Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass sparked a social media firestorm on Monday after she attempted to stop ICE agents from conducting a raid at a park known for criminal activity.

Federal agents reportedly part of the ICE raid in Los Angeles took over MacArthur Park on Monday (July 7). KTLA reported that the Department of Homeland Security and military vehicles positioned themselves at the park late Monday morning.

Immigration agents who flooded a Los Angeles park on Monday said they were there as a “show of force” to protect residents from MS-13 gangbangers and open air drug markets — before they were furiously confronted by Mayor Karen Bass.