Federal immigration agents conducted a series of enforcement operations at businesses across Los Angeles on Friday, with protesters gathering outside at least one location in opposition.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) declined to provide specifics about the Los Angeles operations. In a statement, an unnamed spokesperson said the agency routinely arrests noncitizens “who commit crimes and other individuals who have violated our nation’s immigration laws.”
NTD News, sister media of The Epoch Times, contacted ICE and HSI, and did not receive a response before publication.
Illegal immigrant advocates alleged that at least 45 people were arrested without warrants across seven locations, including two Home Depots, a store in the fashion district, and a doughnut shop, said Angelica Salas from the Coalition of Humane Immigrant Rights at an afternoon press event….