Los Angeles National Guard Deployment: 2,000 Troops Respond to Immigration Raid Protests. Following a second day of clashes between federal agents and demonstrators protesting immigration raids in Los Angeles, the Trump administration deployed 2,000 National Guard troops. Protests erupted after ICE arrests, sparking conflict and prompting a strong response from the federal government
Los Angeles Paramount Protest: Federal agents clashed with approximately 100 demonstrators in Southeast Los Angeles. Protesters, some displaying Mexican flags and wearing respiratory masks, confronted authorities amidst ongoing immigration enforcement actions and the deployment of National Guard troops
National Guard Deployment to Los Angeles: Trump Administration Responds to Immigration Protests. Following immigration raids and protests in Los Angeles, the Trump administration deployed 2,000 National Guard troops, as announced by border czar Tom Homan on Fox News. This action, criticized by California Governor Newsom as inflammatory, comes amidst clashes between federal agents and demonstrators
California Governor Gavin Newsom condemned the deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles, calling the decision a deliberate provocation
Following immigration raids in Los Angeles, President Trump announced a federal intervention, deploying 2,000 National Guard troops. He criticized California Governor Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Bass, claiming their inability to control "riots & looters" necessitated federal action, a statement he made on Truth Social. This deployment escalated tensions between the Trump administration and the Democratic-led city, sparking protests
Los Angeles protests erupt as Trump administration deploys National Guard amid immigration raids. Democratic-led Los Angeles, with its large Hispanic and foreign-born population, clashes with the Trump White House's aggressive immigration enforcement policies. Demonstrations against ICE arrests and the National Guard deployment highlight the escalating tensions over immigration in the city
Late afternoon saw authorities detaining protesters in Los Angeles, according to Reuters witnesses, following two days of clashes between federal agents and demonstrators protesting immigration raids. While no official arrest information was immediately released, the incident adds to escalating tensions between federal and local authorities
Los Angeles Protests: National Guard Deployed Amidst Clashes and Tear Gas Deployment. Dramatic video footage captures lines of green-uniformed security personnel, gas masks deployed, confronting protesters on a road littered with overturned shopping carts as tear gas canisters explode
Los Angeles immigration raids spark fierce resistance: Protester Ron Gochez declares, "They cannot kidnap our workers without facing organized and fierce resistance," following clashes between demonstrators and federal agents
Los Angeles Immigration Raids Spark Protests: ICE Arrests and National Guard Deployment. Following ICE arrests of at least 44 individuals in Los Angeles for alleged immigration violations, widespread protests erupted, leading to a National Guard deployment. Demonstrators clashed with federal agents, prompting a strong response from both the Trump administration and California Governor Newsom
Stephen Miller, former White House advisor and known immigration hardliner, condemned Friday and Saturday's Los Angeles immigration protests as a "violent insurrection" against U.S. laws and sovereignty, escalating tensions following federal immigration raids
IMMIGRATION CRACKDOWN
Los Angeles Protests Turn Violent: 1,000 Rioters Assault ICE Agents, Damage Federal Property. Friday's demonstrations against ICE raids escalated, with rioters attacking federal law enforcement, vandalizing buildings, and causing significant property damage. The Department of Homeland Security reported widespread violence, including assaults on ICE officers and destruction of taxpayer-funded property
Immigration raids in Los Angeles sparked protests, leading to detentions and raising concerns about due process. Reuters could not independently verify the government's account of events. Chirla's executive director, Angelica Salas, expressed alarm over lawyers' lack of access to those detained, highlighting a worrying situation for immigrant rights
Trump's immigration crackdown: Increased ICE arrests, border security, and National Guard deployment in Los Angeles sparked protests. The administration aims for daily arrests exceeding 3,000 undocumented immigrants, escalating tensions between federal authorities and local officials
Aggressive immigration enforcement actions have ensnared legal residents, including green card holders, sparking significant legal challenges and widespread protests
In a statement on Saturday about the protests in Paramount, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office said: “It appeared that federal law enforcement officers were in the area, and that members of the public were gathering to protest.”
Salas of Chirla said protesters gathered after an ICE contingent appeared to be using parking lots near a Paramount Home Depot store as a base.
ICE, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Los Angeles Police Department did not respond to requests for comment on the protests or potential immigration sweeps on Saturday.
Television news footage on Friday showed unmarked vehicles resembling military transport and vans loaded with uniformed federal agents streaming through Los Angeles streets as part of the immigration enforcement operation.
Raids occurred around Home Depot stores, where street vendors and day laborers were picked up, as well as at a garment factory and a warehouse, Salas of Chirla said.
Bass, the Democratic mayor of Los Angeles, condemned the immigration raids.
“I am deeply angered by what has taken place,” Bass said in a statement. “These tactics sow terror in our communities and disrupt basic principles of safety in our city. We will not stand for this.”
(Reporting by Sandra Stojanovic and Omar Younis; Additional reporting by Lucia Mutikani, Alexandra Ulmer and Michael Martina; Writing by Alexandra Ulmer and Lucia Mutikani; Editing by Diane Craft, Deepa Babington and William Mallard)
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