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<v Speaker 1>You're listening to Later with Moe Kelly on demand from

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<v Speaker 1>KFI AM six forty.

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<v Speaker 2>There's so much going on today, There's so much going

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<v Speaker 2>on this week. Got to check in with what's going

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<v Speaker 2>on in and around Los Angeles right now. If you're

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<v Speaker 2>not aware, you might have heard Tim Conwell Junior talk

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<v Speaker 2>about some of the protests, the immigration ice raids, which

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<v Speaker 2>have been going on for the better part of today.

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<v Speaker 2>The protests have been amassing in various parts of the city.

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<v Speaker 2>Let me give you a little background on them. I

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<v Speaker 2>want to head back to that breaking news of ice

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<v Speaker 2>raids happening in several locations across LA.

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<v Speaker 3>Let's get up the Rich Bricketty's overhead one of those

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<v Speaker 3>locations in downtown Los Angeles, the Fashion District.

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<v Speaker 4>Rich Yeah, Glenna Crean, we are back in the Fashion district.

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<v Speaker 4>This is the Abbiace Apperil store where the FBI, Homeland

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<v Speaker 4>Security and ICE agents have been performing to rate a

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<v Speaker 4>couple of hours ago, and they were inside for quite

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<v Speaker 4>some time. And we're just now seeing some people that

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<v Speaker 4>are b and detail being brought out from from the

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<v Speaker 4>facility here about uh and a couple dozen people that

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<v Speaker 4>that have been that are now being taken into custody. Now,

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<v Speaker 4>the FBI had brought in some reinforcements to help with

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<v Speaker 4>the crowd control that had started to surround the building

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<v Speaker 4>earlier on and uh there was quite a scuffle as

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<v Speaker 4>a matter of fact, that they were trying to make

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<v Speaker 4>room uh for these vans to make their way into

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<v Speaker 4>the parking lot where they are now detaining several people

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<v Speaker 4>from the Ambiance Apperil store here in.

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<v Speaker 5>The Fashion district.

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<v Speaker 4>You can see some of that crowd that still remains

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<v Speaker 4>to the rear of the facility with all the FBI

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<v Speaker 4>agents and a couple of the bear cats that arrived here.

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<v Speaker 4>So they did need to bring in some some some

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<v Speaker 4>backup here to help with the crowd crowd control so

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<v Speaker 4>that they can bring in these vans.

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<v Speaker 5>Now we're seeing a.

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<v Speaker 4>Couple of people being detained. This is one of a

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<v Speaker 4>few raids we have seen early this morning.

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<v Speaker 6>Uh, and two.

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<v Speaker 4>Locations in regards to this particular company, Ambiance Live in

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<v Speaker 4>Sky five and Rich Prickett sent it back to you.

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<v Speaker 3>All right, Rich, just want to point out what you

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<v Speaker 3>see earlier. This is what took place in the Westlake district.

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<v Speaker 3>That was this morning.

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<v Speaker 6>That was another raid.

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<v Speaker 3>And now we've got this separate rate taking place in

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<v Speaker 3>the Fashion district.

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<v Speaker 2>Give you some context if you were listening to the

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<v Speaker 2>show last night, I told you about an ICE memo

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<v Speaker 2>which had been handed down to implore ICE agents to

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<v Speaker 2>step up their arrest efforts, also engage without the use

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<v Speaker 2>of warrants where possible, but to also get up their

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<v Speaker 2>overall arrest numbers. I said it last night, not that

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<v Speaker 2>it was going to change anything today, but there specifically

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<v Speaker 2>was an effort in place to have maximum enforcement, if

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<v Speaker 2>you will, across the United States. Now we're seeing it

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<v Speaker 2>here in Los Angeles, but I expect there to be

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<v Speaker 2>similar raids of a maximum show of force around the

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<v Speaker 2>country this weekend. Why because ICE is basically said as

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<v Speaker 2>much in its internal memos.

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<v Speaker 5>That's what ICE is going to do.

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<v Speaker 2>But also this is something I want to talk to

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<v Speaker 2>people who may be directly or im directly impacted. I've

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<v Speaker 2>received some notes from friends people who are concerned. They

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<v Speaker 2>oftentimes will reach out to me because, like MO, you

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<v Speaker 2>work in news and talk. You may know a little

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<v Speaker 2>bit more about this than I do. And I try

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<v Speaker 2>to give information and advice where I can. But the

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<v Speaker 2>information and advice that I give today, unfortunately, is not

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<v Speaker 2>going to be much different than what I gave months

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<v Speaker 2>ago going into the election. And I know we're talking

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<v Speaker 2>about quote unquote I legal immigration, so we're not talking

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<v Speaker 2>about voters. So I'm not going to blame people who

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<v Speaker 2>can't vote about how they voted or did not vote.

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<v Speaker 2>But I will say this. You'll turn on the TV

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<v Speaker 2>right now if you want. I'm looking at KTLA channel five,

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<v Speaker 2>also KNBSA channel four, and you'll see hundreds and hundreds

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<v Speaker 2>of protesters. You'll see very angry people, upset people wondering

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<v Speaker 2>what is happening to family members, friends, And I tried

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<v Speaker 2>to remind people that this was always coming, This was

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<v Speaker 2>always coming. Then candidate Trump said that he was going

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<v Speaker 2>to do this, And I think you should always take

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<v Speaker 2>candidates at their word. And sometimes and I know this

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<v Speaker 2>is about illegal immigration, so I'm not talking about people

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<v Speaker 2>in that community. They would not have that vote. But

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<v Speaker 2>sometimes you as a voter, you vote for things which

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<v Speaker 2>don't necessarily have to do with you. You don't always

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<v Speaker 2>vote to get something. Sometimes you vote not to lose somethings.

