Video showing federal immigration agents detaining a man outside the East Los Angeles Sheriff’s Station is raising questions about enforcement of LA County-designated ‘ICE-free’ zones.
The video, shot on Saturday, Oct. 31, shows four agents wearing vests that read “ICE POLICE,” rushing a man into a black SUV. An agent is seen taunting bystanders, including one who was filming the encounter, before walking up to them and saying:
“He came out of local jail; he’s illegal and you can’t do nothing about it. And it hurts. Have a good day.”
The arrest is the latest in immigration enforcement activity near the East Los Angeles Civic Center, a county campus that includes the sheriff’s station, Belvedere Park Lake, the East LA Library and various other public and government offices…