Indian-American Councilmember seeks LAPD chief's exit over ICE raids
Indian-American Los Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman has called for Police Chief Jim McDonnell to be replaced over the department's handling of immigration raids, while Mayor Karen Bass warned that removing him before the 2028 Olympics would send the force into "disarray".The two clashed on Tuesday in the only televised head-to-head debate of the mayoral runoff, hosted by NBC4 and Telemundo 52 in Universal City, the Los Angeles Times reported. Raman said the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) appeared to be protecting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, striking "fear…
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- Thursday, 15 October 2026, 7:00 am IST
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