After federal agents carried out immigration operations across the city of Los Angeles Friday, LA Mayor Karen Bass and other city leaders as well as Governor Gavin Newsom expressed their outage at the federal government, calling the raids cruel and chaotic.

U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli confirmed to NBC Los Angeles Friday that federal agents were serving search warrants in Los Angeles' Fashion District as part of a “stepped up effort” to enforce immigration law.

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“My office prepared search warrants for particular businesses where there’s probable cause that they are using fictitious documents to employ people,” Essayli said.

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