We are outraged and deeply distressed that armed federal agents came onto our campus—making arrests on the very ground where, in 1942, Japanese American families were forced to board buses bound for concentration camps. It was a deliberate act of provocation and intimidation.

Photo of armed customs and border patrol agents and cars on the plaza in front of the Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo.

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  1. WTF? How many arrests were of citizens or green card holders? How many had even administrative warrants naming the person to be detained?

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  2. You have the money for a considerable amount of armed security. These bucks do not identify themselves or show warrants. Keep them out by threat of force, its the only thing they understand.

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  3. These guys are going to far they should not be able to go on any school, museum, church, or any gathering going on in a building. There's no reason they can't talk to an individual after they leave the property and not gang rush anyone. I'm sure there is guys out there that are not lawful..

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  4. As someone who visited Mananzar two days ago to personally see the impact of the removal of all Japanese who lived on the west coast, the events happening on a daily basis should be a concern to all Americans. Mananzar was just one of ten such camps where the Japanese were forced to go.

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  5. "outraged and deeply distressed"

    OK

    so what do we do ?

    did you call your state legislators and DA and AG, try to get ICE agents arrested ?

    did you do anything at all aside from clutch your pearls ?

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  6. I had heard that history repeats itself.

    I never expected the repetition to be so... blatant. In front of a museum about the FIRST forced relocation to concentration camps.

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  7. And you local police just stood there and or help don't forget there complacency in these fascist terrorist acts. ACAB and defund the police is they aren't going to serve the community.

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  8. #Immigrants #ICE laws have always existed for picking up actual criminals, undocumented or otherwise 🇺🇸👀 this is #HeritageFoundation #Project2025 #Fascism

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  9. I hope it's some consolation that it is becoming obvious that it's much WORSE. To compare the two is to invite "but, but, Pearl Harbor and Japanese nationalism."

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  10. Is there a Television Station that would interview you?

    What the Japanese people who were detained in Camps, must be feeling a Deja vu, which shouldn't be repeated.

    The Federal Government has much to learn from.... 🙏

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  11. The parallels are stark: entire communities were forcibly removed from the West Coast in 1942 and today our immigrant brothers and sisters face the terror of ICE and CBP raids across the country. It was a miscarriage of justice then, and it is a miscarriage of justice now.

    Black and white photograph showing an Aerial perspective of crowd boarding buses in front of Nishi Hongwanji Buddhist Temple, Los Angeles, California, 1942.
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  12. I apologize, although my voice wasn’t heard nor asked for. America is not the way this regime is showing. I’m truly sorry you experienced distress 😢

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  13. Unadulterated racist provocation. When Truth Commissions are convened the excuses you'll hear will be "WE WERE JUST FOLLOWING ORDERS". NOT GOOD ENOUGH!! THE FOLLOWERS & LEADERS MUST DO HARD TIME!!

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  14. This is so much "the cruelty is the point" performative viciousness on the part of ICE and the Trump administration (and all their enablers in the GOP).

    Yes, you guys. You are the baddies. History won't be kind to you, and history starts now.

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  15. I have come to realize in these fascist times as each day brings new horrific acts into our lives we must survive. Survival is an act of resistance. We must survive, mentally and physically, do not let this regime crush you.

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  16. They are trying to intimidate Newsom and failing miserably. Still, I wish I could hug all of you. This posturing and deployment of underqualified goons in cosplay defies belief.

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  17. Calling all genuine true-blue red-blooded Americans.🚨 🌟

    Tyranny is here. We the People need serious counter forces. Call out the militias. Don't got one, make one. They're constitutionally protected. There is a reason for that, & you're seeing those reasons right now. Revolution is the solution.

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