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Yahoo
6 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem attends ICE raid at Los Angeles County home
Editor's note: This article has been updated to include the intended target of the raid. U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem joined federal immigration agents Thursday on a raid targeting a man with a criminal record at a Huntington Park, California, home, the agency said. The raid occurred Thursday morning when about a half-dozen vehicles carrying heavily armed, masked U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents converged on a home occupied by a 28-year-old pregnant mother of four. Sabrina Medina said she was in the shower around 6 a.m. when her brother-in-law first saw the menacing presence in front of the family's home. 'I was just terrified, I'm not going to lie to you,' Medina told KTLA's Rick Chambers. 'I was shaking. I was scared. I've never gone through anything like this.' Medina said she looked out the window and saw 10 men dressed in tactical military gear, all carrying rifles. 'I was like, 'Am I dreaming or is this real?'' she said. According to Medina, who is a U.S. citizen, the agents told her to exit her home with her children. Standing in the driveway, they showed her a warrant for her husband, listing his name as David Garcia. As she explained that her husband's name is Jorge and that he was not at the house, one of the agents was captured on an outdoor home surveillance camera turning the device away from what was transpiring. Cameras inside the home captured the heavily armed ICE agents going through the residence room by room, all while Noem, wearing a bulletproof vest and ballcap, watched from the street. DHS later posted on X that the target of the raid was 'an illegal alien from Mexico who had previously been deported. His criminal history includes drug trafficking and assault.' After hearing about the raid, L.A. County Supervisor Janice Hahn went to the Huntington Park neighborhood and spoke with some of Medina's neighbors. 'I'm very disappointed in this government right now and what they're doing,' she told KTLA. Four months pregnant with her fifth child, the Huntington Park mother said if her husband is deported, the family's future is bleak. 'I'm not going to be able to pay my rent when I have to pay it,' she explained. 'My husband is not here. I don't know if they're going to pick him up tomorrow, the day after tomorrow. It's sad.' ICE agents, along with Noem, eventually left the home empty-handed, and the children were allowed back inside. For now, the family is unsure what the coming days will bring, but Medina said if her husband is deported, she and her children will likely follow him back to Mexico. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Dozens of heavily armed ICE agents swarm popular L.A. County swap meet
With a Department of Homeland Security helicopter circling, several dozens of heavily armed, masked ICE agents dressed in military tactical gear raided one of the most popular swaps meets in Southern California, which caters to a predominantly Latino crowd, over the weekend. The incident, according to video of the event captured by photojournalists with unfolded Saturday at around 3:30 p.m. at the Santa Fe Springs Swap Meet at 13963 Alondra Blvd. KTLA's Carlos Saucedo reports that the sight of ICE agents sent many vendors and customers running, in attempt to escape the raid. An estimated 60 Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were seen on the flea market grounds, which also houses a music venue. Some onlookers are seen filming the raid on their cellphones while federal authorities moved through the crowd. It's unclear if federal officials expected to detain a lot of individuals at the event, but despite their large numbers, only two people, a woman and a man, the latter who told an onlooker he's Colombian, were seen in handcuffs as they were escorted away. Other unconfirmed reports suggest that at least a handful of arrests were made. KTLA has reached out to DHS and is awaiting a response. 'ICE comes in and raids the whole place,' Aracely Lopez, a vendor at the open-air market, said. 'All the entrances were wide open. There was a helicopter circling the premises. They were dragging people out of the bathrooms. They went into all the spaces asking for everyone's identification.' U.S. Marshal wrongly detained by ICE agents in lobby of federal building Lopez lamented the raid, adding that these are all just hardworking people and that her grandmother and parents are afraid to come to work at the swap meet, which is their main source of income. 'They're scared to come to work,' she said. 'I don't think they're going to come for the next few months.' The Santa Fe Springs raid comes on the heels of raids in other areas of Los Angeles County. On June 11, ICE agents arrested a man at a Downey church, prompting an outcry from community and religious leaders. Just a day later, a Huntington Park family's home was raided by agents as DHS Secretary Kristi Noem looked on from the street. The target of the search, David Garcia, an undocumented man with a criminal record, according to ICE, was not home. His pregnant wife and four children all, U.S. citizens, were forced out of the house while armed agents searched the residence room by room. The ongoing ICE raids have prompted more than a week of protests throughout areas of L.A., particularly downtown, with the Los Angeles Police Department reporting some 561 arrests since anti-ICS demonstrations erupted on June 7. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Russia Today
7 days ago
- Politics
- Russia Today
US Republicans investigating California governor and LA mayor over riots
The US House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform has begun an investigation into riots in California that have followed a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid on illegal migrants. Committee members are accusing Governor Gavin Newsom and Mayor Karen Bass of inaction and obstructing federal attempts to manage the unrest. The protests that erupted last week quickly devolved into riots, with participants torching police cars and US flags, blocking highways, and clashing with law enforcement officers. The latter have responded with tear gas and rubber bullets, with hundreds of arrests, as well as multiple injuries on both sides reported. The start of the probe was announced in a press release by the US House Oversight Committee on Friday. Chairman James Comer and Clay Higgins, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement, both Republicans, sent letters to Newsom and Bass, requesting that they hand over 'documents and communications' dated June 1, 2025 and later, relevant to the ongoing riots and the state authorities' response to them. The letters also accused the two Democrats of falsely claiming that 'state and local law enforcement had protests under control' and of 'falsely blaming' President Donald Trump 'for the actions of violent rioters.' Newsom previously sued the Trump administration over its decision to deploy the National Guard to California. On Thursday, a US district judge ruled the move illegal, only for a Court of Appeals to issue a temporary injunction against that ruling hours later. For now, the National Guard remains under Trump's control, and not that of the state authorities, until a hearing on Tuesday. Responding to the committee's request, Governor Newsom's press office said in a post on X on Saturday that the records requested 'will include some highly unusual communications from the White House.' 'We're good with transparency. Will the White House say the same?' the message added. In an acrimonious exchange throughout the week, Newsom described Trump's decision to deploy the National Guard as a 'step toward authoritarianism' and a 'serious breach of state sovereignty.' Trump, in turn, urged the 'grossly incompetent' California governor to 'get his act together' and to 'apologize… for the absolutely horrible job' he has allegedly done. The US president also suggested he would back a proposal by White House border czar Tom Homan to have Newsom arrested for allegedly obstructing federal immigration enforcement efforts.
