L.A. curfew enters second night as U.S. protests spread
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By Omar Younis, Brad Brooks, Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -U.S. Marines deployed to Los Angeles made their first detention of a civilian on Friday, the military said, part of a rare domestic use of its forces sent to the city after days of protests over immigration raids.
Marines have moved into Los Angeles to guard a federal building after a week of protests against immigration raids, while communities across the country are preparing for demonstrations against President Donald Trump’s polices this weekend.
A few hundred people in Market Square marched through downtown Knoxville to protest ICE and Trump's use of military at Los Angeles protests.
Top Portland and Multnomah County leaders, law enforcement officials and several community leaders stood together Friday in advance of large planned protests to decry the immigration policies of the federal administration and affirm the laws in place to protect immigrants.
Alejandro Theodoro Orellana, 29, faces federal charges for allegedly “distributing face shields to suspected rioters” to protesters on June 11.
U.S. President Donald Trump can keep his deployment of National Guard troops in Los Angeles, according to a court ruling, as protests against immigration raids look set to enter their second week in the strongest backlash since his return to power in January.
Customs and Border Patrol confirmed it is providing "aerial support" to law enforcement efforts during the protests.
Protests over President Trump's immigration enforcement raids and his mobilization of the Marines and National Guard in Los Angeles have spread to other major U.S. cities.