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  • ICE Raids Taco Trucks... Deports 'Entire Parking Lot' of Migrants

    07/01/2025 3:24:41 PM PDT · by Morgana · 30 replies
    Cash Jordan youtube ^ | July 1, 2025 | Cash Jordan
    An ice raid at a makeshift marketplace outside a home depot saw a taco vendor as well as several day laborers, and residents of a homeless encampment taken into federal immigration custody. Also ICE protesters protest all night outside of hotels ICE agents are staying at, leaving the hotels bad reviews. At one hotel the ICE agents left after one night. There is an app to track where ICE is called "ICE Block" the protesters are using.
  • ‘I wanted to do something to fight back’: This iPhone app alerts users to nearby ICE sightings

    06/30/2025 8:08:56 AM PDT · by DFG · 111 replies
    CNN ^ | 06/30/2025 | Clare Duffy
    Joshua Aaron has worked in and around the tech industry for around two decades. He built his first app — a blackjack game — at computer camp when he was 13. His newest app is designed for a very different purpose: to let users alert people nearby to sightings of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in their area. Aaron launched the platform, called ICEBlock, in early April after watching President Donald Trump’s administration begin its immigration crackdown. The White House’s immigration policies have sparked mass protests across the United States; a CNN poll in April showed 52% of Americans polled...
  • Mexican Restaurant's Authenticity Questioned After Experiencing Zero ICE Raids

    06/28/2025 12:25:05 PM PDT · by dynachrome · 23 replies
    Babylon Bee ^ | 6-28-25 | Babylon Bee
    Locals have begun questioning the authenticity of purported Mexican restaurant "El Bandido" as ICE has yet to raid the restaurant a single time. With nearby restaurants being hit by ICE on a near-daily basis, concerns about El Bandido's genuineness have risen as no waiter, cook, or busboy has been taken into custody. "It's a bad look," said former patron Dan Billings. "How do you claim to serve authentic Mexican cuisine and your kitchen door hasn't even been broken down by ICE? It just doesn't add up. I'm taking my business over to Julio's, they're getting raided all the time. Just...
  • First came the immigration agents, then came the text. A Pomona family’s day turns into a nightmare

    06/25/2025 4:31:29 AM PDT · by TheDon · 63 replies
    The Orange County Register ^ | June 24, 2025 | Ryan Carter
    It took one text message to turn Maria Murillo’s world upside down. It was from her husband, a gardener on a landscaping job on a balmy weekday morning in La Mirada, she said. “I’m (expletive)ed…,” it read, but in Spanish. A video from the scene that June 18 morning showed why, according to the family. It appears to show federal agents parked curbside in a blue SUV, alongside a La Mirada sidewalk. Moments later, the video showed what appears to be two agents escorting a man to a vehicle. “Excuse me, but what’s your name, so your family can know,”...
  • Broadacres Marketplace in North Las Vegas temporarily closes citing ongoing ICE raids

    06/23/2025 4:57:41 AM PDT · by TheDon · 28 replies
    8 News Now ^ | June 22, 2025 | Madison Kimbro
    LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Broadacres Marketplace in North Las Vegas temporarily closed its doors, citing ongoing ICE raids across the country. “People are scared, and they don’t want to get caught by ICE. Everything is collapsing,” local vendor, Marco Falcon, told 8 News Now. Falcon, who sells a variety of tools at the marketplace and has for 30 years now, said he doesn’t know what he is going to do amid the temporary closure. “I will have to reinvent myself because I won’t be able to run my business here and I don’t know how long it is going to...
  • L.A. street life 'paralyzed' as ICE raids keep shoppers away, close businesses

    06/18/2025 5:09:22 PM PDT · by jeannineinsd · 44 replies
    Los Angeles Times ^ | 6/18/2025 | Salvador Hernandez, Grace Toohey
    With federal immigration sweeps showing no signs of slowing across Southern California, there is growing concern from top officials, spiritual leaders and business owners that a climate of fear was sending more people underground and changing the rhythm of city life. Once-bustling immigrant hubs, including MacArthur Park, the Garment District, downtown's produce market and areas of the Eastside have seen a noticeable reduction in foot traffic over the last week, with some businesses forced to close as a result. It comes as social media is rife with videos of people spotting immigration agents at shopping centers, markets and neighborhood streets,...
  • Immigration raids ratchet up anxiety, empty some businesses of customers and workers

