Chaos in Los Angeles: Protesters Set Cars Ablaze, Shut Down Major Freeway
According to US Northern Command, 300 Guard members have been dispatched to three LA neighbourhoods, and a dozen National Guard and DHS personnel have pushed back demonstrators outside a federal building in Los Angeles.
On Sunday, protesters resisting federal immigration raids in downtown Los Angeles were arrested by police. As the protests entered their third day, the National Guard started to mobilise, which resulted in altercations with law enforcement.
In downtown Los Angeles, demonstrators assemble in opposition to government immigration patrols. According to Governor Gavin Newsom, he called the Trump administration’s plan to send 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles County illegal and requested them to revoke it.
During protests against federal immigration raids in downtown Los Angeles, a protester tosses a traffic cone while fires flare. After protests over immigration raids, demonstrators block the 101 Freeway close to the Metropolitan Detention Centre. An “unlawful assembly,” according to police, was held during a rally close to City Hall, where demonstrators threw bottles, concrete, and other items.
Following protests against immigration raids, demonstrators damage and burn Waymo taxis close to the Metropolitan Detention Centre. During rallies against federal immigration raids in downtown Los Angeles, police hold a protester.After protests over immigration sweeps on Sunday, police can be seen through smoke on the 101 Freeway close to the Metropolitan Detention Centre.
Groups of demonstrators gathered at different points throughout the city, many of them holding signs denouncing U.S. immigration officials and waving Mexican flags. Governor Newsom’s allegation was denied by the White House, which claimed that “everyone saw the chaos, violence, and lawlessness.” Earlier, protesters were forced back by Homeland Security and the National Guard outside a federal building in downtown Los Angeles.
Trump said at a speech in New Jersey that if protesters spit on police or National Guard members, “they spit, we hit.” He threatened severe reprisal. He pledged strict law and order in the event that the nation or its inhabitants are in danger, but he made no mention of specific occurrences.
About 30 persons were taken into custody by the authorities on Saturday, three of them were accused of attacking an officer. Three deputies were slightly hurt. For information on a person who injured a federal officer in Paramount by throwing rocks at police cars, the FBI announced a $50,000 reward. After protests over immigration raids, demonstrators and police brawl on the 101 Freeway near the Metropolitan Detention Centre.
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