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Migrants without papers are being arrested and deported.

The city was preparing to sweep the street encampment, and this time would be arresting people under a new ordinance that bans camping in public spaces.

The Los Angeles Police Department recently arrested two suspects in connection with a serial “kidnap for robbery” scheme and are searching for additional victims.

But the sense of disorder created by open drug use and street camping has prompted an increasing number of cities to crack down on homeless people with more laws that allow removing and arresting them.

When Bedouin residents erected makeshift tents, the police ripped those down as well and threatened them with arrest.