Troops, terror and tears in Los Angeles as Ice raids show no sign of slowing
by Helen Li in Los Angeles and Maanvi Singh in Oaklan from US news | The Guardian on (#6YM42)
Raids have left residents of LA's MacArthur Park scared to go to trusted local businesses - and outside in general
It was an extraordinary show of force, displayed in a mostly empty public park.
On Monday, a convoy of federal agents descended upon Los Angeles's MacArthur Park - in the heart of a predominantly immigrant neighborhood. Chaperones from a summer camp hurried children indoors, as protesters and media rushed to the scene. It was unclear whether immigration officials actually arrested anyone that morning.
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