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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Katie Hawkinson

Even over the Fourth of July weekend, ICE officials didn’t stop their raids in LA: ‘Troubling reminder of federal overreach’

Demonstrators protest against ICE outside the Los Angeles Police Department on Independence Day - (Getty Images)

Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained several people in the Los Angeles area on Independence Day.

The agency has detained more than 1,600 people in the region in recent months, according to the Los Angeles Times. Among those arrested on the Fourth of July were two car wash workers who had been employed there for decades and a beloved food vendor who runs a birria stand, the outlet reports.

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