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'We are going to take back MacArthur Park': Labor groups protest renewed immigration raids in Los Angeles
SEIU 721 and other labor groups rallied in MacArthur Park and elsewhere in Los Angeles throughout the day on Tuesday.
Los Angeles immigrant advocates hold "day of protest," boycotts after immigration raids at Home Depot, MacArthur Park
Organizations are asking people to participate in a 24-hour boycott, to attend rallies in MacArthur Park and downtown LA and support local businesses and street vendors.
Demonstrators gather in L.A.'s MacArthur Park to protest federal immigration raids
Supporters of immigrants are gathering in MacArthur Park in the Westlake area of Los Angeles Tuesday to show their continued opposition to federal raids. KTLA's Chris Wolfe reports on Aug. 12, 2025. D
Labor groups protest renewed immigration raids in Los Angeles
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Protesters descend upon MacArthur Park in opposition of immigration raids
Activists held a rally and march at MacArthur Park on Saturday to protest the Trump administration’s ongoing crackdown on illegal immigration.
Los Angeles mayor slams "outrageous and un-American" federal immigration enforcement sweep through MacArthur Park
A visibly angry Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on Monday blasted the Trump administration's continued immigration enforcement push throughout the city amid reports of a large-scale operation near downtown.
Heavily armed immigration agents descend on L.A.’s MacArthur Park
Agents on horseback and in armored vehicles participated in a daytime raid in the heart of Los Angeles' immigrant community.
Despite court order, federal officials use Penske truck to trick and arrest 16 immigrants in Los Angeles
According to video from Fox News, agents burst from the rear of a yellow moving truck and then ran toward a group of people amassed near a sidewalk food stand.
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Large anti-ICE protest and march held in MacArthur Park during daylong 'community stoppage'

Hundreds of demonstrators took over MacArthur Park on Tuesday as part of a 24-hour protest against immigration enforcement.

Federal officers, more than a dozen military vehicles descend on MacArthur Park

The operation in a neighborhood with a large immigrant population includes 17 Humvees, four tactical vehicles, two ambulances and the armed soldiers.
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MacArthur Park raid in LA: Military-style operation raises questions ...

Los Angeles park raid: 90 Guard troops sent for military-style operation The operation in the large park about 2 miles west of downtown LA included 17 Humvees, four tactical vehicles, two ...
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Residents still shaken a day after federal authorities march through ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hector Velasquez was playing cards with friends at MacArthur Park in Los Angeles early Monday when a young man with a megaphone walked through announcing federal agents ...
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Help Sought Identifying Patient Found Unresponsive Near MacArthur Park

Authorities Tuesday sought the public’s help in identifying a man who has been hospitalized since he was found in Los Angeles last weekend. The man was brought to an unspecified hospital at about 5:10 ...