Karen Bass confronts federal agents at Los Angeles park [View all]
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Source: The Hill
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said Monday she confronted federal agents at a city park amid tensions between her city and the federal government over immigration.
“When I got to MacArthur Park, by the way, and my purpose was one, to witness what was going on, but then when I got there, to do what I could to stop it,” Bass said during a press conference Monday.
“And so I asked the person, an individual from the custom and border patrol, who was in charge. They put me on the phone with the individual. I said that this needed to end, what was the purpose in them being here, but it absolutely needed to end. He said that they would be leaving within minutes, and I believe a few minutes later they left,” she added.
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“Minutes before, there were more than 20 kids playing — then, the MILITARY comes through. The SECOND I heard about this, I went to the park to speak to the person in charge to tell them it needed to end NOW,” Bass said in her post. “Absolutely outrageous.”
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5388717-la-mayor-karen-bass-confronts-federal-agents/
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