Los Angles — Fallout from a blitzkrieg of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement sweeps in downtown Los Angeles continued Saturday, with fierce pushback from protesters and open sparring between L.A. leadership and federal officials.

“As Mayor of a proud city of immigrants, who contribute to our city in so many ways, I am deeply angered by what has taken place. These tactics sow terror in our communities and disrupt basic principles of safety in our city,” Mayor Karen Bass posted on X on Friday evening. “We will not stand for this.”

“We will,” FBI Director Kash Patel replied Saturday morning .

Patel’s response came a day after immigration officials descended on businesses around Los Angeles and arrested 44 people on suspicion of immigration violations and another for obstr

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