(KTLA) – Extra Southern California communities have canceled or postponed their 4th of July celebrations resulting from federal immigration raids occurring throughout the area.
Among the many most outstanding canceled occasions is the Gloria Molina Grand Park’s Summer time Block Celebration, initially scheduled for July 4. According to the event’s website, the postponement comes “in gentle of current occasions affecting a portion of Downtown Los Angeles and the continuing circumstances impacting the area.”
No official rescheduled date was introduced; the web site solely acknowledged that the Summer time Block Celebration can be held “later in the summertime.”
In Cudahy – a metropolis the place 97% of the inhabitants identifies as Hispanic – the celebration initially set for July 3 has been postponed, officials announced. Parks will stay open, and common programming is about to proceed as scheduled.
The group of Bell Gardens, which borders Cudahy, has canceled a live performance and two outside film showings, together with one which was scheduled for this previous Saturday and one other deliberate for July 3. City officials said the cancellations have been out of “an abundance of warning concerning issues for resident security over federal immigration enforcement actions.”
One other close by group, Huntington Park, has additionally canceled its Independence Day celebration that was imagined to be held on July 3. No motive for the cancellation was given.
Different native predominantly Hispanic communities have also called off their 4th of July celebrations, together with El Sereno, the place the group’s annual Independence Day parade has been canceled this yr.
All July 4 celebrations in L.A. Metropolis Council District 14 – which encompasses many Hispanic communities in East L.A. – have been canceled or postponed within the wake of the immigration raids, a spokesperson for Councilwoman Ysabel Jurado told the Boyle Heights Beat.
Talking to Nexstar’s KTLA on Monday morning, East Los Angeles resident Jordan Escobar mentioned he understands why officers are canceling occasions and why many could not even be within the temper to rejoice.
“I’ve members of the family who’re being affected by this, and I’ve different pals that I do know who’re being affected by these injustices proper now,” Escobar mentioned. “So I get why persons are refraining [from celebrating]. I imagine it is essential to voice our opinions.”