    06/17/2025 6:09:23 AM PDT · by TheDon · 23 replies
    The Orange County Register ^ | June 15, 2025 | Anissa Rivera
    The business community, from El Monte to Downey to Perris, no longer fears the impact of federal immigration raids on workplaces. They are seeing the painful fallout firsthand. In the weeks after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents ramped up their roundups of migrant workers from car washes, swap meets and hubs such as L.A.’s Flower District, business owners and city leaders say the operations are disrupting life and spreading fear in their communities. ... Todd Lyons, the head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, defended his tactics last week week against criticism that authorities are being too heavy-handed....
  • Karen Bass Compares ICE Raids to COVID Lockdowns

    06/17/2025 5:35:48 AM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 30 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 06/17/2025 | Joel B. Pollak
    Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass compared the impact of federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids to the coronavirus lockdowns that her party imposed on California, in that both kept people at home. Bass made the comparison over the weekend in visits to small businesses in a neighborhood that, the Los Angeles Times, depended on the “immigrant” economy (the Times never used the word “illegal). The Times reported: Bass visited a number of small businesses in Boyle Heights with Assemblymember Mark Gonzalez (D-Los Angeles), including Casa Fina, Distrito Catorce, Yeya’s and Birrieria De Don Boni, as well as the Estrada...
  • Feds from IRS agents to refugee officers are deploying to assist ICE conduct raids

    06/16/2025 7:14:49 AM PDT · by Eleutheria5 · 27 replies
    Government Executive ^ | 16.6.25 | Eric Katz
    As the Trump administration ramps up its efforts to detain and deport undocumented immigrants across the country, it is increasingly relying on federal employees to take on new roles to supplement those enforcement efforts. Those efforts are spearheaded by Immigration and Customs Enforcement within the Homeland Security Department, but agencies within and outside DHS are soliciting employees to help ramp up the renewed crackdown. The initiative has led to raids at worksites, farms, nightclubs, residential areas and federal buildings where immigrants report for court hearings or check-ins. The efforts have led to widespread protests and, according to administration officials, increased...
  • New: Trump Orders Expanded ICE Raids in Los Angeles, Chicago, NYC

    06/15/2025 9:06:48 PM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 24 replies
    Red State ^ | 06/15/2025 | Jennifer Van Laar
    In a Sunday evening Truth Social post, President Donald Trump ordered ICE officers to "do all in their power to achieve the very important goal of delivering the single largest Mass Deportation Program in History," first focusing on "our crime ridden and deadly Inner Cities, and those places where Sanctuary Cities play such a big role."The move is a bit of a departure from a post that Trump made on Thursday, in which he shocked supporters by announcing that "changes are coming" to the administration's "very aggressive immigration policy." Trump noted that farmers and people in the hospitality industry let...
  • Mexican President: We are not OK With Raids on Honest Working People

    06/14/2025 10:54:27 AM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 98 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 06/14/2025 | Ildefonso Ortiz and Brandon Darby
    Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said her government is not ok with the ongoing immigration raids, claiming that they are targeting “honest” and “hardworking” individuals. The politician made those comments on Thursday during her daily news conference, where Sheinbaum claimed to have met with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau. During the brief meeting, Sheinbaum stated that they discussed various items related to the ongoing relationship between the two countries
  • Los Angeles Mayor Bass, over 30 mayors call for end to federal immigration enforcement raids

    06/11/2025 3:25:03 PM PDT · by packagingguy · 81 replies
    Just the News ^ | June 11, 2025 | Natalia Mittelstadt
    Los Angeles Democratic Mayor Karen Bass and over 30 other mayors of nearby cities on Wednesday called for an end to federal immigration enforcement raids amid protests. Protests in Los Angeles turned violent over the weekend after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducted raids last week, resulting in detentions and deportations of illegal immigrants. The violent protests led to President Trump sending the National Guard and Marines to the city over California Gov. Gavin Newsom's (D) objection. "A week ago, everything was peaceful in the city of Los Angeles, and in all of the representatives behind me, in their cities,...
  • Harris ripped for 'appalling' LA ICE raids statement placing blame on Trump: 'The country dodged a bullet'

