Los Angeles leaders are demanding answers after federal immigration agents reportedly detained more than 100 U.S. citizens in recent enforcement operations across Southern California.
Standing alongside immigrant rights groups in downtown Los Angeles on Monday, Mayor Karen Bass and Rep. Robert Garcia announced plans to launch a major investigation into the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) conduct, pledging to hold a congressional hearing in Los Angeles to examine the detentions.
“What started in L.A. has now spread around the country,” Bass said at the news conference, describing the probe as part of a broader effort to hold federal agencies accountable for what she called “overreach in immigration enforcement.”…