ICE protests in Los Angeles
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President Donald Trump went on a late-night social media rant demanding that troops be deployed to Los Angeles and that the people protesting immigration and enforcement raids be arrested “NOW!” The TV- and social media-addicted president was apparently watching remarks by Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell,
LAPD declared an unlawful assembly as protests against ICE operations continue as Trump deployed 2,000 National Guard troops Sunday.
ICE riots in Los Angeles, which were prompted by the arrests of 45 illegal aliens with convictions for violent crimes, including murder and sexual assault.
Lootings were reported in downtown Los Angeles as anti-ICE protests were taking place nearby.
The POTUS declared “bring in the troops” in a Truth Social post Sunday night as carnage continues to spread in Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Finneas O’Connell, the Grammy-winning artist and brother of superstar singer Billie Eilish, took to Instagram Sunday to reveal that he took part in the protests in Los Angeles and to speak out against ICE. “Tear gassed almost immediately at the very peaceful protest downtown,” he wrote on his Instagram stories. “They’re inciting this.”
National Guard troops were on the ground in Los Angeles following weekend protests in opposition to President Donald Trump's immigration policies that saw clashes between demonstrators and police officers in riot gear.
Around 2,000 anti-ICE protesters took over a major highway in downtown Los Angeles while rioters lit self-driving cars on fire Sunday as the third day of demonstrations erupted in more chaos and