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<v Speaker 2>You don't always vote just for your personal interests. Maybe

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<v Speaker 2>you vote for a larger community's interests and in the

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<v Speaker 2>issue of immigration and illegal immigration and also immigration reform,

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<v Speaker 2>it's not always about you individually, and I'm seeing that

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<v Speaker 2>in real time today. There are people who are being

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<v Speaker 2>impacted right now. And you may not be Latino, you

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<v Speaker 2>may not be Hispanic. And it's unfortunate that it's only

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<v Speaker 2>being focused on the Latino and Hispanic communities. It's unfortunate

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<v Speaker 2>because it sends the wrong idea that quote unquote illegal

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<v Speaker 2>immigration is only an issue of the Latino community, and

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<v Speaker 2>that couldn't be further from the truth. But that's how

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<v Speaker 2>people oftentimes want to perceive it, even wrongly. So but

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<v Speaker 2>sometimes you got to remember your vote is not always

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<v Speaker 2>about you. Sometimes you're voting because you know something or

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<v Speaker 2>someone may impact somebody else. And I know I have

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of friends and extended family actually as well

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<v Speaker 2>as I think of it, who are being directly impacted

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<v Speaker 2>by these immigration ice raids today. And what we see

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<v Speaker 2>and what we've seen today is only the beginning. They're

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<v Speaker 2>going to be more they're going to be more expansive

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<v Speaker 2>and extensive. They may be more aggressive, and we're going

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<v Speaker 2>to see more protests. And I have to tell you,

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<v Speaker 2>the protests will mean absolutely nothing. They will not make

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<v Speaker 2>a bit of damn difference at all, not one little bit,

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<v Speaker 2>because this is a federal issue, this is a legal issue,

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<v Speaker 2>and being seen on TV and demonstrating how upset you

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<v Speaker 2>are and how you won't stand for it will not

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<v Speaker 2>mean a damn thing. And that's the reality, because we're

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<v Speaker 2>dealing with federal law. We're dealing with policies and procedures

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<v Speaker 2>which are beyond a protest. If you're protesting now, it's

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<v Speaker 2>too late. And if you feel that that's the only

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<v Speaker 2>way that you can be seen and that's the only

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<v Speaker 2>way that you can be heard, I can understand that.

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<v Speaker 2>But that's more an emotional response, not a legal response.

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<v Speaker 2>And honestly, there are a number of people you're going

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<v Speaker 2>to hear the stories of people getting swept up in

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<v Speaker 2>this who may not even be illegal immigrants, who may

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<v Speaker 2>have been just there at the time with someone who

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<v Speaker 2>was arrested. And then you get caught up in a

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<v Speaker 2>sweep and you may be here legally, and then you

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<v Speaker 2>have to go through this process which may or may

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<v Speaker 2>not have due process attached and hopefully that you'll be

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<v Speaker 2>able to get your situation sorted out. But this is

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<v Speaker 2>going to happen. This is going to get more expansive.

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<v Speaker 2>This is going to probably include someone that you care about,

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<v Speaker 2>someone that you know, someone that you love. And the

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<v Speaker 2>only thing I can say is they told you from

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<v Speaker 2>the beginning this was going to happen. It's Later with

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<v Speaker 2>mo Kelly ca if I Am six forty. We're live

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<v Speaker 1>You're listening to Later with Mo Kelly on demand from

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<v Speaker 2>IF I Am six forty is Later with mo Kelly

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<v Speaker 2>live on YouTube, Instagram, and the iHeartRadio app. And just

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<v Speaker 2>want to reset for you. Maybe you're just tuning into

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<v Speaker 2>the show. Maybe you are hearing report about what has

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<v Speaker 2>been going on downtown today with immigration raids and also protesters.

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<v Speaker 5>Just to reset.

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<v Speaker 2>Federal Immigration agents ICE agents rated a few locations in

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<v Speaker 2>downtown LA this Friday, and there were there's not an

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<v Speaker 2>exact number, but at least dozens of people have been detained, slashed, arrested.

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<v Speaker 2>I can't tell you specifically because we don't know the

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<v Speaker 2>specifics of what is happening to the individuals who've been

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<v Speaker 2>at the minimum detained. Some have been arrested, for example,

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<v Speaker 2>at a home depot in Westlake District, near downtown LA.

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<v Speaker 2>There were masked officers wearing vests emblazoned with HSI, which

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<v Speaker 2>means Homeland Security Investigations. They were seen taking people into custody.

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<v Speaker 2>You may see the video of people with hands behind

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<v Speaker 2>their back, presumably under some level of detention I can't

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<v Speaker 2>say arrest. In other words, taken into a custody and

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<v Speaker 2>then booked with some sort of immigration violation. Now there's

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of footage which is floating around social media,

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<v Speaker 2>some from legitimate news agencies, some from personal accounts and cameras,

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<v Speaker 2>some from advocacy organizations. So you're going to see a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of video from different angles. In fact, if you

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<v Speaker 2>go to our YouTube video simulcast, we are showing you

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<v Speaker 2>some of that video from various sources. Right now, we

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<v Speaker 2>don't know whether this is going to be a one

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<v Speaker 2>day event. I talked last night about ICE's intention to

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<v Speaker 2>amp up their arrest effort, get their numbers up, and

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<v Speaker 2>be more aggressive than their posture regarding immigration specifically this weekend,

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<v Speaker 2>and to that end, they have met that expectation, at

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<v Speaker 2>least the internal expectation how that's going to play out

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<v Speaker 2>as far as if it's just downtown LA today and

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<v Speaker 2>another portion of LA County tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 5>We don't know that. We don't know if.

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<v Speaker 2>It's just focused in this particular portion of the city

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<v Speaker 2>or whether they will expand to other portions of the

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<v Speaker 2>state is unclear. But we know that this is part

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<v Speaker 2>of a wider effort and a federal effort in the

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<v Speaker 2>sense of there will be multiple cities and multiple locations

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<v Speaker 2>within those cities all throughout this weekend. Specifically because this

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<v Speaker 2>is one of these points of I will say higher enforcement.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, like if you have a holiday weekend, CHP

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<v Speaker 2>will promise maximum enforcement. It feels like that where there

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<v Speaker 2>will be a much more measurable and recognizable law enforcement presence.

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<v Speaker 2>This just having to do with immigration. Now, if you're

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<v Speaker 2>just spanning news media most television, they're not necessarily following this,

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<v Speaker 2>but we hear at CAFI, we are staying on it.

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<v Speaker 2>We're trying to see if there's any type of conflagration

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<v Speaker 2>between protesters and law enforcement. We don't know whether there

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<v Speaker 2>are different law enforcement agencies which are going to be

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<v Speaker 2>involved to at least monitor the behavior of protesters or not.

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<v Speaker 5>Now I know that there's been a.

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<v Speaker 2>I would say a press release which was released by LAPD,

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<v Speaker 2>and it was basically to the effect of that LAPD

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<v Speaker 2>is going to have a standback posture and they're not

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<v Speaker 2>going to engage and also involve themselves specifically with the

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<v Speaker 2>immigration efforts.

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<v Speaker 5>And that's not anything new.

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<v Speaker 2>We've known that from the beginning, as far as the

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<v Speaker 2>posture of Los Angeles City, LAPD, LA County, which means

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<v Speaker 2>LA County Sheriff and a state more generally, that local

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<v Speaker 2>law enforcement at this point is not going to have

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<v Speaker 2>any active role in these immigration raids, regardless of how

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<v Speaker 2>you feel about it.