Yahoo
14-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Protesters use CWS as backdrop to decry Trump immigration policies, raids
A parade of protesters lined multiple blocks of downtown Omaha Friday evening to protest this week's ICE raid that led to nearly 80 workers being detained, including some suspected of using stolen IDs to gain employment. (Cindy Gonzalez/Nebraska Examiner) OMAHA — Using Nebraska's crown jewel of tourism as a backdrop, several hundred protesters marched amid College World Series fans Friday night — chanting and carrying signs criticizing the Trump administration's immigration enforcement tactics. The demonstration in downtown Omaha was sparked by organizers including Juan Elizondo, in the wake of Tuesday's high-profile worksite enforcement raid on a food plant in Omaha that led to the detention of nearly 80 workers. 'We hope to gain attention to our despair,' Elizondo, 32, said of the protest on opening day of the nationally televised NCAA men's baseball tournament. 'All of us know somebody affected. They are people of the community. We are the product of our community, and we feel it's our duty to step up and have our voices heard.' On the heels of Friday's protest is another planned midday Saturday across the Missouri River, at Tom Hanafan River's Edge Park in Council Bluffs. That rally, separately organized, brings together Omaha and Bluffs residents to join the national 'No Kings' protests calling out what organizers describe as authoritarian overreach by the Trump administration. Organizers behind the 'No Kings' protests have branded Saturday as a 'day of defiance.' According to their website, 13 protests are planned throughout Nebraska, including in Lincoln. 'Our nation is our combined effort,' said Kevin Gibbs, chair of Indivisible Nebraska. 'No one person owns it. … We Nebraskans and Iowans take this opportunity to stand in this moment together and defend America's shared vision against those who would cut it down to serve themselves.' Gov. Jim Pillen, a public supporter of the president's actions, on Friday issued an emergency proclamation that activated the Nebraska National Guard and prepared state law enforcement resources for immediate deployment, if needed. Friday's immigration enforcement-related demonstration in downtown Omaha — which played out largely on the corridor between the CHI Health Center and Charles Schwab Field, where CWS teams play — appeared peaceful. Elizondo estimated that more than 1,000 people participated. Earlier in the day, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which led the Tuesday raid, announced that it had arrested four protesters on Thursday for 'aggressive' actions during and immediately after the raid at Glenn Valley Foods in Omaha. ICE officials said the agency targeted Glenn Valley because of suspected use of stolen or fraudulent identification by workers to gain employment — and described 'victims' of the situation as those whose personal information was fraudulently used or stolen. Demonstrators at the Friday anti-ICE march had a different message. They held placards with messages such as 'Decriminalize Immigration,' 'ICE is bitter cold,' 'Keep Families Together,' 'Hands off our community' and 'Irony: a 34-count felon calling immigrants criminals.' Among those protesting were Stephanie Campos, Gustavo Campos and Antonio Mendoza of the Omaha area. They said they were surprised but glad to see the large number of supporters who gathered first at a riverfront volleyball court and walked several blocks to the CWS area, which was bustling with activity. 'It's good to see all the different ethnicities come together,' said Mendoza, 25. 'Whatever background we come from, we know right from wrong.' Gustavo Campos, 21, hoped protests nationally against immigration tactics will make a difference. But he said that in any case, he wanted to show support 'for families, my community.' Said Mendoza, 25: 'Just to be heard and seen is huge — showing up.' The Trump administration seemed to acknowledge some of the public pushback nationally and perhaps industry-level pushback from farmers, meatpackers and food processors with new guidance this week largely pausing immigration raids and arrests in the agriculture and hospitality industries, according to a Friday report in the New York Times. The heartland protests coincide with larger, mostly peaceful but tenser demonstrations in Los Angeles as a result of recent ICE raids there. The Trump administration and California Gov. Gavin Newsom have been butting heads as the president deployed 4,000 California National Guard and 700 Marines to the second-largest U.S. city in response to the protests — but without permission from the state's Democratic governor. Newsom responded by accusing Trump of choosing 'theatrics over public safety' and escalating the 'chaos.' The California governor sued the Trump administration over the federalization and deployment of the National Guard. Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers and 18 other Republican attorneys general joined a legal brief in support of Trump's deployment of the National Guard, arguing that Trump has the 'authority' to do so. 