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Demonstrators hit the streets again in L.A. after President Trump deployed the National Guard due to protests against ICE raids.
The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles, a non-profit working to advance human and civil rights of immigrants, is facing federal investigation and criticism from state lawmakers over its possible involvement in immigration protests. The group has denied accusations of wrongdoing.
Los Angeles has been the sight of massive protests against ICE raids. Multiple people have been arrested and at least two journalists have been injured
Here is what happened on each day the protests against immigration detention operations in the Los Angeles area.
These are the people flying flags from Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, South Korea and other places during the Los Angeles protests.
President Trump has said the city would be burning without military intervention, but the protests have been confined to a relatively small area.
LAist reporters witnessed LAPD officers firing less-lethal munitions into crowds and taunting protestors from a helicopter. State law and a federal court order restrict the use of crowd dispersal weapons unless specific criteria are met.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) had conducted several raids across Los Angeles County, which sparked protests. Mr Trump likened them to a “rebellion” and invoked a rarely used statute to deploy at least 2,
Newsom says Trump’s LA actions marks the onset of a much broader effort to overturn political and cultural norms.