Immigration Operations Spark Fear in LA
The Associated Press reports that U.S. officers and National Guard troops fanned out in a Los Angeles park in a largely immigrant neighborhood on foot, horseback and military vehicles for about an hour before abruptly leaving, an operation that local officials said seemed designed to sow fear.
About 90 members of the California National Guard were present to protect immigration officers, defense officials said.
“What I saw in the park today looked like a city under siege, under armed occupation,” said Mayor Karen Bass, who showed up at the park alongside activists.
KJ