Immigration raid tactics, shootings draw scrutiny across SoCal communities

Southern California officials and communities are continuing to question the legality and tactics of federal immigration agents amid a series of shootings tied to enforcement operations dating back to last summer.

The latest incident occurred Wednesday morning in Willowbrook where a federal agent opened fire during an immigration enforcement operation.

“When you create an atmosphere of mistrust that even if it might have been a legitimate arrest, the neighborhoods don’t trust this situation because of what was going on in Minneapolis, but what’s been going on here since last June, and it hasn’t stopped,” Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said…

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