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<v Speaker 5>That is what has been said at this point. And

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<v Speaker 2>Who's African American, I can't speak directly to how people

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<v Speaker 2>can't speak to the fear, but I can acknowledge it.

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<v Speaker 2>I can't speak to the frustration, but I can acknowledge it.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm hearing from a number of people from within the

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<v Speaker 2>Latino community who are reaching out to me. I said

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<v Speaker 2>as much in the first segment. Who are fearful, who

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<v Speaker 2>I identifying themselves and how people can take advantage of

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<v Speaker 2>part of the fears and concerns that people have, and

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<v Speaker 2>everyone is not clear on the rights here. If you

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<v Speaker 2>listen last night, or if you have a chance, please

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<v Speaker 2>go to this most recent podcast or last night's show.

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<v Speaker 2>I produced a podcast of the final thoughts of the week,

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<v Speaker 2>and the final thought, which was from last night, detailed

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<v Speaker 2>specifically what was expected to happen today and the lack

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<v Speaker 2>of clarity around rights of people as it relates to

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<v Speaker 2>being detained, being arrested, whether a warrant is necessary, how

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<v Speaker 2>you can be arrested, where you can be arrested, and

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<v Speaker 2>is it you're supposed to do? And all this is

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<v Speaker 2>of all of us having to deal with this, and

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<v Speaker 2>last night, at worst it could be even unconstitutional.

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<v Speaker 5>These are the things that we're looking at right now.

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<v Speaker 2>There are protests going on in very various portions of

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<v Speaker 2>If there's something new in that regard, I'm quite sure

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<v Speaker 2>Mark Roner will have it at the news break. But

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<v Speaker 2>this is not anything which has become violent at this point.

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<v Speaker 2>There is no order to disperse, to the best of

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<v Speaker 2>my knowledge which has been given. There has been no

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<v Speaker 2>type of curfew which has been enacted as of yet.

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<v Speaker 2>It has maintained a degree of civility from what I

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<v Speaker 5>And Mark Ronner, you have some information actually.

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<v Speaker 7>There was an order to go otherwise I should clarify,

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<v Speaker 7>and I had that at the top of the hour.

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<v Speaker 7>But let me just reread this for clarity. Sure, they

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<v Speaker 7>declare LAPD declared an unlawful assembly after the group of

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<v Speaker 7>pro immigration protesters started vandalizing buildings down in town, about five

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<v Speaker 2>Well, there you have it now, to the best of

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<v Speaker 2>your knowledge anything you've seen, has anyone been injured? Has

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<v Speaker 7>No injuries that I've seen so far, But it does

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<v Speaker 7>look as if it might be getting a little bit

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<v Speaker 7>more violent, and I'll have more about that, more details

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<v Speaker 7>at the bottom of the hour.

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<v Speaker 5>Okay, So we're getting.

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<v Speaker 2>The very best information we have, the latest information available,

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<v Speaker 2>so we're going to keep it right here and to

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<v Speaker 2>the best of our ability, give you as much information

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<v Speaker 2>as we can about the immigration raids which happened earlier today.

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<v Speaker 2>And to be clear that the immigration raids were earlier today,

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<v Speaker 2>mostly in downtown Los Angeles, and there have been protesters

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<v Speaker 2>It may not be clear whether they've been growing, but

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<v Speaker 2>Mark Ronner, thank you for correcting me. There has been

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<v Speaker 2>an order to disperse which has been given. So if

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<v Speaker 2>you are a curious about what's going on downtown, please

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<v Speaker 2>do not go downtown.

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<v Speaker 5>I would avoid that area absolutely.

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<v Speaker 2>If you are concerned about a loved one, or you're

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<v Speaker 2>that information at this time as far as where to

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<v Speaker 5>This is later with mo Kelly.

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<v Speaker 2>We're minding the protests which are going on in downtown

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<v Speaker 5>Right now. We will follow them as the sun goes

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<v Speaker 5>down and we get a better sense of whether there

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<v Speaker 5>are more people who are amassing at that situation, at

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<v Speaker 5>that particular location, or whether this is starting to disperse

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<v Speaker 5>as the order has been handed down, as Mark Ronner

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<v Speaker 1>Us, you're listening to later with Moe Kelly on demand

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<v Speaker 2>As we continue to follow the events, not only of

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<v Speaker 2>what transpired earlier today, but more recently some of the

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<v Speaker 2>pro tests which have come out of it. You may

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<v Speaker 2>know that there were immigration raids at various points and

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<v Speaker 2>places downtown Los Angeles which were effectuated by ICE, not LAPD,

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<v Speaker 2>not LA Sheriff's Department. And I made mention of a

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<v Speaker 2>statement which was released by LAPD because there is a

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<v Speaker 2>legitimate question as far as what is local law enforcement's

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<v Speaker 2>role in all this? Are they going to be providing assistance?

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<v Speaker 2>Mark Ronner had said that there was an order given

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<v Speaker 2>to disperse, and I'm quite sure that probably would cross

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<v Speaker 2>what LAPD is actually doing. The LAPD, I presume, would

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<v Speaker 2>be involved with enforcing that less so than ICE. But

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<v Speaker 2>here is the statement by Chief of Police LAPD. Chief

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<v Speaker 2>of Police Jim McDonald quote. Today, the LAPD became aware

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<v Speaker 2>that federal law enforcement agencies conducted activities in the city

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<v Speaker 2>of Los Angeles. I'm aware that these actions cause anxiety

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<v Speaker 2>for many Angelinos, so I want to make it clear

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<v Speaker 2>the LAPD is not involved in civil immigration enforcement. While

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<v Speaker 2>the LAPD will continue to have a visible presence in

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<v Speaker 2>all our communities to ensure public safety, we will not

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<v Speaker 2>assist or participate in any sort of mass deportation, nor

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<v Speaker 2>will the LAPD try to determine an individual's immigration status.

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<v Speaker 2>Since nineteen seventy nine, our as an LAPD, our policy

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<v Speaker 2>has barred officers from initiating police actions solely to determine

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<v Speaker 2>a person's immigration status. The department remains focused on critical

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<v Speaker 2>issues like crime reduction, enhancing public safety, and improving the

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<v Speaker 2>quality of life for all Angelinos. I want everyone, including

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<v Speaker 2>our immigrant community, to feel safe calling the police in

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<v Speaker 2>their time of need and know that the LAPD will

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<v Speaker 2>be there for you without regard to one's immigration status.

