Showing posts with label Los Angeles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Los Angeles. Show all posts

Thursday, February 05, 2026

"Operation Metro Surge" and its possible prophetic ramifications


Operation Metro Surge is a large-scale immigration enforcement operation (to remove individuals with criminal histories) launched by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in December 2025, primarily targeting the Minneapolis–Saint Paul area in Minnesota.  As of the day of this post (February 5, 2026), the White House reported over 4,000 arrests since the operation began.

ICE's "Operation Metro Surge," in Minnesota has set off a series of protests that have caused the loss of the lives of two Minneapolis citizens, and from that point the protests have escalated to a point of mass violent confrontations between protestors and DHS (ICE & Border Patrol) agents, and have since spread to other cities where DHS conducts similar operations.
 



These operations are occurring amidst intense pushback from local "sanctuary" officials and protests. 

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

DHS alleges criminal illegal alien 'rammed law enforcement' in California operation, agent fired weapon

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer injured in Compton, DHS says



Men and women of ICE are risking their own lives for this: DHS official says
DHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Tricia McLaughlin says I.C.E. agents on the ground are removing public safety threats on 'The Ingraham Angle.'


 


Published January 21, 2026 1:24pm EST | Updated January 21, 2026 1:44pm EST

A federal agent opened fire in southern California Wednesday after a criminal illegal immigrant "weaponized his vehicle and rammed law enforcement" during an attempt to evade arrest, the Department of Homeland Security told Fox News Digital.

A spokesperson said the incident happened Wednesday morning in Compton as DHS law enforcement officers were conducting a targeted operation "to arrest a violent criminal illegal alien from El Salvador, William Eduardo Moran Carballo, who is involved in a human smuggling operation and has two prior arrests for inflicting corporal injury on a spouse or cohabitant."

"In a dangerous attempt to evade arrest, this criminal illegal alien weaponized his vehicle and rammed law enforcement. Fearing for his life and safety, an agent fired defensive shots," the DHS spokesperson told Fox News Digital in a statement.

"The criminal illegal alien was not hit and attempted to flee on foot. He was successfully apprehended by law enforcement. The illegal alien was not injured, but a CBP officer was injured," the spokesperson added.

Tuesday, September 02, 2025

At Labor Day rallies, speakers decry Trump



Members of United Teachers Los Angeles cheer during a Labor Day rally in Wilmington on Monday.
(William Liang / For The Times)



Sept. 1, 2025 2:23 PM PT

  • Thousands of union members participated in marches, rallies and picnics on Labor Day throughout the Los Angeles region and across the country.
  • They criticized Trump administration moves that have weakened labor unions.
  • A White House proclamation Monday said President Trump’s actions are ‘reversing decades of neglect and finally putting American Workers first.’

Thousands of union members and others participated in marches, rallies and picnics on Labor Day throughout the Los Angeles region and across the country on Monday, decrying actions by the Trump administration that they say weaken unions and harm workers while strengthening and emboldening major corporations and the wealthy.

A White House proclamation Monday said President Trump’s actions are “reversing decades of neglect and finally putting American Workers first” by rewriting tax laws and creating a better economic climate for businesses.

His critics say he is undermining, in historic ways, the government and labor-union infrastructure established to protect workers — and therefore hurting individual workers.

Participants at a massive Wilmington rally and parade — organized by the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor — united over a common foe: Trump.

“Donald Trump has gone too far,” said state Sen. Maria Elena Durazo (D-Los Angeles), as she and others linked typical Labor Day rhetoric directly to immigration raids. “On this Labor Day, we have an American president who takes parents from their children and workers from their jobs.”

The raids are no longer about border security, Durazo said, but “about breaking the backbone of our economy and terrorizing families.”

”Fighting for workers’ rights means fighting for immigrant rights,” said Angelica Salas, the executive director of the immigrant advocacy group CHIRLA.