Border Patrol, HSI And National Guard Descend On L.A.’s MacArthur Park In Show-Of-Force Immigration Operation

AP reports a brief but highly visible immigration enforcement operation at Los Angeles’ MacArthur Park, where Border Patrol and HSI agents—backed by about 90 National Guard members and military vehicles—fanned out before abruptly departing. DHS declined to confirm arrests or the operation’s purpose. Local leaders, including Mayor Karen Bass and Gov. Gavin Newsom, condemned the display as an intimidation tactic amid a broader Trump-era surge that has deployed Guard and Marines to support immigration enforcement in LA.