‘They Need To Leave Right Now!’: LA’s Dem Mayor Arrives On Scene To Disrupt ICE Raid
Democratic Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on Monday demanded federal agents leave the scene at a MacArthur Park immigration raid. When Bass arrived on the scene, a reporter asked her for a comment in a video shot by Fox…
Democratic Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on Monday demanded federal agents leave the scene at a MacArthur Park Immigration raid.
When Bass arrived on the scene, a reporter asked her for a comment in a video shot by Fox 11 Los Angeles and posted by Fox 11 anchor Elex Michaelson on X. “My comment is they need to leave and they need to leave right now!” Bass exclaimed. “They need to leave because this is unacceptable. Just wait and see. They will be leaving soon.”
A reporter asked who Bass had just gotten off the phone with.
“The head of customs,” she responded.
Numerous Immigration agents raided the park on Monday, including some riding horses and some wielding rifles in armored vehicles, the Los Angeles Times reported. The park has been crime and drug-ridden in recent years.
Protesters yelled and cursed at agents as they demanded they leave the park, according to the outlet.
Around 90 California National Guard were also deployed to the park, which is in a neighborhood containing a substantial population of immigrants, according to The Associated Press. They were only in the park for around an hour.