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Has it sunk in yet? This is the uncivil war MAGA wingnuts have thirsted for.
Troops, terror and tears in Los Angeles as Ice raids show no sign of slowing
Regarding that July 7, made-for-TV photo-op in L.A.’s McArthur Park, the absurd ICE show of force did in fact leave a mark. CO (initials only), an employee of B&Z Osorio Restaurant across from the park tells The Guardian that business has fallen by half since the ICE raids began:
Since the onset of raids, CO said, his uncle, the owner and founder, has cut back on restaurant hours and produce orders to save money due to the drop-off in customers. At 10am on Thursday, when the restaurant would usually be full of families eating breakfast, there was only one booth occupied.
CO says that they have tried calling their local customers to offer them special deals, but many families have refused. “They’re either too scared or they haven’t gone to work because of Ice. They say they’d rather cook at home. It’s better and safer,” CO said. Monday’s “stunt and show of power”, CO said, does little to help improve the current situation: “Our customer base is mainly Hispanic. They are targeted the most.”
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Lawyers and advocates say that those arrested, including some US citizens, have been targeted for arrest at random – and likely because of how they look. In a legal complaint, legal aid and immigrant rights groups have accused the DHS of engaging “in an extraordinary campaign of targeting people based on nothing more than the color of their skin, and in some cases, where they live or work”.
Trump authorizes Ice agents to protect themselves using ‘whatever means’ necessary
It gives Stephen Miller nightime emissions for his golden sock puppet to issue manly warnings like these:
“I am giving Total Authorization for Ice to protect itself, just like they protect the Public,” Trump posted on Truth Social on Friday, adding that he was directing the homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem, and “border czar”, Tom Homan, to arrest anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) protesters who impede immigration enforcement operations.
Trump said he’s told the administrators to “instruct all Ice, Homeland Security, or any other Law Enforcement Officer who is on the receiving end of thrown rocks, bricks, or any other form of assault, to stop their car, and arrest these SLIMEBALLS, using whatever means is necessary to do so”.
US undocumented farm workers feel ‘hunted like animals’ amid Trump’s immigration raids
Dear Kitty, Europeans old enough to remember the Nazi occupation know the feeling:
Undocumented farm workers feel they’re being “hunted like animals”, they told the Guardian, as Donald Trump’s administration ramps up its crackdown on immigration.
Raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) have caused workers to lose hours and income, and forced them into hiding at home, according to interviews.
ICE Presence Halts LA Wildfire Recovery: Live Updates
It’s almost as if Donald Trump has declared war on the country’s most populous state:
Federal immigration raids are disrupting post-wildfire recovery efforts across Southern California, where immigrant workers have played a crucial role in decontaminating homes and rebuilding neighborhoods following the January wildfires in Los Angeles. Amid the Trump administration’s crackdown, fear of arrest has left job sites vacant, stalling cleanup operations in communities hardest hit by January’s Eaton and Palisades fires.
Disabled veteran who is a US citizen was taken during Camarillo immigration raid, family says
No one is safe from them. That’s the point Donald Trump, Stephen Miller, Pam Bondi, and Kristi Noem and her secret police mean to make. But they are not the ultimate authority in this country. We the People are:
@meidastouch "Concerned family members are desperate for answers after they say a disabled U.S. veteran and citizen was taken during a federal immigration raid at a cannabis farm in Camarillo," reports ABC7 7/11/25
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