Los Angeles, Immigration Protests
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Protests have continued in the Los Angeles area since Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducted mass arrests in the area Friday.
While tensions escalate as protests against ICE continue to grip major cities, "No Kings" demonstrations are underway across the U.S.
Law enforcement is moving to clear the streets of downtown Los Angeles, where protesters had pushed up against police lines. Thousands of protests are taking place nationwide to counterprogram the president’s military parade in Washington, D.C., and to ...
Snopes has fact-checked many claims that have spread related to the protests, such as whether videos show a man committing several acts of violence, whether the California Democratic Party bought pallets of bricks for LA protesters ( originated as satire ), and whether a Craigslist ad proved the protests were orchestrated.
Hundreds of people have been arrested during days of largely peaceful demos, which have also spread elsewhere.
While the president contends that the L.A. protests against his immigration policy have been chaotic, the scenes are not as violent.
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Los Angeles has become the epicentre of heated protests and military mobilisation following aggressive immigration raids by ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement). The demonstrations, which began on 6 June,
California Governor Gavin Newsom blasts the federal government's response to anti-immigration raid protests as "purposefully inflammatory".