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<v Speaker 2>Close quote. I don't offer any opinion on that statement.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm just letting you know that was the statement which

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<v Speaker 2>was released by LAPD, and I'm not going to let

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<v Speaker 2>you know the person's name, but Twalla and I were

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<v Speaker 2>having a conversation about someone who this directly impacts, and

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<v Speaker 2>the concerns that they have about their daughter, a member

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<v Speaker 2>of their family, and how it's hard to sometimes explain

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<v Speaker 2>to a child what is going on and the danger

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<v Speaker 2>that he or she may be in because you know,

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<v Speaker 2>if you're separated from your child, let's say, because these

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<v Speaker 2>raids are going on in various places, and they're scooping

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<v Speaker 2>up people regardless of whether they're with their parents, regardless

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<v Speaker 2>of whether they're with their guardian and so forth, and

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<v Speaker 2>so these are other These are other things that people

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<v Speaker 2>are a member that have to say, unfortunately, a member

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<v Speaker 2>of the Latino community, because that's the community which is

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<v Speaker 2>being focused on. That's the community which ICE is targeting.

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<v Speaker 2>They're not looking for people of European descent, Let's be honest.

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<v Speaker 2>They're not looking for people of European descent who may

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<v Speaker 2>be quote unquote illegal aliens here in this country. And

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<v Speaker 2>if you don't think that there are, well you're just

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<v Speaker 2>deluding yourself. But these ICE immigration raids are specifically looking

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<v Speaker 2>for people of Latino descent. And when I say looking

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<v Speaker 2>for This is something I can understand intellectually as an

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<v Speaker 2>African American man. When you quote unquote fit the description.

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<v Speaker 2>When you fit the description, a lot of times you

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<v Speaker 2>ask for, You did not necessarily do anything to deserve.

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<v Speaker 2>But you have to deal with it. And if you

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<v Speaker 2>happen to be someone who fits the description of someone

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<v Speaker 2>who's Latino, there is a distinct possibility that you will

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<v Speaker 2>be engaged by ICE because they're not Their mandate is detention, arrest,

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<v Speaker 2>and deportation. And unfortunately, that brunt is going to come

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<v Speaker 2>down on the shoulders of the Latino community. And the

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<v Speaker 2>Latino community is not a monolith, and it is definitely

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<v Speaker 2>not majority undocumented in legal immigrants. People want to believe that,

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<v Speaker 2>but that's not factually the case. That's also a portion

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<v Speaker 2>of this discussion. There are people who are going to

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<v Speaker 2>be detained who are American citizens.

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<v Speaker 5>That's an unfortunate reality.

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<v Speaker 2>And I talked about that to some degree last night

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<v Speaker 2>in anticipation of these particular raids which have taken place today,

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<v Speaker 2>and I said last segment that it's unclear and it's

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<v Speaker 2>not like this is going to be announced to US.

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<v Speaker 2>It's unclear whether what happened today in downtown LA was

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<v Speaker 2>a one off or whether there will be other similar

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<v Speaker 2>raids in various portions of Los Angeles slash Los Angeles County,

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<v Speaker 2>or where there will be other raids up and down

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<v Speaker 2>the state. Of course, there are limited resources to affect

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<v Speaker 2>these type of raids on a mass scale across California,

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<v Speaker 2>but these clearly will not be the last of their kind,

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<v Speaker 2>and there are people who are dealing with the emotions

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<v Speaker 2>of this because families are being separated because of circumstances.

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<v Speaker 2>this time and you were separate from your family. They're

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<v Speaker 2>taking you as you are right there. You're not going

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<v Speaker 5>You're not going to get your one phone call. You're

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<v Speaker 2>Of that, And so unfortunately, there's a lot of confusion

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<v Speaker 2>right now. There's uncertainty and lack of clarity as far

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<v Speaker 2>as friends, family members, co workers, people that you may

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<v Speaker 2>just know as neighbors. That's going to continue for some

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<v Speaker 2>time because we don't even have the information as far

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<v Speaker 2>as the number of people who have been detained. We

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<v Speaker 2>don't know who has been detained and released. That information

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<v Speaker 2>has not been given to the general public. In fact,

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<v Speaker 2>I'll check in with Mark Ronner. But Mark, to the

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<v Speaker 2>best of your knowledge, there's been no information given as

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<v Speaker 2>far as a presser or any type of media advisory

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<v Speaker 2>to inform the general.

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<v Speaker 5>Public, not that I've seen so far.

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<v Speaker 7>And if they go to a life press conference, which

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<v Speaker 2>Right And that's a great point which we're doubting because

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<v Speaker 2>usually customarily the law enforcement agency will give media some

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<v Speaker 2>sort of of you know, a tip off or some

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<v Speaker 2>sort of advisory, letting us know that there's going to

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<v Speaker 2>be a press gathering, let's say at nine thirty at

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<v Speaker 2>nine or something, and then we would know in advance

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<v Speaker 2>and we could tell you that certain information will be

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<v Speaker 2>there's and at this time of the EVA, it's very

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<v Speaker 2>unlikely that we would have it. Maybe we'll have something

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<v Speaker 2>in the morning, Maybe we could have director advice, possibly

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<v Speaker 2>do a press briefing in the morning, and we'll get

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<v Speaker 2>more information, but it's probably not going to happen tonight.

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<v Speaker 2>I say all that to say, we have to be

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<v Speaker 2>patient as best we can be as far as the

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<v Speaker 2>parameters of this particular immigration enforcement effort and how far

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<v Speaker 5>Andre And let's be.

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<v Speaker 2>Honest, this was a surprise raid, so they're not going

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<v Speaker 2>to give out much information to you and me and

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<v Speaker 2>anyone else. And I have every expectation and belief that

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<v Speaker 2>it's ongoing, and we'll see more like these over the

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<v Speaker 2>they're going to be, how extensive, there's no way to know,

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<v Speaker 2>but we will continue to follow this and try to

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<v Speaker 2>pass on as much tangible and verified information as possible.

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<v Speaker 2>Now we're looking at a lot of b rolled as

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<v Speaker 2>far as what has happened downtown Earlier in the day,

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<v Speaker 2>Mark Ronner he informed us that there was an order

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<v Speaker 2>to disperse, which was given, But we don't have any

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<v Speaker 2>recent information that there has been an uptick as far

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<v Speaker 2>as number of people who've a massed downtown. Local news

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<v Speaker 2>they have left the story, which I would look at

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<v Speaker 2>as positive. If they don't have a reporter on scene,

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<v Speaker 2>that would suggest to me that it's not escalating. And

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<v Speaker 2>no one wants any type of escalation, So I just

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<v Speaker 2>want to give you that information as we continue to

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<v Speaker 2>follow the events of the immigration raids which happened in

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<v Speaker 2>the early portion of the day, and the protests which

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<v Speaker 2>almost happened almost simultaneously, simultaneous to them and also subsequent

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<v Speaker 2>to them, and as we get more information, we'll be

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<v Speaker 2>sure to pass it along to you.