    06/10/2025 2:45:27 AM PDT · by Libloather · 15 replies
    Fox News ^ | 6/09/25 | Andrew Mark Miller
    Former Vice President Kamala Harris was slammed by conservatives on social media after she issued a statement on the anti-ICE riots in Los Angeles, blaming the Trump administration and calling the unrest "overwhelmingly peaceful." "Los Angeles is my home," Harris posted Sunday as riots had broken out across the city for several days, led by protesters upset with federal agents arresting illegal immigrants in the city, prompting the Trump administration to send in the National Guard. "And like so many Americans, I am appalled at what we are witnessing on the streets of our city," she said. "Deploying the National...
  • Social media, Trump admin erupts over LA mayor's reaction to ICE raids: 'You're a criminal too'

    06/07/2025 4:22:44 PM PDT · by Libloather · 35 replies
    Fox News ^ | 6/07/25 | Andrew Mark Miller
    Democratic Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass faced backlash on social media Friday, including from members of the Trump administration, for pushing back on Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids targeting illegal immigrants in her city. "This morning, we received reports of federal immigration enforcement actions in multiple locations in Los Angeles," Bass said in a statement on Friday. "As Mayor of a proud city of immigrants, who contribute to our city in so many ways, I am deeply angered by what has taken place. These tactics sow terror in our communities and disrupt basic principles of safety in our city. My...
  • Dem Rep. Garcia: LA ICE Raids Shameful — ‘If You Are Here Illegally, You Deserve Due Process’

    06/07/2025 11:03:55 AM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 91 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 06/07/2025 | Pam Key
    Representative Robert Garcia (D-CA) said Saturday on MSNBC’s “The Weekend” that the recent Los Angeles ICE raids were “shameful,” adding that all immigrants in the country illegally deserve due process.” Co-host Jonathan Capehart asked, “What was your reaction to the ice raids in Los Angeles?” Garcia said, “I mean obviously we’re not just devastated, but I think a lot of us in California especially, are incredibly concerned. about what’s happening in our home state. But across the country what we’re seeing is really not actions that are trying to target folks that are not actually doing anything illegal or that...
  • LIVE: Los Angeles ICE raid protest

    06/06/2025 9:12:07 PM PDT · by yesthatjallen · 20 replies
    ABC 10 ^ | 06 06 2025 | Staff
    Live Feed Earlier in the day LAPD riot police deployed to clear crowds; dispersal order issued X video
  • LIVE: DHS conducts multiple immigration raids across LA

    06/06/2025 1:51:14 PM PDT · by chrisinoc · 24 replies
    Fox 11 Los Angeles ^ | June 6, 2025 | Stu Mundel (copter reporter)
    Multiple people were detained by immigration agents as several raids took place in LA County on Friday.
  • 36 Chinese, Taiwanese nationals arrested after ICE raids underground nightclub in Los Angeles

    06/02/2025 2:38:31 AM PDT · by Libloather · 15 replies
    Fox News ^ | 6/01/25 | Pilar Arias
    Three dozen Chinese and Taiwanese nationals were arrested following a raid on a southern California "underground nightclub." Video of the arrests by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Los Angeles early Friday morning was shared by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agencies on X. "Early this morning, HSI Los Angeles w/ @EROLosAngeles & partners from the El Camino Real Financial Crimes Task Force conducted an enforcement operation in an underground nightclub," the post reads. "36 Chinese and Taiwanese nationals were arrested for being illegally present in the U.S." The video shows agents on the scene...
  • FBI raids Dallas-based immigration attorney's office, sources say

    05/23/2025 1:15:03 PM PDT · by DFG · 16 replies
    WFAA (DFW) ^ | 05/23/2025 | Rebecca Lopez
    The FBI conducted multiple raids across Dallas and Collin counties as part of a federal investigation into a visa fraud and money laundering scheme on Thursday, May 22, sources told WFAA. Attorney D. Robert Jones, is alleged to have collaborated with a network of individuals to unlawfully obtain U.S. visas for Pakistani nationals through fraudulent means. The operation reportedly involved the creation of shell companies to funnel illicit funds and facilitating the issuance of visas under false pretenses. The scheme is believed to have been active for several years. Sources told WFAA that federal agents, in coordination with U.S. Immigration...
  • ICE Raids Apartment Complex... Finds ‘Hundreds’ of Migrants Hiding

    05/15/2025 12:57:05 PM PDT · by Morgana · 33 replies
    Cash Jordan youtube ^ | May 15, 2025 | Cash Jordan
    ICE is conducting nationwide targeted operations that have them venturing into communities, looking for those identified as threats to public safety. Journalistic report. Includes news footage and commentary.