L.A. Mayor Karen Bass is calling the MacArthur Park immigration sweep this week what it is -- a fear tactic to intimidate residents ... and she's not backing down from fighting for the city’s rights.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass held a news conference Monday afternoon after federal immigration officers were deployed to the city in tactical gear. Bass accused the Trump administration of "provoking fear and terror.

Federal agents reportedly part of the ICE raid in Los Angeles took over MacArthur Park on Monday (July 7). KTLA reported that the Department of Homeland Security and military vehicles positioned themselves at the park late Monday morning.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said Monday she confronted federal agents at a city park amid tensions between her city and the federal government over immigration. “When I got to MacArthur Park, by

Los Angeles residents and Mayor Karen Bass watched federal officers, some on horseback, descend on MacArthur Park on Monday for about an hour. About 90 members of the California National Guard were deployed to the neighborhood,