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<v Speaker 1>You're listening to Later with Moe Kelly on demand from

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<v Speaker 1>KFI AM six forty.

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<v Speaker 5>Later with Mo Kelly.

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<v Speaker 2>We're logged everywhere in the I Heart Radio app and

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<v Speaker 2>we're following the events going on in downtown presently and

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<v Speaker 2>also what happened what transpired earlier today with the immigration

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<v Speaker 2>raids and the subsequent protests. Hopefully Michael Monks, who's join

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<v Speaker 2>us now, can give us just a little bit more

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<v Speaker 2>information as far as what happened earlier and what is

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<v Speaker 2>transpiring now, which is kind of close to the KFI

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<v Speaker 2>Downtown studios if I'm not mistaken.

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<v Speaker 6>Hop skip and maybe a little bit of a jump.

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<v Speaker 3>Mo.

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<v Speaker 6>Good to hear from you.

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<v Speaker 5>Good to talk to you. Are you outside right now?

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<v Speaker 6>Yes, I'm right now. I'm on the corner of Alameda

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<v Speaker 6>and Temple Street, so a few blocks from City Hall,

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<v Speaker 6>a few blocks from Union Station. This is around the

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<v Speaker 6>area where the LAPD has declared an unlawful assembly and

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<v Speaker 6>told everybody to go home. Naturally, not everyone has gone

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<v Speaker 6>home yet, i'd say right now, but one hundred people

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<v Speaker 6>right here at this corner. A lot of police officers

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<v Speaker 6>have the intersection blocked off. They've got there what they

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<v Speaker 6>might call their less lethal arms out, and not as

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<v Speaker 6>much tension as we saw earlier in the We did

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<v Speaker 6>certainly see plenty of less legal ammunition aimed at some

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<v Speaker 6>of these protesters, and we saw some of these protesters

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<v Speaker 6>take aim at the police officers as well, with basically

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<v Speaker 6>anything they could get their hands on, rocks, debris, chairs,

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<v Speaker 6>we saw a lot of different things. It was quite crazy, obviously.

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<v Speaker 6>This all in response to the raids on suspected I

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<v Speaker 6>legal immigrants across downtown Los Angeles area earlier today a

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<v Speaker 6>few dozen people taken into custody reportedly, so this is

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<v Speaker 6>where we are right now. It does appear a little calmer.

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<v Speaker 6>There's not a lot of action, mostly just people standing

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<v Speaker 6>here taking pictures, occasional shouting, but nothing as dramatic as

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<v Speaker 6>we saw within the past couple of hours.

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<v Speaker 2>You make a distinction that I think is important to highlight.

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<v Speaker 2>So what we're experiencing now we may hear the sirens

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<v Speaker 2>in the background, we may hear the police radios, but

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<v Speaker 2>whatever is transpiring right now is decidedly less than let's say,

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<v Speaker 2>three four hours ago.

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<v Speaker 6>Is that correct? It is right here at this intersection. Now.

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<v Speaker 6>There still are multiple helicopters in the sky, some of

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<v Speaker 6>them may be from our TV partners, but also from

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<v Speaker 6>a law enforcement so they are monitoring, shining some spotlights down.

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<v Speaker 6>But right here it's mostly just the lagging crew that

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<v Speaker 6>has not dispersed as ordered by the LAPD. Not a

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<v Speaker 6>lot of activity, just some light shouting. The police officers

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<v Speaker 6>are just standing here at attention, preventing anybody from going

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<v Speaker 6>into the intersection. Light swearing, you know, that sort of

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<v Speaker 6>thing at this point, but it has calmed down considerably.

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<v Speaker 5>Okay, you say light swearing. So what about the posture

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<v Speaker 5>of police.

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<v Speaker 2>Do they seem like they're anticipating some sort of aggressive

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<v Speaker 2>response from protesters or is it more relaxed by police.

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<v Speaker 6>It's hard to say whether they are anticipating it, but

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<v Speaker 6>they are certainly prepared for it. Like I said, they've

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<v Speaker 6>got those less lethal ammunition ready to go. They've got

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<v Speaker 6>their riot mask on in case it comes to that,

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<v Speaker 6>and they are monitoring the situation as we speak. But

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<v Speaker 6>as of right now, not much in the way of

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<v Speaker 6>physical altercations, nothing really in the way of violence.

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<v Speaker 2>Do we know if there's still any ICE presence? In

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<v Speaker 2>other words, we know that they can pick up people

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<v Speaker 2>who are quote unquote collaterals. In other words, if they're

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<v Speaker 2>at a place in which they're doing a raid, they

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<v Speaker 2>may be questioned, is ICE still engaging.

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<v Speaker 5>With anyone in the near vicinity.

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<v Speaker 6>Right here? This is all local law enforcement. Now. We

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<v Speaker 6>know that a lot of the anger, the altercations involved

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<v Speaker 6>federal agents. Earlier today, the LAPD was called in to

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<v Speaker 6>deal with that. It's hard to fully understand, especially in

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<v Speaker 6>a sanctuary city like Los Angeles, what role LAPD is

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<v Speaker 6>supposed to play in some of this. I know that

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<v Speaker 6>when you watch the protests that took place this afternoon

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<v Speaker 6>in the Fashion district, there were questions raised, where are

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<v Speaker 6>the police to help these federal agents that are being

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<v Speaker 6>attacked by citizen protesters here At this point, the LAPD

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<v Speaker 6>is the one that has declared an unlawful assembly. There

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<v Speaker 6>were no raids here in this intersection. These are folks

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<v Speaker 6>who gathered around a federal building and thought that they

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<v Speaker 6>could find some targets there. They did, and we've heard

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<v Speaker 6>or seen what happened after that. But while this is

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<v Speaker 6>related to those raids inspired by those arrests earlier today,

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<v Speaker 6>this is not where that took place. So this is

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<v Speaker 6>now a city police issue, and they may push people

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<v Speaker 6>back at some point their patients will wear thin. If

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<v Speaker 6>my experience covering the pro Palestine anti Israel protests on

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<v Speaker 6>the campus at UCLA and USC or any indication at

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<v Speaker 6>some point these folks will say, listen, we told you

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<v Speaker 6>it's time to march.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm glad that you mentioned UCLA and the pro Palestine marches.

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<v Speaker 2>Is there anything that is comparable as far as police response?

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<v Speaker 5>Are you I've seen a similar number of cruisers.

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<v Speaker 2>Are you seeing a similar number of officers who are

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<v Speaker 2>in riot gear?

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<v Speaker 5>Compare and contrast that for me, please.

