The day that ICE occupied McArthur Park, the heart of migrants in Los Angeles
A battalion of heavily armed, horse-mounted ICE agents dressed in military uniforms turned MacArthur Park into an occupation zone.
They arrived in armored vehicles, patrolling trails in the park located in the heart of Los Angeles. They were looking for sellers of fake IDs used by undocumented immigrants.
The operation, dubbed Operation Excalibur, was supported by Squadron 1 of the California National Guard's Seventh Regiment. Documents leaked by journalist Ken Klippenstein—a former…
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