Many federal agents raided nearby as California Gov. Gavin Newsom called for a special election for his district.
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Federal agents appeared outside California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Los Angeles press conference, where they called for a special election for the district.
- Federal agents conducted immigration enforcement patrols near Gavin Newsom’s press conference location.
- In response, Newsom and his press have posted about the agent’s presence on social media.
- Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass called the patrol timing “provocative” and “incredibly rude.”
Many federal agents have appeared nearby, just as California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a special election for the state’s district at a cultural center in downtown Los Angeles.
Newsom was located inside the Japanese-American National Museum on August 14, and to cite his proposed changes to the California Legislative District and counter the Texas Republican plan to create a more GOP-friendly district in the state, a group of federal agents was conducting immigration enforcement patrols in LA’s small Tokyo district.
Newsom and his press have joined social media to announce the presence of the agent, paying tribute to President Donald Trump’s punctuation and rhetoric.
“The Border Patrol appeared at our big, beautiful press conference! We are not threatened!” the post said.
Gregory Bovino, sector commander of the U.S. Border Patrol, told KNBC-TV that he is running a roving immigration enforcement patrol in the area. Bovino told the station that one person was taken into custody and illegally detained for being in the United States.
“There’s no way this is a coincidence,” Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass later told news media on the scene.
“They decide they’re coming and thumb up their noses in front of the governor’s face,” Bass said. “Why do you do that? It’s incredibly rude. It’s a provocative act. They’re talking about obstacles in Los Angeles. They’re now the source of obstacles in Los Angeles.”
The Department of Homeland Security did not immediately return a request for USA’s comment on patrols in the region.
