Tensions are high on the streets of Los Angeles. Over the weekend, ICE conducted a series of brutal raids against the city’s Latino residents. Masked men in full tactical gear burst into homes, workplaces, and churches, apparently targeting anyone with brown skin who speaks Spanish. Those arrested were separated from their children (who were placed in “baby jail”) and denied due process.
The response from ordinary Los Angeles residents was swift and decisive, taking to the streets to let the Trump administration know they won’t just roll over as their loved ones are funneled into some nightmare foreign forever-prison. Things escalated rapidly: the LAPD was rapidly overwhelmed, Trump sent in the National Guard, and is now threatening to deploy the Marines against Los Angeles.
