ICE makes an arrest outside a catering runCarlos Lool, the owner and chef behind La Granja Rotisserie and Fuego Rotisserie in South Los Angeles, was taken into custody by ICE last weekend and now faces deportation to Guatemala. KABC aired video of the arrest, which showed Lool being detained while his business partner and girlfriend, Jenna Lawrence, shouted at officers and demanded his wallet be returned. The whole scene had the polished calm of a federal operation, which is to say, none at all. Lawrence said they were on the way to pick up supplies for a catering event when agents followed them and pulled Lool from the car. ICE has not publicly detailed every step of the arrest, but the case quickly moved from a neighborhood dispute to an immigration fight, as these things often do when paperwork, policing, and public outrage all show up at once.A tip from an ex-worker changed the caseLawrence told KABC the investigation began after a former employee reported that there was a gun inside the restaurant, which she said violated Lool’s parole. That report appears to have been the trigger for the wider attention from authorities, a reminder that workplace drama sometimes comes…

Homan renews his attack on sanctuary policyBorder czar Tom Homan used a Fox News appearance to argue that New York’s sanctuary policies are putting the public at risk. He said there is no good reason to let serious offenders remain on the streets when federal agents are trying to remove them. Homan said his team reviewed a list of the top 20 people arrested in New York and described charges that included homicide, rape, sexual assault, and kidnapping. His point was blunt, and not exactly subtle by government standards, which is saying something. He argued that state officials refused to honor ICE detainers, forcing agents to track suspects down in the community instead of picking them up in custody, where such things are usually easier and safer.Hochul’s record keeps drawing federal fireThe criticism of Gov. Kathy Hochul did not start with this TV segment. The Department of Homeland Security previously accused her of helping a convicted criminal alien avoid deportation, a claim that has been part of a wider political fight over how far sanctuary policies should go. Supporters of those policies say they build trust with immigrant communities. Critics say they tie the hands of law enforcement and turn…