Immigration & Border Security

Los Angeles Mayor Confronts Federal Immigration Officers at MacArthur Park

The federal agents left, apparently without making any arrests. The park is in an area that is home to long-standing criminal street gangs.
Los Angeles Mayor Confronts Federal Immigration Officers at MacArthur Park
Customs and Border Protection agents ride on an armored vehicle moving slowly down Wilshire Boulevard near MacArthur Park in Los Angeles on July 7, 2025. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images
Jill McLaughlin
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After weeks of decrying federal immigration enforcement operations in Los Angeles, Mayor Karen Bass confronted Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers on July 7 as they gathered at a city park.

Some 100 ICE agents gathered just before 11 a.m. near MacArthur Park in the Westlake area, about two miles west of City Hall. The officers were in vans and some armored vehicles on the outskirts of the park.

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