"On June 6, 2025, Los Angeles changed. Federal agents (including 4,000 members of the National Guard and 700 Marines) poured in, targeting immigrants. A minimum of 2,792 people were taken in the 16 days that followed. During this period, David Huerta, president of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) California was assaulted, arrested, detained, and charged with a federal felony while documenting an ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement) raid."
"Bus ridership plummeted, car wash workers were targeted, small-business corridors and swap meets were deserted, and many street vendors stayed home. Los Angeles County is home to 3.5 million immigrants, comprising nearly 35 percent of the county's population. Across the state, one in three workers and four in ten entrepreneurs are immigrants. And as ICE has descended upon our communities, worksites have become a leading site of physical and emotional harm."
Beginning June 6, 2025, federal forces including 4,000 National Guard members and 700 Marines conducted mass operations across Los Angeles, detaining at least 2,792 people over 16 days. SEIU California president David Huerta was assaulted, arrested, detained, and federally charged while documenting an ICE raid. Public life and commerce fell silent during graduation weekend: bus ridership plummeted, car wash workers and street vendors stayed home, and small-business corridors emptied. Los Angeles County houses about 3.5 million immigrants, nearly 35% of the population, and statewide immigrants are one-third of workers and 40% of entrepreneurs. Worksites became focal points for physical and emotional harm, with hundreds of thousands missing work.
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