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<v Speaker 6>I will. There are some very clear comparisons. This is

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<v Speaker 6>a smaller event. By the time the UCLA Pro Palestine

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<v Speaker 6>encampment reached its full size, it was quite large, with

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<v Speaker 6>a lot of students in a centralized area on the campus,

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<v Speaker 6>and there were tons of police, but like we're seeing today,

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<v Speaker 6>even though it's a smaller group on both sides, it's

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<v Speaker 6>sort of the same vibe. Groups of people that are

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<v Speaker 6>kind of antagonizing quietly and police quietly at the ready

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<v Speaker 6>until you know, it all hits the fan and then

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<v Speaker 6>it starts moving. That's certainly what happened at UCLA last year.

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<v Speaker 6>That's when we started to hear the flash bangs and

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<v Speaker 6>the invasion of the encampment by the police, and they

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<v Speaker 6>got people moved like they had demanded they do. They

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<v Speaker 6>took it in their own hands and physically moved people.

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<v Speaker 6>That could be what's brewing here to You also see

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<v Speaker 6>a similarity among the protesters. In fact, you do hear

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<v Speaker 6>some occasional chance of free Palestine, and that's not directly

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<v Speaker 6>related to what happened here in Los Angeles. You see

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<v Speaker 6>some people who are dressed in the type of garb

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<v Speaker 6>that you would see at a pro Palestine rally. So

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<v Speaker 6>a lot of different movements kind of blended into this protest,

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<v Speaker 6>and so those would be the similarities.

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<v Speaker 2>I would say, But I didn't hear you say in

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<v Speaker 2>comparison to those protests that more people were shown up.

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<v Speaker 2>I remember talking to you during those USLA protests, and

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<v Speaker 2>the longer it seemed that we were on the air,

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<v Speaker 2>the more people who were showing up to the actual protests,

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<v Speaker 2>and I think made it more of a confrontation than

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<v Speaker 2>what it was earlier in the day. We're not seeing

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<v Speaker 2>that here, or are we seeing that here.

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<v Speaker 6>You're seeing a few people that you might call the audience.

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<v Speaker 6>And it was certainly a larger scale last year on

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<v Speaker 6>the college campus, as people who were coming to just

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<v Speaker 6>watch what was happening and people who were curious and

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<v Speaker 6>maybe wanted to see how it played out. Again, you've

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<v Speaker 6>got a little bit of that here, but mostly it

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<v Speaker 6>seems that the folks who are still standing around were

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<v Speaker 6>at some point more directly involved in what happened earlier

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<v Speaker 6>or certainly sympathetic to it.

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<v Speaker 2>Michael Monks, I know this is what you do, and

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<v Speaker 2>you do well. Thank you for getting on scenes so

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<v Speaker 2>quickly and being able to give us an eye, a

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<v Speaker 2>firsthand account, and a bird's eye view of what's going

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<v Speaker 2>on downtown. I'm quite sure we will be checking in

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<v Speaker 2>with you a little bit later on tonight. Thanks so much, sir.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm going to hang around. We'll see what happens.

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<v Speaker 1>You're listening to Later with Moe Kelly on demand from

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<v Speaker 1>KFI AM six forty.

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<v Speaker 5>I AM six forty is Later with Mo Kelly.

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<v Speaker 2>We're live everywhere in the iHeartRadio app and we're going

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<v Speaker 2>to go back to Michael Monks, who's still on scene

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<v Speaker 2>downtown and get the latest as far as what's happening

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<v Speaker 2>with the protests in light and subsequent to the immigration

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<v Speaker 2>raids earlier today, and whether they are actually expanding or

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<v Speaker 2>whether they're contracting. Michael Monks. Tell us what you see.

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<v Speaker 2>Do we lose them? Awesome for a minute. Okay, we're

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<v Speaker 2>trying to get it back. Okay, we'll try to get

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<v Speaker 2>Michael back in just a moment. But Michael Monks, kf

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<v Speaker 2>ICE owned Michael Monks is still on scene downtown. There

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<v Speaker 2>has been in order to disperse, which has been given

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<v Speaker 2>to the protesters and the lookie lose. I don't assume

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<v Speaker 2>everyone there on scene is actually there to protest. The response.

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<v Speaker 2>I should say the law enforcement response is LAPD. There

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<v Speaker 2>is from what I understand, no one from ICE. There's

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<v Speaker 2>no federal agent in agency involvement at this point. So

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<v Speaker 2>we are waiting to get Michael Monks back so we

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<v Speaker 2>can get a better sense of what may have happened

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<v Speaker 2>in the past five or six minutes or so. And

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<v Speaker 2>this is how live news works. You're trying to figure

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<v Speaker 2>out what you can as best you can. There was

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<v Speaker 2>some information that did come my way about fifteen twenty

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<v Speaker 2>minutes ago that about forty four people were arrested. That's

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<v Speaker 2>the word that was used, arrested earlier today by ICE

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<v Speaker 2>officers quote. ICE officers and agents, alongside partner law enforcement agencies,

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<v Speaker 2>executed four federal search warrants at three locations in central

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<v Speaker 2>Los Angeles. Approximately forty four people were administratively arrested. And

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know about that distinction as far as administratively

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<v Speaker 2>as opposed to any other arrest, but forty four people

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<v Speaker 2>were administratively arrested and one arrest for obstruction. The investigation

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<v Speaker 2>remains ongoing. Updates will follow as appropriate now. The Coalition

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<v Speaker 2>for Humane Immigrant Rights, which is a nonprofit, also estimated

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<v Speaker 2>that at least forty five people have been taken into custody.

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<v Speaker 2>And again there's a distinction to be made as far

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<v Speaker 2>as arrested taken into custody and whether someone is just

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<v Speaker 2>going to be released or they're actually going to be

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<v Speaker 2>charged for either behavior or some sort of immigrant related

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<v Speaker 2>deportation issue. Those specifics we do not have as of

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<v Speaker 2>right now. We may get that tomorrow. There probably will

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<v Speaker 2>not be any type of update from ICE or any

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<v Speaker 2>federal agency.

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<v Speaker 5>We do know that this is.

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<v Speaker 2>Happening or has been happening, at multiple locations downtown. Now, Mark,

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<v Speaker 2>do you know I'm sorry to ask you real quick,

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<v Speaker 2>I think this is Michael Monk's calling it. Mark, do

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<v Speaker 2>you know whether the protest is contained to one particular

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<v Speaker 2>area or is it over multiple intersections?

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<v Speaker 5>From what you see and read, I don't.

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<v Speaker 7>The last that I saw come across the wire is

640
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<v Speaker 7>that Alameda Street was closed between Temple and Commercial Streets,

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<v Speaker 7>and that sounds like it was right where Monks was

642
00:36:46.639 --> 00:36:48.519
<v Speaker 7>when he called in, So he should be right at

643
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<v Speaker 7>the center of the action as far as I know.

