{"id":73009,"date":"2025-07-18T15:46:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T15:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/73009\/"},"modified":"2025-07-18T15:46:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T15:46:13","slug":"l-a-s-daily-life-feels-remade-by-president-trumps-ice-raids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/73009\/","title":{"rendered":"L.A.’s daily life feels remade by President Trump’s ICE raids"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It might be hard for outsiders to realize how pervasive the Trump administration\u2019s immigration raids feel here in Southern California.<\/p>\n

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Friends describe relatives been pulled over for no apparent reason. Neighbors tell me of housekeepers and gardeners too afraid to come to work. Times reporters Rachel Uranga and Brittny Mejia have been in the thick of our comprehensive coverage of the raids by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Their reports have shown that the vast majority of those hauled away have had no prior criminal convictions<\/a>. So I talked to them about the impact of the unprecedented intervention, which began six weeks ago.<\/p>\n

Rachel has been on the story since the first Saturday in June, when she went to observe the large scale raid at Ambiance Apparel, a sprawling fast-fashion warehouse in downtown Los Angeles. She found immigrant rights groups and family members, who quickly learned of the action via social media and a rapid response network set up in anticipation of a crackdown.<\/p>\n

Advocates pulled up with a flatbed truck and a bullhorn. There were lawyers, video streamers filming and a large federal presence. The day ended with a union leader arrested, agents throwing gas canisters and what became the kickoff of an unprecedented showdown.<\/p>\n

As in many 21st century confrontations, Brittny recalled how video posted on social media gave an idea of how widespread the raids were. They seemed to flood in every day for a time: detainees being tackled by agents in camouflage, vendor stands left abandoned after arrests.<\/p>\n

A few of the actions stand out because of their size, like last week\u2019s raid on Glass House Farms, the Camarillo cannabis operation. Federal officials arrested more than 300 people and one man trying to flee, Jaime Alan\u00eds Garcia, fell to his death<\/a> from the top of a greenhouse. The death of the 57-year-old worker reinforced the high stakes of the raids.<\/p>\n

The arrests of 31 people at a Home Depot in Hollywood also got a fair amount of attention. Rachel got initial data from the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHRLA) that showed higher arrest levels in Hollywood, Pico Rivera and Bell Gardens.<\/p>\n

Carrying passports and worrying about their kids<\/p>\n

The big change Brittny and Rachel have noticed in the neighborhoods they\u2019re covering is fear. \u201cThe Fashion and Flower District emptied out after the raids,\u201d Rachel said. \u201cFrom Compton to Maywood to Montebello, people are carrying their passports, fearing the color of their skin could get them stopped. Day care centers stand quiet because parents are afraid if they leave their children there, they might not get to see them again.\u201d <\/p>\n

Many immigrants are considering self-deportation, Brittny noted. \u201cOne video in particular stood out to me, posted by Julie Ear about her mom self-deporting after being in the country for decades. I watched this play out during President Trump\u2019s first term, following a family who made the difficult decision to leave.\u201d<\/p>\n

Interrogations of U.S. citizens leave readers most troubled<\/p>\n

Brittny told me that stories about American citizens swept up in the raids<\/a> are among the ones that have troubled readers the most. She and Rachel told the story of Brian Gavidia, who was questioned by Border Patrol agents about the hospital he was born in. Gavidia is now a named plaintiff in a lawsuit against the Trump administration.<\/p>\n

They have also heard from readers who support President Trump and who accuse Joe Biden of allowing millions of undocumented immigrants into the country.<\/p>\n

Brittny found one email particularly jarring. \u201cMost Americans don\u2019t want Mexican criminals living here illegally,\u201d the email read. \u201cThese judges are [trash imogi.] They are paid off by [billionaire political donor George] Soros. I hope Trump defies that idiot judge and ICE brutalizes as many illegals as they can.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Construction continued on the California High Speed Rail Project along Highway 43 near Corcoran last month. Today the Federal Railroad Administration pulled $4 billion in funding.<\/p>\n

(Robert Gauthier\/Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n

The Trump administration pulls billions in funding for the high-speed rail projectImmigration enforcement agencies are expanding tacticsFire recovery is not getting easier<\/p>\n