laist.com/news/criminal-justice/macarthur-park-la-drug-arrests-fence-vendors-ice A fence, ICE raids and drug arrests: How LA’s approach to MacArthur Park transformed in a year
Over the past year, Los Angeles has shifted its approach at MacArthur Park through a fence, stepped-up policing, federal immigration raids and a March 2026 drug trafficking operation. Violence has fallen close to pre-2023 levels, though the area remains among L.A.'s most dangerous, and vendors and neighbors report economic harm and displacement.
