Reports of possible unlawful conduct by immigration officers increased in June, LAPD says

Summary by The Los Angeles Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Jared Bennett and Isaac Vargas, as published by LAist (KPCC / Southern California Public Radio) · July 28, 2026 · 1 min read

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A man holds his phone up next to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Border Patrol agent during an immigration raid in Chicago on Oct. 4, 2025. The top official of CBP's sister agency, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, confirmed last week that the agency is using powerful spyware that c...

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