LA MAYOR BASS DEMANDS ICE END CAR WASH RAIDS AS BORDER PATROL NABS CONVICTED CHILD MOLESTER IN O.C.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass called on ICE to stop worksite raids at fruit stands and car washes, labeling the tactics “un-American.” Her comments coincided with a targeted federal operation at an Orange County car wash where agents arrested Claudio Reyes-Vasquez, a noncitizen with prior convictions including child molestation and an active warrant. The story underscores escalating federal worksite enforcement in the LA–OC corridor and mounting political pushback from sanctuary-city leaders.