California has launched an online portal to allow the public to send videos, photos and other evidence of possible crimes committed by federal immigration agents, joining other states that have launched similar efforts in response to President Donald Trump’s nationwide crackdown on undocumented migrants.

U.S. immigration agents, often masked and employing aggressive tactics, have carried out large-scale operations in Los Angeles and other cities. Immigrant rights groups across the U.S. have frequently accused federal agents of using unnecessarily violent tactics to intimidate immigrant communities and of detaining people indiscriminately.

The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees immigration agents, did not immediately respond to a request for comment, but has defended its agen

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