LOS ANGELES — A day-long series of immigration enforcement actions across downtown Los Angeles drew widespread condemnation Saturday and prompted a spur-of-the-moment demonstration that ended with nearly four dozen arrests following clashes with federal agents.
The raids came exactly one week after heavily armed ICE agents swooped into a popular restaurant in South Park , frightening diners and other restaurant staff and ultimately arresting four workers.
“As Mayor of a proud city of immigrants, I am outraged by what has taken place and I’m appalled at the chaos that has ensued,” Mayor Karen Bass said. “These tactics sow terror in our communities and disrupt basic principles of safety in our city. It makes people fearful to attend school, workplaces, houses of worship, community spaces a