Masked, armed and forceful: Finding patterns in California immigration raids

by Sergio Olmos July 8, 2025July 8, 2025

Federal agents descend on MacArthur Park in Los Angeles on July 7, 2025. Photo by J.W. Hendricks for CalMatters

CalMatters has partnered with Evident Media and Bellingcat to map and analyze videos of the immigration raids across Los Angeles in a new short documentary:

The film builds off of previous CalMatters reporting:

‘Brazen, midday kidnappings:’ LA immigration sweeps violate Constitution, lawsuit says
Taken: What happens after an LA immigration raid
He misled the public about his last big immigration sweep. Now he’s leading the Border Patrol in LA
Border Patrol said it targeted known criminals in Kern County. But it had no record on 77 of 78 arrestees

Sergio OlmosInvestigative Reporter

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Sergio is an investigative reporter for CalMatters. He previously worked as a freelance reporter for The New York Times, NPR, Oregon Public Broadcasting and The Guardian, among others, reporting from here... More by Sergio Olmos

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Masked, armed and forceful: Finding patterns in California immigration raids