644
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<v Speaker 2>Okay, I think we're trying to get him right now

645
00:36:53.159 --> 00:36:56.440
<v Speaker 2>and find out what is happening. Sometimes it's a little

646
00:36:56.440 --> 00:37:00.599
<v Speaker 2>bit difficult for people to be able to connect directly

647
00:37:00.920 --> 00:37:05.559
<v Speaker 2>when they are downtown. And again, some forty five people

648
00:37:06.480 --> 00:37:10.920
<v Speaker 2>have been arrested. There's a distinction being made between administratively

649
00:37:11.119 --> 00:37:15.199
<v Speaker 2>arrested and I will say the more common definition of arrested.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll see if we can get more information about it.

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<v Speaker 2>We read to you earlier the statement by LAPD Chief

652
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<v Speaker 2>Jim McDonald in the respect that LAPD may be on

653
00:37:25.840 --> 00:37:30.599
<v Speaker 2>scene as far as monitoring the protests and the agency

654
00:37:31.000 --> 00:37:35.400
<v Speaker 2>which gave the order to disperse, but not involved. Want

655
00:37:35.400 --> 00:37:39.159
<v Speaker 2>to make this clear, not involved in the immigration raids.

656
00:37:39.320 --> 00:37:45.159
<v Speaker 2>Earlier today, and also Sheriff Robert Luna also released a

657
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<v Speaker 2>statement stating that the La County Sheriff Department does not

658
00:37:49.079 --> 00:37:53.320
<v Speaker 2>enforce civil immigration law and that their goal is quote

659
00:37:53.719 --> 00:37:57.239
<v Speaker 2>enforcing state and local laws to ensure safety and well

660
00:37:57.280 --> 00:38:02.039
<v Speaker 2>being of our diverse communities throughout Last Angeles County close quote.

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<v Speaker 2>So you will know going forward that neither LAPD nor

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<v Speaker 2>LASD will be involved, at least in the immigration portion

663
00:38:12.599 --> 00:38:17.559
<v Speaker 2>of the ice raids, not assisting, not involving themselves, but

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00:38:18.079 --> 00:38:21.280
<v Speaker 2>they will be involved in maintaining the piece and around

665
00:38:21.679 --> 00:38:24.760
<v Speaker 2>the raids or any subsequent protests which may come out

666
00:38:24.760 --> 00:38:29.400
<v Speaker 2>of them. Can't tell if we've gotten Michael Monks back yet,

667
00:38:29.440 --> 00:38:31.760
<v Speaker 2>but as soon as we do get him, we'll find

668
00:38:31.800 --> 00:38:36.280
<v Speaker 2>out what is happening right now on the ground downtown

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<v Speaker 2>and whether there's been a change in either the behavior

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00:38:39.440 --> 00:38:42.679
<v Speaker 2>of the protesters or the stance by LAPD.

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<v Speaker 5>This is a very fluid situation, as they say, and

672
00:38:47.280 --> 00:38:49.199
<v Speaker 5>things are going to be happening very quickly.

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<v Speaker 2>But KFI is going to stay with you and stay

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00:38:51.760 --> 00:38:55.280
<v Speaker 2>on this and make sure that you have the latest information.

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00:38:55.719 --> 00:38:56.280
<v Speaker 5>It looks like.

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<v Speaker 7>Cops are in riot gear on the streets, ready for

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<v Speaker 7>a crackdown, but I cannot see that anything has sparked yet.

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<v Speaker 2>That's what I thought that they were there in riot year,

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00:39:06.840 --> 00:39:10.400
<v Speaker 2>because after an order to disperse has been given, that's

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00:39:10.639 --> 00:39:12.559
<v Speaker 2>customarily the response.

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<v Speaker 7>Things have definitely escalated. I see smoke grenades have been used,

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00:39:16.960 --> 00:39:19.599
<v Speaker 7>and so it could go either way at this point.

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<v Speaker 2>Question from what you see is LAPD advancing. Are they

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00:39:23.840 --> 00:39:27.760
<v Speaker 2>moving towards protesters, trying to get people to actively disperse,

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00:39:28.000 --> 00:39:31.639
<v Speaker 2>or they just set up a protective barrier barricade in

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00:39:31.679 --> 00:39:33.360
<v Speaker 2>the line that people cannot cross.

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<v Speaker 7>I can't see that, but we do know that they've

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00:39:35.760 --> 00:39:38.880
<v Speaker 7>issued a dispersal order and they can arrest anybody who

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<v Speaker 7>won't comply.

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<v Speaker 2>At this point, we have Michael Monks back. Michael, are

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<v Speaker 2>you there, I'm here. Tell us what you see tell

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<v Speaker 2>us what has happened.

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<v Speaker 6>Okay, So what you're hearing from the speakers coming from

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<v Speaker 6>the police is basically something that you would hear your

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<v Speaker 6>parents say when you were misbehaving. I told you once

696
00:39:54.719 --> 00:39:57.880
<v Speaker 6>I meant it, you're going you know, you're grounded. So

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<v Speaker 6>that's what they're saying, basically, is we well, y'all to leave.

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<v Speaker 6>You haven't left, You're going to go to jail. Now

699
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<v Speaker 6>they haven't acted on that yet, but that's you know,

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<v Speaker 6>we talked moments ago about the similarities to the campus

701
00:40:09.719 --> 00:40:12.360
<v Speaker 6>protests last year, and that's now the vibe that I'm

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<v Speaker 6>getting right down to the fact that I left this

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<v Speaker 6>out of the description previously. There is this skirmish line

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<v Speaker 6>of sorts from the LAPD and there are protesters on

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<v Speaker 6>the wrong side of it. So those might be the

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<v Speaker 6>ones that these words are mostly directed to. But by

707
00:40:28.400 --> 00:40:31.000
<v Speaker 6>the time this movement starts, and they will start, they

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<v Speaker 6>will push everybody out of here. It's it's going to

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00:40:33.719 --> 00:40:35.119
<v Speaker 6>be all of us. All of us are going to

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<v Speaker 6>be moving in the direction the police decide.

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<v Speaker 2>And that feels from what Mark Ronald was telling us,

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<v Speaker 2>that the police are there in riot year. From what

713
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<v Speaker 2>you're telling us. They have not advanced forward. But as

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<v Speaker 2>far as numbers, if you were to estimate how many

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<v Speaker 2>officers are on that police line, how many are we

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<v Speaker 2>talking about.

