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Karen Bass: “There have been a few targeted arrests that happened early…”

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Mayor Karen Bass Discusses National Guard Deployment and Chaos in Los Angeles

Published June 9, 2025 | Video Starts at 01:59

… people who Donald Trump came into office promising that would be his priority, is that what's happening here? Has that been what's happening at any point of this process? Well, There have been a few targeted arrests that happened early on. This was a dramatic departure from that. And so I don't know how you justify it with the mothers and fathers that were in the warehouse that they actually are hardened criminals. (01:59–02:06)

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Asserts that initial targeted arrests were followed by a dramatic departure from that approach.

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