Ice event leads to Los Angeles community cancellation of July 4 celebrations

Los Angeles and surrounding cities are canceling or postponing July 4 celebrations in response to the increase in activity by regional federal immigration officials.

this Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation A summer film and concert series was postponed, while the July 4 celebration was cancelled this year, “out of caution and response to recent ICE enforcement activities.”

The largest in the city July 4th Event In 2024, the Gloria Molina Grand Park Summer Block party attracted thousands of people and was postponed indefinitely due to “ongoing situations affecting the area.”

According to reports Bell Garden, Boyle Heights, Kudashi, Huntington Park, Whittier And town El Sereno.

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In Huntington Park, cancellations exceeded the July 4 holiday, including 30 days of “certain public summer events”, according to a statement released by the city.

“Reports of unmarked vehicles and unidentified federal agents have caused widespread anxiety, especially among immigrant and mixed-race families,” the Huntington Park statement said. “Many residents expressed fear and uncertainty that led them to stay indoors, avoid working and withdraw from daily public life. Our priority is and will continue to be safety and peace of mind in our communities.”

Los Angeles and surrounding cities have canceled their July 4 celebrations in response to the increase in federal immigration officials. (Istock; David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)

Officials in these communities who stopped Independence Day activities were outspoken about the Trump administration’s decision to strengthen federal immigration enforcement.

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According to The Guardian, Huntington Park Mayor Arturo Flores described the increasing attacks on ice in and around Los Angeles as a “family terror movement” and “a psychological warfare I’ve only seen at the War Theatre.”

Meanwhile, the deputy mayor of Kudashi City is said to be Calling for gang leaders in now deleted Tiktok post Defend your territory from ice.

Protesters fought law enforcement last month outside a federal building in downtown Los Angeles. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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one Monday report The New York Times found that since June 6, “agents from several federal agencies have arrested about 2,000 immigrants in the Los Angeles area,” according to documents received by the media, which added that the arrest was “one of the reasons why they are so at an advantage.”

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