36 Chinese, Taiwanese nationals arrested after ICE raids underground nightclub in Los Angeles
Three dozen Chinese and Taiwanese nationals were arrested following a raid on a southern California "underground nightclub."
Video of the arrests by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Los Angeles early Friday morning was shared by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agencies on X.
"Early this morning, HSI Los Angeles w/ @EROLosAngeles & partners from the El Camino Real Financial Crimes Task Force conducted an enforcement operation in an underground nightclub," the post reads. "36 Chinese and Taiwanese nationals were arrested for being illegally present in the U.S."
The video shows agents on the scene at night before it cuts to daytime footage of a large group of alleged illegal immigrants sitting on a sidewalk prior to being loaded into white vans.
No additional details were given by the ICE agencies, and a request by Fox News Digital was not immediately answered.
The name and location of the nightclub has not been disclosed.
On Thursday, ICE announced a "leadership realignment" during increased "enforcement efforts."
ICE's Acting Executive Associate Director of Enforcement and Removal Operations Ken Genalo will be retiring after 33 years of service to the agency.
"Genalo has served in this acting capacity to help meet the mandate set forth by the American people — his contributions were integral in the successes we're seeing today," ICE Acting Director Todd M. Lyons said in a statement. "He's now going to serve as a special government employee working with field office directors within ICE. I can't thank him enough."
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Yet Ukraine's highly adaptable drones continue to expose gaps and vulnerabilities in Russian defenses. In early June, drones launched from trucks hit airfields as far from the front as Siberia, damaging part of Russia's nuclear-capable long-range bomber fleet, according to Ukrainian officials. Military commanders around the world are taking note. Taiwan is investing in mass-produced drones in anticipation of a possible conflict with China. Israel has recalibrated the Iron Dome air defense system in the war in Gaza to account for maneuverable drones — one of its biggest blind spots. European governments embarking on their largest rearmament since the Cold War have identified drones and counter-drone systems as an investment priority. The US Pentagon, which pioneered sophisticated and expensive drones sourced from big arms contractors, is looking to buy cheaper ones designed by startups and deployed en masse. With President Donald Trump dialing down US military support for Ukraine, convinced that the war is Europe's problem to fix, Russian leader Vladimir Putin seems intent on pushing his advantage. A prevailing assumption among western military officials is that he aims to slowly wear down the Ukrainian army until the country's fighting power and money is eventually depleted. Ukraine's massive drone program may be its best chance to flip the script. Here's a detailed breakdown of the various types of drones used in Ukraine, and how they're changing modern warfare. Close Kill Drones Small, light drones with multiple rotors have become the defining innovation of the war. Known as first-person view drones, they are typically controlled in real time via a video feed by an operator who can 'see' through an onboard camera using electronic goggles so they can fly beyond the line of sight. Social media is full of videos showing the machines closing in on troops, armored personnel carriers, missile batteries and command posts until the moment of impact, when the picture turns to static. Other rotor drones are used to drop grenade-sized explosives on targets and can be reused if they make it back safely. Fixed-wing loitering munitions hover high in the sky until they locate a target, and then dive and blow up on impact. The latest dive-bombers, such as Ukraine's recently unveiled B-1, are designed to stay airborne for several hours and are quieter than earlier models, making them harder to detect. Deep Strike Drones Long-range drones designed as pilotless, fixed-wing airplanes, can fly hundreds of miles to their targets. Ukraine became painfully familiar with them in late 2022, when Russia started sending over swarms of explosive-laden Shahed drones made in Iran, killing civilians and damaging power infrastructure as far as the country's western borders. Moscow's forces have launched more than 20,000 of these UAVs since then. Kyiv has developed its own long-range strike drones and has been responding with attacks on oil refineries and fuel and ammunition depots in Russian regions as far away as Bashkortostan, some 1,500 kilometers (930 miles) from Ukraine. Ukraine has been stepping up its attacks on military and industrial installations deep inside Russia in recent months. Russia said it downed 485 Ukrainian drones during a two-day assault in early May that damaged several arms manufacturing sites and the country's only fiber-optic cable factory. The strikes, which delayed more than 100 flights as airports around Moscow temporarily halted operations, continued through the daytime, whereas previous attacks typically occurred overnight. It demonstrated Ukraine's growing ability to bring the war to residents of the Russian capital who had been largely insulated from it in their daily lives. No injuries were reported. 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