"In a county where one in three residents are immigrants, a sense of anger and dread erupted Monday as non-citizens and their families realized the immigration raids that rocked their lives this summer could become a never-ending nightmare. Monday's Supreme Court order gave the green-light to what critics called "indiscriminate" immigration stops that led to thousands of arrests and set off days of protests in the Los Angeles area."
""DHS law enforcement will continue to FLOOD THE ZONE in Los Angeles," the Department of Homeland Security declared on X shortly after the ruling. A raft of immigrant rights groups, Democratic politicians and lawyers denounced the ruling. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass called it "dangerous" and an "attack on every person in every city in this country." Gov. Gavin Newsom said the "hand-picked Supreme Court majority just became the Grand Marshal for a parade of racial terror in Los Angeles.""
"Some fear agents could become even more aggressive during the raids - which have led to at least two documented deaths. The order comes just as the Administration vows to ramp up raids in sanctuary cities across the country, including Chicago this week. "They've been given carte blanche to go after anyone," said Maegan Ortiz, the executive director of a nonprofit group that works with day laborers. "My real concern is that it's going to get ugly.""
A Supreme Court order cleared the way for immigration stops that critics labeled indiscriminate, triggering thousands of arrests and large protests in Los Angeles. The Department of Homeland Security announced plans to increase enforcement, declaring intentions to "flood the zone" in the city. Local leaders and immigrant rights groups condemned the decision, warning of heightened fear and potential violence. Officials report at least two documented deaths linked to the raids. Authorities have continued arrests at workplaces like car washes and Home Depots despite a prior federal judge's temporary halt to race-based stops, with enforcement to continue while litigation proceeds.
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