They climbed over a mound of loose soil and emerged at the tunnel’s only entrance five miles away, officials said.

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Federal officials said it was an immigration enforcement operation, though it was unclear if anyone had been arrested. “It’s the way a city looks before a coup,” Mayor Karen Bass said as she condemned the action.

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