ICE Agents Shut Down Kid's Camp

On Monday, ICE violently invaded a park in California, fully armed, riding tanks, where children were playing, to harass the locals.

Dozens of alleged "federal agents" in tactical gear, heavily armed and dressed in military-style uniforms, staged what seemed to be an immigration enforcement action (harassment), drawing swift condemnation from Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, who rushed to the scene in response.

"What I saw in the park today looked like a city under siege, under armed occupation," said Mayor Bass, who told reporters there were children in the park attending a day camp.

Nearly 100 ICE brown shirts, including Border Patrol and other law enforcement officers in armored vehicles, invaded MacArthur Park in Los Angeles' Westlake area in a show of force, just as the region marked six months since the Eaton and Palisades fires began. The area is often called the "Ellis Island of the West Coast" for its role as a community hub in a vibrant immigrant neighborhood of Los Angeles.

The park was left nearly deserted after word of a possible raid spread through the community. Mayor Bass said she stopped her car on the way to City Hall to watch as officers on horseback and soldiers in tactical gear passed by a playground, while children at a summer day camp were hurried indoors for their safety from militarized police who have displayed their lack of restraint constantly over the past few months.

According to Fox 11, officials said the show of force shuttered children's programming and caused widespread confusion. In response, protesters rallied at the park, with hero activists using megaphones to alert bystanders about the operation.

Bass said that when she arrived, she demanded to speak with the official in charge of the operation. She was given a phone and was told by Border Patrol El Centro sector chief Gregory Bovino that he intended to remove the federal agents from the area.

However, Bovino told Fox News: "I don't work for Karen Bass. Better get used to us now, 'cause this is going to be normal very soon. We will go anywhere, anytime we want in Los Angeles." What a douche.

California Governor Gavin Newsom, Mayor Bass, and Senator Alex Padilla all condemned the move, saying that it prioritized intimidation over emergency aid Los Angeles needs.

At a press conference after the incident, Bass said she spoke with children who had been guided indoors when federal personnel arrived. One 8-year-old boy, she said, shared that he was scared of ICE agents.

America.