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ICE Will Pause Farm, Restaurant Raids
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Driving around in hopes of witnessing agents jumping out of trucks and detaining immigrants has become a grim pastime and form of protest for some Angelenos.
With protests blanketing the United States over the immigration crackdown — which is to say nothing of “No Kings Day” on Saturday — boxer Ryan Garcia couldn’t sit back anymore as Los Angeles, his home, has been wracked with ICE raids, protests and upheaval.
Members of the response network said they try to identify those who have been detained to get them and their families resources.
On Monday, there was a quiet hum of traffic passing on Colorado Boulevard outside the AC Hotel. A hotel employee, who declined to give his name, said it was quiet overnight with no additional protests outside the building. A lone flier that read “ICE out of LA” was placed on a third-floor balcony.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are starting to more aggressively target agriculture and food processing facilities around the country as reports over the past week from (Nebraska), New Mexico and California also highlight.
For them, picking up work at Home Depot is their only source of income, and some work as little as one day a week. While Valencia and other day laborers sought wages, other community members in Paramount and Compton,
Viral posts on social media claimed ICE appeared at Disneyland, but it didn't happen. Anaheim officials are more confident about federal agents arresting a man at Pearson Park over his immigration status,