{"id":2649354,"date":"2026-08-25T13:51:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T17:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ice-chief-agents-being-stalked-and-harassed-in-los-angeles-lapd-bound-by-sanctuary-policies-doing-nothing\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T14:48:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T18:48:02","slug":"ice-chief-agents-being-stalked-and-harassed-in-los-angeles-lapd-bound-by-sanctuary-policies-doing-nothing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ice-chief-agents-being-stalked-and-harassed-in-los-angeles-lapd-bound-by-sanctuary-policies-doing-nothing\/","title":{"rendered":"ICE Chief: Agents Being Stalked and Harassed in Los Angeles \u2013 LAPD Bound by &#8216;Sanctuary Policies&#8217; Doing Nothing"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fice-chief-agents-being-stalked-and-harassed-in-los-angeles-lapd-bound-by-sanctuary-policies-doing-nothing%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2649354&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>ICE officers in Los Angeles are facing increased dangers due to local sanctuary policies that prevent cooperation wiht local police, leading to officers being followed, harassed, and confronted in teh community. These policies force ICE agents to operate in high-risk environments without local support,as local laws restrict detention and transfer procedures. This situation has resulted in more dangerous street operations and heightened safety risks for federal officers.The officials emphasize that despite public opposition and local restrictions, ICE remains committed to enforcing immigration laws to protect public safety and uphold the rule of law.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>ICE officers working in Los Angeles are being followed home, harassed on social media and confronted in person while carrying out immigration enforcement, the agency\u2019s local field office director said this week.<\/p>\n<p>Those officers receive little assistance from local police.<\/p>\n<p>LAPD policy, rooted in Special Order 40 and the city\u2019s sanctuary ordinance, bars officers from initiating action solely to determine immigration status or assisting in civil immigration enforcement, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lapdonline.org\/newsroom\/lapd-chief-jim-mcdonnell-releases-statement-on-immigration-enforcement-nr25116ma\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement from Chief Jim McDonnell.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles ICE Field Office Director Thomas Giles told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/exclusive-la-ice-director-reveals-officers-followed-home-harassed-police-fail-help-sanctuary-city\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News Digital<\/a> that the sanctuary rules force his agents into the community instead of allowing secure transfers at local jails. Fox News Digital accompanied Giles and a team of officers on an enforcement operation in the Los Angeles area early last Thursday morning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe sanctuary policies definitely impact our operations in terms of it\u2019d be a lot easier for us to have that transfer of custody in a secure environment,\u201d Giles said. \u201cSo, what it does for us is it sends our officers out into the community, putting our officers at risk and other community members at risk.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Giles said that before the current rules, officers picked up hundreds of people a day at local jails. Now local law enforcement \u201ccan\u2019t even work with us,\u201d creating what he called \u201ca big, huge public safety threat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One target in Thursday\u2019s operation illustrated the problem. Local police had arrested 20-year-old Honduran national Julio Alberto Aroca-Rodriguez the week before for assault with a deadly weapon using a baseball bat. He had been subject to a removal order since 2019. Authorities declined ICE\u2019s detainer request and released him.<\/p>\n<p>When ICE officers later encountered Aroca-Rodriguez, they also detained four other illegal immigrants identified as collaterals. A crowd of anti-ICE agitators began to form, and the team quickly relocated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy officers have been followed home and been harassed, harassed on social media, harassed just personally, and they get in your face and everything else,\u201d Giles said.<\/p>\n<p>He criticized agitators who wear masks while complaining about ICE officers doing the same. \u201cThey look the same as we do as well,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Giles described the treatment of ICE officers by many California politicians, the media and some members of the public as \u201cdegrading to the work that the men and women of ICE do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Yet he stressed the policies will not stop operations. \u201cIt\u2019s not going to shut us down and stop us,\u201d Giles said.<\/p>\n<p>Fox News Digital witnessed the processing of Aroca-Rodriguez, who remained in custody pending removal to Honduras. Five other illegal immigrants were processed for removal proceedings during the operation.<\/p>\n<p>The officers\u2019 decision to leave the area quickly after the crowd formed underscored the daily operational pressure created by non-cooperation from local authorities.<\/p>\n<p>The result is that federal officers must operate without local backup in a high-risk environment. Supporting officers who face stalking and harassment while enforcing the law reflects a core American commitment to the rule of law and public safety.<\/p>\n<p>Readers should care about this story because sanctuary rules shift risk onto federal agents and the community. When local authorities decline detainers for people already arrested for violent crimes, ICE must conduct more dangerous street operations.<\/p>\n<p>Giles praised his team as Americans who \u201clove this country\u201d and \u201cwant to support the Constitution.\u201d \u201cWe\u2019re out doing our job; we are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-gives-all-first-responders-in-florida-1000-bonuses-were-funding-the-police-and-then-some\/\" title=\"DeSantis Gives All First Responders In Florida ,000 Bonuses: \u2018We\u2019re Funding\u2019 The Pol... \u2018And Then Some\u2019\">sworn law enforcement officers<\/a>. We\u2019re out trying to keep the community safe just like other law enforcement officers,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>As long as those policies remain in place, the agency\u2019s field teams will continue operating under elevated risk, relying on their own resources and determination to carry out the same enforcement mission that local non-cooperation has made more difficult and more exposed.\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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