What many immigrant communities in California feared has now become reality.
Early this year, the Department of Homeland Security warned of sweeping immigration enforcement across California—home to numerous sanctuary cities, including Los Angeles and San Francisco. That warning is no longer abstract.
ICE operations are now spilling into everyday life in Los Angeles and Los Angeles County, marked by indiscriminate stops, warrantless questioning, and tactics that resemble manhunts more than routine law enforcement. The escalation is unfolding in real time—on city streets, at job sites, and in neighborhoods already living with deep anxiety…