Civil rights groups allege immigration agents used racial slurs during Los Angeles, California raids, report says

Civil rights groups have filed a lawsuit alleging that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents used racial slurs and denigrated undocumented Mexican individuals during enforcement operations in the Los Angeles area. The allegations, which emerged in court documents released on July 4, 2025, center on conduct reported during immigration raids conducted last summer.

The legal action claims that agents deployed during these operations directed anti-immigrant language toward the subjects of their enforcement efforts. These allegations of misconduct have prompted scrutiny regarding the behavior of federal agents during local immigration crackdowns.