at informal jobs or in day-to-day work centreswithout an appropriate court order.
They also highlighted that Federal agents used excessive force When faced Who were protesting immigration raids in Los Angeles.
They also scored Cases of arrests of American citizenswho were violently interrogated based on their physical appearance Guardian.
This happened for example when ICE agents raided a flea market in Santa Fe Springs, southeastern Los Angeles County.
there, On June 16, uniformed officers deployed an operation minutes before the ceremony was to begin Planned at this location, which brings together vendors, food booths and performances every weekend.
And in other testimonies collected by the agency Evie, Detainees reported risky detention conditions such as: Lack of access to adequate food and water, access to family or lawyers, and forced treatment.
The raids in Los Angeles also put the issue on the table Differences between the orders issued by the Trump administration and the local government positionLed by Mayor Karen Bass.
After 44 people were arrested, according to… Los Angeles Times, By ICE on one day at the beginning of June, Bass expressed his support for the community.
“Los Angeles is proud to be a city of immigrants and we will stand up for our communities.”“, the mayor wrote on her account. S.
For Human Rights Watch, the raids in Los Angeles marked a turning point A turning point in immigration policy implemented by ICE and CBP in the United States.
Not only because of the volume of arrests, but because of the type of tactics used, which, as they say, They started in Los Angeles and violated the rights of detainees in the process.
Organism Condemns customers’ refusal to identify themselves and using force without first checking people’s immigration status.