Karen Bass Says LA Has 'Rapid Response Network' to Disrupt ICE Arrests

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said in a recent interview with MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow that her city has a "rapid response network" to respond to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrests in the area.

"When they were doing the random snatching or kidnappings of people off of our streets, when people gathered, they backed away on many occasions," Bass said. "And so in Los Angeles, we have a rapid response network where everybody is alerted. If you see masked men getting out of unmarked cars, let everybody in the area know."

Los Angeles was the center of riots against immigration enforcement earlier in the summer, with thousands of National Guard troops and hundreds of Marines deployed to the area to quell violence. Rioters were seen setting fire to autonomous taxi cars, looting, and attacking law enforcement.