TMI Show Ep 175: “ICE Invades LA”

Someone left the hate out in the rain!

On Monday, dozens of heavily armed federal agents, decked out in full military gear like they were invading a hostile foreign country, stormed Los Angeles’ iconic MacArthur Park in what they claimed was an immigration enforcement operation, though it is unknown if anyone was arrested. Border Patrol, backed by military vehicles and a DHS helicopter, swept through the park in this Latino neighborhood, where kids were playing just minutes before. Mayor Karen Bass was livid, racing to the scene to confront ICE agents, demanding they stand down. “Absolutely outrageous,” she blasted on X, sharing footage of officers, some on horseback, stomping through a civilian neighborhood. Local ctivists sounded the alarm, with megaphones blaring an urs. Protesters clashed with agents, screaming for them to leave, while Bass used an agent’s phone to argue with a senior official. Border Patrol’s chief, Gregory Bovino, scoffed at the mayor, saying, “Better get used to us now.” Local activists, like Ron Gochez of Unión del Barrio, called it a “perverse publicity stunt” to flex federal muscle. With Trump’s $170 billion increase to immigration enforcement while Americans continue to suffer economically, are these violent raids the new normal? On “The TMI Show,” Ted Rall and Manila Chan—both with strong LA connections—analyze the significance of this clash between federal and local rights.

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