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Local law enforcement officials aren’t part of federal immigration enforcement operations, as many agencies have been quick to note. State law, in fact, specifically prohibits local law
Sunday's demonstration came as National Guard troops, on orders of President Donald Trump, hit the streets of downtown Los Angeles to help quell protests in recent days over ICE's deportation efforts. Protesters on Saturday east of Los Angeles hurled chunks of cement and rocks at federal agents posted near a Home Depot.
Around 100 people gathered Saturday in Cathedral City to protest reported immigration enforcement carried out in Southern California on Friday.
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.
Fox News correspondent Christina Coleman and 'The Big Weekend Show' co-hosts discuss anti-ICE protests escalating in Los Angeles as National Guard troops arrive.
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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.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has threatened to send the Marines to quell ongoing protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids in Los Angeles. Hegseth posted on X on Sunday that in addition to “mobilizing the National Guard IMMEDIATELY to support federal law enforcement” in California’s largest city,
Under President Trump, violence & destruction against federal agents and federal facilities will NOT be tolerated,” Pete Hegseth said.