In a letter to the LAPD’s civilian Police Commission, several watchdog groups said public assurances by city officials that L.A. won’t cooperate in deportations ring hollow.

But that turned sour. In 2021, the LAPD swept a major city park of a homeless encampment, as NPR has previously reported. Police detained at least 16 journalists in a single night.

In a letter to the LAPD's civilian Police Commission, several watchdog groups said public assurances by city officials that L.A. won't cooperate in deportations ring hollow.