The article reports on a significant ICE raid at Ambiance Apparel in Los Angeles, where over 40 immigrant workers, including father Jose Ortiz, were arrested. This action has sparked widespread protests from families demanding due process for their detained loved ones. Many detainees are part of Indigenous communities from Zacatecas, Mexico, who had built a supportive community in Los Angeles. Despite Ambiance's claims of legal hiring practices, the raid has raised concerns about immigration enforcement's impact on immigrant families and the workers' rights.
Saraí Ortiz reflected on the stark reality of her father's arrest, noting, 'You know this is a possibility all your life, but then when it happens, it plays out differently than what you think.'
As families protested against ICE's actions, they emphasized their need for due process, saying, 'Many of the wives and children of those taken by ICE...have had little or no contact with their loved ones.'
Lawyer Benjamin Gluck asserted, 'Ambiance complies with the law when it hires employees and it has always only hired people it believes have the legal right to work in the United States.'
The ICE raid and subsequent arrests sparked civil unrest in Los Angeles, resulting in the deployment of the National Guard and active-duty Marines to manage the situation.
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