Several people were detained in an immigration operation at the Santa Fe Springs Swap Meet this weekend, according to swap meet officials.
Video from the scene at 13963 Alondra Blvd., near the 5 Freeway, showed masked federal agents apprehending several people on Saturday, accompanied by armed U.S. Marines. It was unclear what further actions were taken.
Witnesses told reporters people were gathering for a concert at the swap meet that was later canceled following the raid. Federal immigration authorities detained an unknown number of people at the swap meet, the venue said in a statement on Facebook Sunday.
Swap meet officials said they did not contact immigration officials or know they would be at the venue and didn’t consent to their presence at the swap meet.
“These actions were completely out of our control,” swap meet officials said.
“We understand how concerning this is for our customers, vendors, and staff,” they continued. “The Santa Fe Springs Swap Meet has always been a place of connection, culture, and commerce for all.”
The Trump administration has continued widespread immigration enforcement activities — with a reported goal of up to 3,000 deportations per day — even as it scales back raids and arrests at agricultural sites, hotels and restaurants in response to complaints from employers.
The revised plans were put in place Friday, but the details were not made public.
“President Trump has always stood up for our farmers, who were a major part of his November victory, by working to negotiate fairer trade deals and cut red tape,” Anna Kelly, a White House spokeswoman, said in a statement to The New York Times. “He will continue to strengthen our agricultural industry and boost exports while keeping his promise to enforce our immigration laws and remove the millions of unvetted illegals who flooded into the United States under Joe Biden.”
The Trump administration began conducting immigration enforcement actions in Los Angeles on June 6, prompting daily demonstrations in the street that have often turned violent and resulted in widespread graffiti and other property damage in the downtown area.
The Los Angeles Police Department has arrested 561 people related to protest activity since then, police said Sunday.
On Sunday, protesters returned to the streets of downtown Los Angeles, one day after a nationwide series of “No Kings” demonstrations against President Donald Trump’s illegal immigration policy saw massive crowds in the Civic Center and other cities throughout Southern California and the nation.
The size of the gathering was not immediately apparent, but transportation officials said shortly before 3 p.m. that downtown’s DASH bus system would not be serving the following stops until further notice:
— Temple and Alameda Street
— Temple and Los Angeles Street
— Temple and Main Street
— Temple and Spring Street
Also Sunday, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement identified two more of the people detained in the recent raids who allegedly had criminal records. Alfredo Vasquez-Petronilo was described as a Mexican national with prior convictions for battery, assault and DUI, while Jose Jonathan Delgado was described as a Mexican national who’s been previously deported and was convicted of battery with serious bodily injury.
Officials said Vasquez-Petronilo would stay in ICE custody pending immigration proceedings, and Delgado would stay in ICE custody pending removal proceedings.
Last week, Trump deployed 4,000 California National Guard troops and 700 Marines to tamp down the disruptive demonstrations while the immigration raids continue.
Maj. Gen. Scott Sherman, commander of Task Force 51 — the contingent of troops ordered into the city by Trump — said Friday morning the deployment of Marines in the Los Angeles area will free up the National Guard, who have been primarily protecting federal property, to serve a more protective role for federal agents conducting enforcement operations in the field.
“I would like to emphasize that the soldiers will not participate in law enforcement activities,” Sherman told reporters. “Rather, they’ll be focused on protecting federal law enforcement personnel.”
A federal court hearing is set for Tuesday to determine whether Trump or California Gov. Gavin Newsom will control future National Guard activity going forward.
Newsom challenged Trump’s decision to federalize the Guard, an action U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer in San Francisco said in a ruling last week did not follow congressionally mandated procedure.
His ruling was stayed by a three-judge appellate panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in response to a Trump administration notice of appeal, temporarily keeping the National Guard troops under federal control, at least through Tuesday.
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