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LOS ANGELES (KABC) — <\/span>June 6, 2025 marked a new chapter in federal immigration operations in Los Angeles, as enforcement actions expanded across courthouses, streets and workplaces and prompted legal challenges and organized community responses.<\/p>\n

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Community groups including Uni\u00f3n del Barrio and the Self Defense Coalition have prepared for and responded to the operations, building a network of volunteers who monitor activity and provide support.<\/p>\n

Over the past year, volunteers have conducted daily early morning patrols across the Los Angeles area to identify and report federal immigration actions.<\/p>\n

“When we first started doing, building this whole network, honestly, I didn’t know how big it was going to get,” said Ron Gochez of Uni\u00f3n del Barrio.<\/p>\n

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The group says it now has thousands of volunteers on call to respond when immigration activity is reported.<\/p>\n

During one recent patrol in El Sereno, volunteers spent about a morning canvassing the area and reported no sightings of federal agents.<\/p>\n

Gochez said that while activity may appear to have slowed in recent months, enforcement has continued.<\/p>\n

“We want the public to know that the raids have never stopped.”<\/p>\n

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According to the Data Deportation Project, the number of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrests in the Los Angeles area of responsibility – which includes seven counties – more than tripled in 2025 compared to 2024.<\/p>\n

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ICE data also shows the daily average number of people in custody in April 2026 exceeded 4,400, compared to nearly 1,800 in 2025.<\/p>\n

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Gochez, a high school history teacher, has witnessed the impact of the arrests on the ground and in his classroom.<\/p>\n

“I had one of my students last week tell me that her mom was deported a month ago.”<\/p>\n

An ABC7 data analysis of the same region found that in the first seven months of President Donald Trump’s second term, at least 657 parents were apprehended.<\/p>\n

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Of those, 491 were detained.<\/p>\n

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At least 278 were deported. The figures are considered likely undercounts and reflect data available only through Aug. 21.<\/p>\n

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As immigration operations also continue in places like courthouses and ICE check-ins, Uni\u00f3n del Barrio volunteers also field calls from concerned residents asking about potential enforcement locations.<\/p>\n

“A couple of times, people have asked if we see any activity like at the DMV,” said Maria Flores, a member of the organization.<\/p>\n

Flores, an artist and special education worker, said she was drawn to the group in part because many members are educators. She emphasized the emotional toll of the work.<\/p>\n

“This work is not easy, and like Ron mentioned, many years from now, they’re going to study how this affected our communities.”<\/p>\n

The impact of enforcement actions has extended beyond individual arrests. Indigenous Zapotec communities have worked to support workers detained during a June 6 raid at Ambiance Apparel.<\/p>\n

Yurien, whose father was arrested in that operation, described lasting effects on his family.<\/p>\n

“The emotional and mental of the day stayed with our family long after the raid ended and even after his liberation.”<\/p>\n

Gochez believes that organized resistance from community members has deterred federal operations.<\/p>\n

“This is a national movement that was started here in Southern California. We’re continuing it and we’re proud of it.”<\/p>\n

“Sometimes people have a misconception that in order to do this work, somebody has to be brave or heroic, and many of us are just like regular people,” Flores said.<\/p>\n

Gochez added that the movement is also about leaving a record of community action.<\/p>\n

“One day when my grandchildren, if I ever have any, study this in history class, they’re going to know that we fought back.”<\/p>\n

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