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<v Speaker 6>Here at this intersection? And again I am at the

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00:40:56.360 --> 00:40:59.400
<v Speaker 6>corner of Alameda and Temple downtown, about a few blocks

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<v Speaker 6>from City Hall, a few blocks from Union Station. To

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00:41:02.480 --> 00:41:05.760
<v Speaker 6>get people an idea of where we are, maybe three dozen.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh that's not many comparatively speaking to like the protests,

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00:41:10.719 --> 00:41:11.039
<v Speaker 2>you see.

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<v Speaker 6>That's what I mean. This is a much smaller deal

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<v Speaker 6>at this point. And it almost felt, you know, earlier,

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00:41:17.079 --> 00:41:19.920
<v Speaker 6>which was why I was frankly hesitant to even come here.

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00:41:19.920 --> 00:41:22.840
<v Speaker 6>It felt like it was over, that it was just

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<v Speaker 6>going to kind of evaporate and be finished. People got

728
00:41:25.159 --> 00:41:27.199
<v Speaker 6>their anger out, there was a scene, and then it

729
00:41:27.280 --> 00:41:31.840
<v Speaker 6>was over. But now there is this steady loitering that remains.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't want you to quarter back any of this,

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<v Speaker 2>but I would wonder, as a person who's watching this evolve,

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<v Speaker 2>about the wisdom of having the immigration raids on a Friday,

733
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<v Speaker 2>when invariably there would be an emotional response from the community,

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<v Speaker 2>and then you have Friday night where people do not

735
00:41:49.360 --> 00:41:51.159
<v Speaker 2>have to worry about going to work in the morning,

736
00:41:51.199 --> 00:41:55.360
<v Speaker 2>and they're more inclined to come out and protest and

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00:41:55.400 --> 00:41:56.679
<v Speaker 2>stay out well into the night.

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<v Speaker 6>That is a great point, Mo, that I hadn't even

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00:42:00.440 --> 00:42:03.920
<v Speaker 6>thought about. Great insight. And what I also appreciated was

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<v Speaker 6>as you started the show at seven o'clock, was talking

741
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<v Speaker 6>about how you know there is a directive within ICE

742
00:42:11.519 --> 00:42:14.239
<v Speaker 6>to get those numbers up, the number of arrest, and

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<v Speaker 6>so to them it may not even be a consideration.

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<v Speaker 6>It's every day. It's going to be all day, every day.

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<v Speaker 6>Like you said earlier tonight, you knew this was coming.

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<v Speaker 6>We all knew this was coming. A sanctuary city policy

747
00:42:27.039 --> 00:42:31.039
<v Speaker 6>has certain elements to it that are enforceable on the

748
00:42:31.119 --> 00:42:36.039
<v Speaker 6>municipal side, but it is literally trumped by federal law.

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<v Speaker 6>And so when you have a city that has the

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<v Speaker 6>number of illegal immigrants that LA has, you just have

751
00:42:43.519 --> 00:42:46.320
<v Speaker 6>to know that this is only the beginning. Because if

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00:42:46.320 --> 00:42:50.000
<v Speaker 6>that organization, if that agency, that federal agency that has

753
00:42:50.000 --> 00:42:52.960
<v Speaker 6>been empowered by a president that was elected by the

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00:42:53.000 --> 00:42:57.119
<v Speaker 6>people to do exactly this, wants to run up their numbers,

755
00:42:57.880 --> 00:43:00.119
<v Speaker 6>this is one of those places where they can do

756
00:43:00.159 --> 00:43:00.800
<v Speaker 6>it rapidly.

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<v Speaker 2>Have we heard from the best of your news gathering,

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00:43:04.760 --> 00:43:07.840
<v Speaker 2>Have we heard from Mayor Karen Bass. Have we heard

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<v Speaker 2>from any city officials as far as their level of

760
00:43:12.079 --> 00:43:15.719
<v Speaker 2>involvement in this particular situation. We know, as you said,

761
00:43:15.800 --> 00:43:19.960
<v Speaker 2>sanctuary City, they're not going to assist federal agents. But

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00:43:20.079 --> 00:43:23.440
<v Speaker 2>have they made any public statement about what is happening

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<v Speaker 2>right now?

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<v Speaker 6>We heard Councilwoman Unices Hernandez, who is I think it's

765
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<v Speaker 6>fair to say, an opponent of LAPD as we know it, certainly,

766
00:43:35.679 --> 00:43:39.320
<v Speaker 6>and she has raised concerns about what they knew and

767
00:43:39.400 --> 00:43:42.159
<v Speaker 6>when they knew it, and what role they might have played.

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<v Speaker 5>Now.

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<v Speaker 6>We did hear from Chief Jim McDonald. He says, you know,

770
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<v Speaker 6>this has been our policy since the late nineteen seventies

771
00:43:48.079 --> 00:43:53.440
<v Speaker 6>not to be directly involved in civil immigration enforcement, and

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<v Speaker 6>that apparently was true for them today as well. He says,

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<v Speaker 6>but there have been concerns raised at least by one

774
00:44:00.199 --> 00:44:03.519
<v Speaker 6>council member about what they knew, when they knew it,

775
00:44:03.719 --> 00:44:06.880
<v Speaker 6>where they were, why they were there. We have also

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00:44:06.920 --> 00:44:10.400
<v Speaker 6>heard from Mayor Bas who says LA will not quote

777
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<v Speaker 6>stand for this. We don't know what that means again

778
00:44:14.000 --> 00:44:17.119
<v Speaker 6>federal law, Trump's municipal law. We know that we've heard

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<v Speaker 6>from other council members who have put out statements of

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<v Speaker 6>support for the immigrant community. And we've heard from County

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<v Speaker 6>Supervisor Lindsay Horvath, who stands against this, and Supervisor Catherine Barger,

782
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<v Speaker 6>who is a Republican member of the La County Board

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<v Speaker 6>of Supervisors, who says, while I support the enforcement of

784
00:44:34.199 --> 00:44:38.360
<v Speaker 6>our federal laws, she's basically saying, you know, we could

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<v Speaker 6>maybe use a little more heads up so that we

786
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<v Speaker 6>don't have these types of events take place afterwards.

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<v Speaker 2>Michael, it might be a little bit of a longer

788
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<v Speaker 2>night for you than you originally anticipated.

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<v Speaker 6>No doubt, and there I was ready to have a

790
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<v Speaker 6>little dinner.

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<v Speaker 2>Not happening, Michael. I'm quite sure we'll be checking on

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<v Speaker 2>checking back in with you before the nine is too.

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<v Speaker 5>Thank you so much for what you do.

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<v Speaker 6>Happy to do it.

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<v Speaker 2>It's later with Mo Kelly k if I am six forty.

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