ICE Operations Ramp Up in LA

Kevin R. Johnson

23 Oct 2026

"[a]nother week of the latest ICE surge in Southern California is passing, and we’re not surprised it didn’t go by without brutality and injuries.

In Orange County, ICE operations led to at least two hospital visits; while in Los Angeles, ICE agents were seen detaining and allegedly breaking the arm of a United States citizen in Long Beach.

This Saturday, ICE agents were seen in North Long Beach and brutally detained a man . . . ."

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There’s been an uptick in ICE arrests in the Bay Area, immigration attorneys warn

Seattle U Students Support Immigration Detainees Through Legal Aid and Advocacy

How a migrant’s decision to comply with a federal judge’s order led to a criminal conviction by César García Hernández

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