National Guard, Trump and ICE
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LA is feeling the heavy hand of the White House tonight as 1000s of troops are deployed in response to protests & resistance to widespread ICE Raids.
The right to assemble and protest does not include a license to attack law enforcement officers, or to impede and obstruct our lawful immigration operations,” Dan Bondingo wrote on X.
The Los Angeles Times reports that 44 people were administratively arrested on Friday—with an additional detainment stemming from an obstruction accusation—citing Yasmeen Pitts O'Keefe, spokesperson for Homeland Security Investigations. Newsweek also reached out to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) via email Friday.
Violent anti-ICE riots in Los Angeles prompt federal response after protesters attack Border Patrol agents with rocks, leading FBI and DHS officials to promise full prosecution.
LAPD declared an unlawful assembly in downtown LA Friday evening as protests grew and became violent following an ICE raid in the morning,
Federal agents in tactical gear armed with military-style rifles threw flash-bang grenades to disperse an angry crowd near downtown Los Angeles on Friday as they conducted an immigration raid on a clothing wholesaler.
Hennepin County, Minnesota, Sheriff Dawanna Witt slams elected officials for falsely claiming criminal warrant was an ICE raid, potentially "inciting riots" in Minneapolis.