Thirty-six Chinese and Taiwanese nationals suspected of being in the United States illegally were in federal custody following a raid at an underground Southland nightclub.

According to a post on X by Homeland Security Investigations Los Angeles, the raid occurred early Friday morning at an undisclosed location and included personnel from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the El Camino Real Financial Crimes Task Force.

The financial task force is a multi-agency initiative of federal and state investigators focused on financial crimes in Southern California, according to the agency’s website. Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigations, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California, the California Department of Justice and HIS Los Angeles are among the

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