'We stand with law enforcement, we support President Trump's action, and we will not let chaos take hold in our states,' Hilgers said in a joint statement. The events in Los Angeles have sparked similar protests in Texas, New York, Illinois and other parts of the country. More protests are planned this weekend as Trump plans a military parade to celebrate the Army's anniversary in Washington D.C. this Saturday. Omaha Mayor John Ewing, a Democrat who took office earlier this week after unseating three-term Republican Mayor Jean Stothert, said the city is thankful for 'how peacefully' protesters in Omaha so far have handled the ICE raid. He said acts of violence or vandalism will not be tolerated and 'frankly hurt any message protesters want to give.' 'Omaha Police have plans in place to let peaceful protests occur without obstruction to the game,' he said. Rally-goers hold signs that many made themselves. (Cindy Gonzalez/Nebraska Examiner) A parade of protesters lined multiple blocks of downtown Omaha Friday night to protest this week's ICE raid that led to detention of nearly 80 workers at an Omaha food plant. ICE says the plant was targeted because of workers suspected of using fraudulent or stolen IDs to gain jobs. (Cindy Gonzalez/Nebraska Examiner) Protesters came from a variety of races, ages. (Cindy Gonzalez/Nebraska Examiner) Protesters carried signs and chanted for hours. (Cindy Gonzalez/Nebraska Examiner) A group of protesters gathered Friday night near the College World Series. (Cindy Gonzalez/Nebraska Examiner) The Friday night protests drew people with homemade signs. (CIndy Gonzalez/Nebraska Examiner) A parade of protesters lined multiple blocks of downtown Omaha Friday night to protest this week's ICE raid that led to nearly 80 arrests of workers at an Omaha food plant, at least some of who are accused of using stolen IDs to gain employment. (Cindy Gonzalez/Nebraska Examiner) Supporters handed out water bottles to rally-goers on the hot Friday night that opened the CWS. (Cindy Gonzalez/Nebraska Examiner) Friday night protest of Trump immigration policies. (Cindy Gonzalez/Nebraska Examiner) A look at Friday's anti-ICE rally in Omaha. 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New York Times
13-06-2025
- Politics
- New York Times
This Is How the Protests Could Break Trump's Deportation Machine
On June 6 in downtown Los Angeles, the day that sparked citywide protests that have captured the nation's attention, a woman watched federal agents lead her handcuffed father away from a fast-fashion warehouse amid an ICE raid. In a TikTok video viewed more than nine million times, she sobs from behind a camera lens. 'Papa, I love you,' she cries. Her father struggles to remain composed, telling her he loves her, too. He assures her it's going to be OK. In a final gesture of love, he folds his hands in prayer and blows her a kiss as he's placed in an unmarked van. The TikTok video, which his daughter uploaded the next day to the song 'Fantasmas' by the Mexican singer Humbe, has been re-uploaded and shared by countless other accounts across social media platforms. As videos like this reach millions, Los Angeles is becoming the epicenter of a counternarrative to President Trump's propaganda about immigrants. Mr. Trump's decisions to deploy the National Guard and now the Marines appear calculated to provoke chaos that will distract people from the damning optics of his immigration enforcement operations. The protesters shouldn't give him what he wants. Although their rage is understandable, burning vehicles and hurtling rocks divert attention from the fact that ICE is destroying families. It's those families' stories that threaten Mr. Trump's grip on the public imagination. A recent CBS News survey found that most Americans believe the president's crackdown is prioritizing 'dangerous criminals.' But videos out of Los Angeles and across the country paint a different picture. They show ICE arresting mothers, fathers, co-workers and friends of U.S. citizens. Not hardened criminals, but valued community members. The videos show ICE snatching workers outside of a Home Depot, at a local carwash, on the street. They show parents on lockdown at a school graduation because ICE was nearby. These videos, which are going viral, have the power to destabilize Mr. Trump's narrative that his immigration operations are about law and order. As The Wall Street Journal reported Monday, the highly visible raids in Los Angeles resulted from a directive from Mr. Trump's deputy chief of staff, Stephen Miller, who urged agents to 'just go out there and arrest illegal aliens,' including at 7-Elevens and Home Depots. It was never going to be possible for Mr. Trump to keep his campaign promise of mass deportations without rounding up innocent people, because the world he and Mr. Miller created in which millions of undocumented gang members are running wild doesn't exist. Mr. Miller's insatiability means that arrests that once happened mostly in the shadows are now happening in broad daylight, and that people are capturing evidence. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
