Federal officials said it was an immigration enforcement operation, though it was unclear if anyone had been arrested. “It’s the way a city looks before a coup,” Mayor Karen Bass said as she condemned the action.

MacArthur Park is located in one of the most immigrant-heavy neighborhoods in Los Angeles. On Monday, July 7, 2025, the park was quiet as children at a summer camp played. By the afternoon, an immigration operation was taking place in MacArthur Park,

This pisses me off. She is scared for the kid’s safety … due to immigration officials at the park, but never scared for their safety when the park is filled with homeless,

Immigration agents swarm MacArthur Park in Los Angeles in show of force drawing ire of Mayor Karen Bass A Border Patrol official said such tactics are going to be ‘normal very soon’