Immigration raid in LA's Westlake neighborhood sparked controversy as Mayor Bass confronted Border Patrol agents, calling their presence "unacceptable" amid community outrage.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is speaking out against the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents who took over MacArthur Park where children were playing, calling the takeover attempt “absolutely outrageous,” USA Today reported. Video footage shows armored vehicles, officers ,and armed troops swarming a soccer field on a sunny July 7 day.

Mayor Karen Bass pledged to do “whatever it takes” to protect all Angelenos from ICE raids while admitting the city may not be able to keep the sanctuary status.

Democratic Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on Monday demanded federal agents leave the scene at a MacArthur Park immigration raid.

A spokeswoman for the Department of Homeland Security said on Monday that the agency would consider arresting Democratic Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass after she showed up and attempted to interfere with Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers conducting raids in the city this week.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced Tuesday that the city will join a lawsuit against the Trump administration intended to stop federal immigration raids.

Karen Bass chuckled in disbelief at a DHS official saying her arrest could be "on the table" after the mayor confronted federal immigration agents.

California gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton discusses Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass' reaction to the I.C.E. raid in MacArthur Park on 'The Story.'