Rep. Lou Correa condemns ICE raids in OC: ‘Don’t create fear in our communities’

Rep. Lou Correa was back in Orange County on Tuesday to denounce immigration enforcement operations unfolding across the region, calling the raids “counterproductive” and warning they were causing fear and instability in communities he represents. Speaking at a morning press conference near downtown Santa Ana, Correa said he flew back from the nation’s capital late Monday night after learning of ICE activity in the city. Protests in Santa Ana responding to the raids continued late into the night Monday, with firecrackers and other objects hurled at police who responded with tear gas and other less-than-lethal weapons to control the crowd....