Los Angeles, Trump and Immigration Protests
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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.
Saturday marks the first full day of Marines on duty in Los Angeles, one week after protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids ignited in LA.
"No one signs up to join the United States Marine Corps to attack protesters," U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton, D-6th District, a former Marine, told MSNBC on Sunday.
President Trump has said the city would be burning without military intervention, but the protests have been confined to a relatively small area.
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
The ‘quiet zone,’ a 1-square-mile section of downtown, seemed to be yielding positive results, with less chaos and property damage overnight Wednesday.
The ongoing protests in Los Angeles began with small demonstrations against immigration raids in the nation's second largest city.
Alejandro Theodoro Orellana, 29, faces federal charges for allegedly “distributing face shields to suspected rioters” on June 11.
Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) slammed California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) for his handling of the Los Angeles protests that have ignited over the Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Trump vowed throughout his campaign that he would conduct the largest mass deportation in U.S. history. The showdown with Los Angeles was inevitable.
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