The ICE goons turned up in full battle rattle with mechanized war machines, some of them even on horseback, seeking to sweep through MacArthur Park. They were met by local activists who, armed only with bullhorns,

Residents were outraged after dozens of federal agents marched through MacArthur Park, in one of the city’s most immigrant-heavy neighborhoods. Homeland Security officials said it was an immigration enforcement operation.

A day after federal officers and National Guard troops descended on MacArthur Park in Los Angeles, immigrant residents of the surrounding neighborhood were coming to grips with the operation that local officials said seemed designed to sow fear.