Rep. Al Muratsuchi (D-Rolling Hills Estates) speaks at a news conference in July 2025 on Terminal Island “to condemn ongoing federal immigration enforcement operations using Terminal Island as a staging ground, calling for an end to these actions.”This is read by an automated voice. Federal immigration agents have departed from the Coast Guard site at Terminal Island in San Pedro, which for months was used as a base of operations while the Trump administration conducted immigration raids across Southern California. The news was met with celebration by local elected officials and community volunteers who tracked the agents’ movements on and off the base since last summer. McOsker attributes the agency’s decision to leave to the vigilance of community members and especially the Harbor Area Peace Patrols. The people kicked them out,” said Ron Gochez, a member of Unión del Barrio, a group that monitors immigration sweeps across Los Angeles and helped create the Harbor Area Peace Patrols.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 14, 2026 20:01 UTC