Federal immigration agents have expanded home raids across Southern California, raising growing concern in Korean American and immigrant communities. The raids are part of a broader crackdown on undocumented residents and have included armed, early-morning operations at homes.
LA Taco reported that a joint task force made up of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), U.S. Marshals, and Border Patrol has begun conducting home raids in residential neighborhoods.
On July 24, masked ICE agents carried out a raid at an apartment on Tustin Street in Orange.
A day earlier, on July 23 at around 7 a.m., ICE and ATF agents raided a home near Birch Street and First Street in Santa Ana. Witnesses saw women and children standing on the sidewalk as officers questioned them…