Los Angeles skilled a quick second of calm in a single day amid ongoing protests stemming from current immigration crackdowns.
Following days of unrest, downtown Los Angeles has been designated an illegal protest zone. On Sunday, clashes between protesters and police resulted in over two dozen arrests. Nationwide Guard troops, dispatched to California by President Donald Trump, arrived to assist management the demonstrations.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass criticized the deployment of the troops, stating it exacerbated tensions within the streets. Protesters bore indicators condemning actions taken by Immigration and Customs Enforcement all through Los Angeles County.
“You guys are taking individuals from their houses like ISIS taking individuals from their houses,” one protester informed the Scripps Information Group. “They are not criminals.”
The Los Angeles Police Division lined the streets in riot gear, going through demonstrators head-on. Whereas the protests started peacefully, the scenario escalated, resulting in officers firing rubber bullets and loud noise rounds to disperse the group.
As protesters shifted places — from metropolis and federal buildings to the freeway — some vandalized property and ignited vehicles, prompting regulation enforcement to dam main entry routes into the town.
Amidst the turmoil, the air thickened with black smoke as flags from numerous nations waved via the group, symbolizing widespread frustration with the federal authorities’s actions. The longer term stays unsure and it stays unclear whether or not this wave of protests encourage change or provoke additional authorities retaliation.
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