Glendale News-Press: ICE Raids Hit Glendale
During a raid at the Glendale Classic Car Wash on Everett Street and Colorado Boulevard, on Thursday, June 19, ICE detained two individuals.
One car wash manager, who asked to remain unnamed, told the News-Press that more than 15 ICE agents showed up unannounced at the car wash at about 9:40 a.m. on Thursday. Agents ran toward workers and management and immediately started questioning them about their citizenship. The manager said agents also yelled at customers, telling them to leave.
Separately, City News Service reported that a manager at the business said he did not consent to agents coming on the property — and that when he asked for a warrant, he was told one was not needed.
In the operation, which lasted about 20 minutes, the manager said ICE agents took two of his workers, one with a work permit and another a lawful permanent resident.
Agents later returned the car wash worker, who had a green card, he said.
The manager said he heard reports of other ICE raids in the city including at Home Depot and Costco.
ICE agents were also reportedly seen conducting operations at Home Depot stores in the Hollywood and San Fernando areas and near Dodger stadium. It was not immediately clear how many people were rounded up Thursday at raids that were reported at a Home Depot at 5600 Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood and another at 12960 Foothill Blvd. in San Fernando.
U.S. Rep. Laura Friedman, representing Glendale in the 30th District, lashed out at the Trump administration over the fear and confusion being caused by ICE.
“Thursday’s raid at a Glendale car wash is yet another example of what we’ve known all along: Trump is targeting hardworking members of our community, not dangerous criminals. I’ll continue fighting for commonsense immigration policies that allow our neighbors the opportunity to live and work here — not punish them for pursuing the American Dream,” Friedman said in a statement to the News-Press.
A federal appeals court panel issued a unanimous ruling Thursday night to allow President Donald Trump’s control of California National Guard troops in Los Angeles to continue uninterrupted while the case is litigated despite the protests of Gov. Gavin Newsom.
The appellate court ruling follows a hearing Tuesday in which a three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco appeared dubious of Newsom’s argument that Trump had failed to sufficiently justify his decision to federalize and deploy 4,000 National Guard members and 700 U.S. Marines to protect federal buildings and support immigration authorities in Los Angeles.
The panel found that Trump acted within the law when he called the troops into federal service for 60 days “to protect federal personnel performing federal functions and to protect federal property.” However, the court disagreed with the Trump administration’s primary argument that the president’s decision to federalize members of the California National Guard is insulated from judicial review.
In a Facebook post, Newsom seized on the part of the ruling that rejected Trump’s argument that the president’s decision is protected from court oversight.
“Donald Trump is not a king and not above the law,’’ the governor posted. “Tonight, the court rightly rejected Trump’s claim that he can do whatever he wants with the National Guard and not have to explain himself to a court. We will not let this authoritarian use of military soldiers against citizens go unchecked.”
Attorney General Rob Bonta called it “disappointing that our temporary restraining order has been stayed pending the federal government’s appeal,” but added “this case is far from over.”