Troops, terror and tears in Los Angeles as Ice raids show no sign of slowing

Raids have left residents of LA’s MacArthur Park scared to go to trusted local businesses – and outside in general

It was an extraordinary show of force, displayed in a mostly empty public park.

On Monday, a convoy of federal agents descended upon Los Angeles’s MacArthur Park – in the heart of a predominantly immigrant neighborhood. Chaperones from a summer camp hurried children indoors, as protesters and media rushed to the scene. It was unclear whether immigration officials actually arrested anyone that morning.

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