LOS ANGELES – While several cities across Los Angeles County canceled their Independence Day celebrations due to fears over immigration raids, the City of Norwalk held its celebration on Thursday.
Local perspective: — People arrived early at Holifield Park for the city’s Fourth of July celebration, saying they were glad the fireworks weren’t postponed due to immigration raids.
While the concern was on the back of some people’s minds, many said “it’s not stopping us” from celebrating. Several people FOX 11 spoke with said they couldn’t imagine federal authorities would want images of armed officers chasing families celebrating the birthday of the nation that stands for freedom. …