Los Angeles — A councilmember representing District 15 told the City Council the city’s residents and local peace-patrol volunteers have faced renewed federal enforcement operations in the Harbor area and asked the council to document and hear testimony about the arrests.

The member said a temporary restraining order previously obtained had been violated and described an early-morning operation in which “200 a 250 agentes federales o de ICE” were present at the Coast Guard station. The councilmember said volunteers who were lawfully recording the activity were confronted and that at least one person — described in the remarks as a U.S. citizen — was “brutalmente agresivamente botado al suelo, puesto en un vehículo y se lo llevaron los agentes.”

“We will take, each morning, a minute to mention in the minutes what is happening in our city and we will hear from McAuskell of District 15 and we will do this every day until this attack ends,” the councilmember said on the floor. “...este...fue un asunto de uso de fuerza agresiva e irrazonable.”

The councilmember told colleagues that they do not yet know the person’s whereabouts and had reported the incident to the port police (policía del puerto), who have jurisdiction over the island; the port police are evaluating the circumstances. The member urged the council to invite constituents, families and individuals with firsthand accounts to come forward so the council can document experiences and consider next steps.

The remarks on the council floor characterized the events as an apparent violation of a court order (TRO) and as federal conduct the speaker described as intimidation of community volunteers; the record shows no formal council motion or vote tied to those remarks during the same meeting. The port police, federal agencies and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) were mentioned in the floor remarks; the transcript records that the port police are evaluating the matter.

No formal findings, charges or federal statements are included in the council transcript. The councilmember’s statements and the publicly recorded description in the council chamber are part of the meeting record; the council indicated intent to collect witness accounts and raise the matter during subsequent sessions until the member’s stated concern is resolved or otherwise addressed.