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Multiple immigration sweeps reported across Los Angeles, with a tense standoff/protest downtown; SEIU union leader arrested

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Pommer said:
There seems to be context missing here: why the sudden change in application of the laws?
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Yes, Trump campaigned on getting rid of the two-tiered just system and following the law. While the most violent are a priority, and that is the way it is with law enforcement throughout the country, that does not mean all other arrests will be stopped. Large sweeps were expected, the media reported this widely:

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Trump's mass deportation plan for undocumented immigrants could cost billions a year

Immigration experts say Donald Trump's mass deportation plan, if carried out, could be complicated and cost billions a year. It could also lead to more family separations.
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How Trump's Mass Deportation Plan Would Hurt the United States - The Center for Migration Studies of New York (CMS)

Former President Donald Trump's mass deportation plan would harm US economic and domestic, and national security interests in several ways.
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essentialsaltes said:
In neighboring Orange County.

Immigrant father of three Marines is violently detained, injured by federal agents, son says​

The Marine veteran says his father, Narciso Barranco, was working [as a landscaper] outside of a Santa Ana IHOP on Saturday when several masked men approached him. Frightened, he began to run away, his son said. Moments later, he was on the ground, held down by the men, who struck him.
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Father of three Marines beaten by masked federal agents, set to be released from immigration facility​

The father of three U.S. Marines who was violently tackled and beaten by masked federal agents in Orange County is scheduled to be released on bond after spending 20 days in federal custody.

Narciso Barranco, an undocumented immigrant who has lived in the United States for decades, is married to a U.S. citizen and is father to two active-duty American Marines and one veteran, was ordered by an immigration judge Thursday to be released on a $3,000 bond, according to his family.

Barranco applied for parole-in-place, which allows certain undocumented immigrants to remain in the country pending a change in their immigration status.

Orange Councilmember Arianna Barrios attended Thursday’s hearing to show her support for the Tustin resident.

“Today was a good day in this new battle for civil rights, due process and humanitarian principles,” Barrios said in a Facebook post. “Mr Barranco will be released on bond sometime tomorrow (Friday) afternoon, God willing! He can remain free until mid-August, where he will have another hearing to try and adjust his status to parole-in-place...”
 
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ICE arrests at L.A. courthouse met with alarm: ‘Absolutely blindsided’​

Adriana Bernal, 37, was detained after appearing in the Airport Courthouse on La Cienega Boulevard [FWIW, I've done jury duty there] late Tuesday morning, said Jennifer Cheng, public information officer for the L.A. County alternate public defender’s office.

“Our client walked out of the courtroom and was followed by these individuals. Once our client was outside the building, these individuals (who were not in any uniform), handcuffed her, put her into a dark colored SUV and drove away,” Cheng said in an email to The Times. “We were absolutely blindsided by what happened. These purported ICE agents detained our client without notice or explanation. We received no advance communication, no opportunity to advise our client, and no information.”

When ICE engaged in similar behavior across California, Oregon, New Mexico and Colorado in 2017, during President Trump’s first term in office, prosecutors in some states reported having to drop cases because undocumented immigrants would no longer serve as witnesses.

L.A. County Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman said his office had no advance notice of ICE’s actions and would not notify federal officials about the immigration status of anyone they are prosecuting. “As a general proposition, I don’t want anyone deported until I’ve got them sentenced. And if their sentence is jail or state prison, I want them to serve their sentence,” he said in an interview.

The California Supreme Court previously rebuked the federal government during Trump’s last presidency for “stalking courthouses” and using the justice system as “bait,” in effect punishing undocumented people for showing up to court.

ICE officials have previously said arrests at courthouses were necessary to keep agents safe from dangerous criminals, who must pass through metal detectors and are presumably unarmed. [Bernal and her also-detained codefendant are charged with retail theft.]
 
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essentialsaltes said:

ICE arrests at L.A. courthouse met with alarm: ‘Absolutely blindsided’​

Adriana Bernal, 37, was detained after appearing in the Airport Courthouse on La Cienega Boulevard [FWIW, I've done jury duty there] late Tuesday morning, said Jennifer Cheng, public information officer for the L.A. County alternate public defender’s office.

“Our client walked out of the courtroom and was followed by these individuals. Once our client was outside the building, these individuals (who were not in any uniform), handcuffed her, put her into a dark colored SUV and drove away,” Cheng said in an email to The Times. “We were absolutely blindsided by what happened. These purported ICE agents detained our client without notice or explanation. We received no advance communication, no opportunity to advise our client, and no information.”

When ICE engaged in similar behavior across California, Oregon, New Mexico and Colorado in 2017, during President Trump’s first term in office, prosecutors in some states reported having to drop cases because undocumented immigrants would no longer serve as witnesses.

L.A. County Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman said his office had no advance notice of ICE’s actions and would not notify federal officials about the immigration status of anyone they are prosecuting. “As a general proposition, I don’t want anyone deported until I’ve got them sentenced. And if their sentence is jail or state prison, I want them to serve their sentence,” he said in an interview.

The California Supreme Court previously rebuked the federal government during Trump’s last presidency for “stalking courthouses” and using the justice system as “bait,” in effect punishing undocumented people for showing up to court.

ICE officials have previously said arrests at courthouses were necessary to keep agents safe from dangerous criminals, who must pass through metal detectors and are presumably unarmed. [Bernal and her also-detained codefendant are charged with retail theft.]
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Arresting people at courthouses is akin to going after drug users at a rehab.
 
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Pommer said:
Arresting people at courthouses is akin to going after drug users at a rehab.
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Not at all. Homeland Security is not allowed to issue warrants for the illegals in their residences. They must get a court to do that. Thus they arrest them where they can find them. Realize this disaster was created by the Biden administration, who lied to Congress and the American people and was actually bringing in more people while claiming the border was safe, secure, and closed.
 
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Valletta said:
Not at all. Homeland Security is not allowed to issue warrants for the illegals in their residences. They must get a court to do that.
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The Fourth Amendment requires Courts for all judicial warrants. That's why many businesses are turning ICE away if they have an 'administrative warrant'.
 
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essentialsaltes said:
The Fourth Amendment requires Courts for all judicial warrants. That's why many businesses are turning ICE away if they have an 'administrative warrant'.
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The warrants are good for public areas, ICE just needs to wait outside. I did see a case where ICE was pursuing a subject into a medical clinic and some guy (incorrectly) was trying to say they could not enter without a judicial warrant.
 
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