During the June 24 Downey City Council meeting, members of the community demanded actions from their local elected officials after several immigration raids took place in the city in the past few days.
Videos show Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers detaining and arresting at least two workers at the Galaxy Auto Detail Car Wash on June 11. The owner was forced to close her business temporarily after ICE returned a few days later.
That same week, a man on a bicycle was detained by masked men on Downey Memorial Christian Church’s grounds. Other locations, including Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, a Home Depot and a Walmart, all in Downey, have also been raided by men who do not identify themselves but who witnesses assume are ICE agents…