Live updates: LAPD issues dispersal order for part of downtown LA
A federal appeals court has paused a ruling that required President Donald Trump to return control of members of California’s National Guard to the state. An earlier ruling found Trump unlawfully federalized the Guard, which drew an immediate appeal from the administration.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - Military-style vehicles seen in Los Angeles early Sunday, after President Donald Trump's administration said on Saturday (June 7), it would deploy 2,000 National Guard troops as federal agents in the city faced off against a few hundred demonstrators during a second day of protests following immigration raids.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES - Law enforcement faces off with demonstrators after immigration raids in which dozens of people across the city were reported to be taken into custody.
LIVE: Hundreds of Protesters Rally Outside Federal Building To Condemn ICE Raids | California | CNBC TV18
Protesters demonstrate during a reported federal immigration operation in the area.
Helmeted police in riot gear turned out on Friday evening in a tense confrontation with protesters in downtown Los Angeles, after a day of federal immigration raids in which dozens of people across the city were reported to be taken into custody.
Live Reuters video showed Los Angeles Police Department officers lined up on a downtown street wielding batons and what appeared to be tear gas rifles, facing off with demonstrators after authorities had ordered crowds of protesters to disperse around nightfall.
Mayor Karen Bass said the nighttime curfew for part of downtown Los Angeles will likely continue for “a few more days.” Demonstrations against ICE raids and Trump’s mobilization of troops in LA have served as flashpoints for immigration unrest across the country.
Senator forcibly removed: US Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla was removed by law enforcement after he interrupted a news conference held by DHS Secretary Kristi Noem in LA on Thursday. Noem claimed Padilla hadn’t identified himself and “lunged” at her, which he dismissed as “lies.”
“No Kings” rallies: More than 1,900 protests and events denouncing what organizers describe as President Trump’s authoritarian actions are planned nationwide Saturday – the same day Trump is holding a military parade in Washington, DC.
#LAPD #losangeles #ICE #california #usatoday #cnbctv18