LOS ANGELES – The cumbia band Vilma Díaz y la Sonora will perform July 26 at Levitt Pavilion Los Angeles, after their June 21 concert was canceled when immigration raids began in the MacArthur Park area.

The rescheduled performance marks the return of the only artist whose show was postponed since Levitt Pavilion resumed its summer concert series June 28 with rock band Dengue Fever.

Nearly 2,800 people have been arrested in the L.A. area since immigration enforcement operations began in early June, the Department of Homeland Security reported. Federal agents accompanied by National Guard members conducted operations at MacArthur Park on a Monday morning, though it remains unclear if anyone was arrested during that sweep.

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