The short answer to the question in my headline is yes. In fact, it’s not even arguable because we know ICE planning documents are leaking. The question is who is doing the leaking and why? Here’s what the LA Times reported last Friday under the headline “Leaked document says ‘large scale’ immigration enforcement action coming soon to L.A.“
Federal law enforcement agents are planning to carry out a “large scale” immigration enforcement action in the Los Angeles area before the end of February, according to an internal government document reviewed by The Times.
The operation, which would be spearheaded by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, will focus on people who do not have legal status in the country or who already have pending orders of removal, according to the document, which was circulated among some federal law enforcement officials…
