US EditionLas Vegas Police Use Tear Gas, Non-Lethal Bullets to Disperse Protestors in Downtown Area
- On the evening of Wednesday, June 11, 2025, hundreds protested against federal immigration enforcement in downtown Las Vegas near Las Vegas Boulevard and Clark Avenue.
- The protest initially remained peaceful, but police issued a dispersal order around 9 p.m. and declared an unlawful assembly due to alleged illegal activity by some protesters.
- Police used tear gas, pepperballs, flash-bang grenades, and rubber bullets to disperse the crowd, detaining nearly 100 people and citing seven juveniles, while four officers were injured and property vandalized.
- Athar Haseebullah, ACLU Nevada director, said no clear explanation was given for unlawful actions and called pepperball use and kettling a First Amendment issue.
- The incident highlights ongoing tensions over immigration policies, with authorities warning against violence and more protests planned for June 14 under the banner 'No Kings'.
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Las Vegas police use tear gas, non-lethal bullets to disperse protestors in downtown area
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – Hundreds of people gathered outside the Las Vegas Federal Courthouse in the downtown area Wednesday night in protest against the federal immigration enforcement taking place nationwide. The protest started peacefully along Las Vegas Boulevard near Clark Avenue around 7 p.m. Flags and signs were carried by many who gathered as police […]
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