"The ICE officers descended on Compton, targeting immigrants convicted of theft, child abuse and selling drugs. There were no protesters. No whistles alerting targets to the officers' presence. No face masks. In some cases, residents opened their doors to let the officers inside their homes. One man thanked them for not arresting him in front of his children. The Los Angeles area operation ended with 162 arrests, including a Mexican national convicted of rape and a Salvadoran national convicted of voluntary manslaughter."
"In the years since Trump's first term, ICE and the government's immigration enforcement apparatus expanded raids well beyond those against known criminals or suspected ones. Increasingly, immigrants with no criminal records and even legal residents and U.S. citizens found themselves stopped and sometimes arrested. The uncertainty over who is being targeted has fueled a growing pattern of community protests and rapid response mobilizations, even when officials say they are targeting convicted felons."
In June 2018 ICE officers carried out a major operation in Compton targeting immigrants convicted of theft, child abuse and selling drugs, and the Los Angeles area operation ended with 162 arrests including a Mexican national convicted of rape and a Salvadoran national convicted of voluntary manslaughter, with ICE saying almost 90% of those arrested had criminal convictions. Seven years later, similar operations now frequently draw crowds and require multiple officers. Enforcement has expanded beyond known or suspected criminals to include people without criminal records and some legal residents and U.S. citizens. The resulting uncertainty has fueled community protests, legal observers' presence, and rapid response mobilizations when agents appear.
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