In ‘Operation Trojan Horse’, masked officers in unmarked vehicle arrest 16 people, despite court order halting raids

In ‘Operation Trojan Horse’, masked officers in unmarked vehicle arrest 16 people, despite court order halting raids

US border patrol agents carried out a raid outside a Home Depot in Los Angeles on Wednesday, with officers jumping out of an unmarked rental truck and chasing and arresting more than a dozen people.

Videos of the operation, and federal officials’ statements boasting about the detentions, have raised questions about whether the US government was complying with a federal court order halting indiscriminate raids in the region due to evidence of racial profiling. That ruling, upheld last week by an appeals court, followed reports of Latino US citizens getting swept up in LA raids and accounts of undocumented people being targeted based on their appearance and whether they spoke Spanish.

  • asteriskeverything@lemmy.world
    43·
    6 days ago

    Thanks. For people who don’t like videos here is the gist:

    If you see this happening and you’re a local call 911, or get a local to. Not police but 911, and report a crime in progresssay you “saw people getting into a vehicle with weapons and no seat belts at this location.” And this is like a magic code to summon the cops to actually do their jobs. The point is to make them cite all these nazis and that means getting identification, usually cops put the ID in front of the bodycam.

    Basically the goal is the hinder these fucks in their work but most importantly strip them of their anonymity so that they face the social and legal consequences.

    Thanks for the link and I hope my summary did it justice. I just am not a video person but this was good I wanted to reach people who wouldn’t click.

      • Novaling@lemmy.zipEnglish
        6·
        6 days ago

        Probably due to many states having “buckle-up” laws for safety. You can be charged if passengers aren’t secured, some states even require the back seat to buckle up, so 20 guys in the back of an unsecured truck is a no-no and means someones getting fined. And of course the gov needs money so they’re gonna fine mfs who don’t follow.