US EditionProtesters Clash with Federal Agents in Downtown Los Angeles
The protest escalated into clashes with federal agents near a detention center, with police issuing dispersal orders and making arrests amid property damage and tactical alerts.
- On Friday, January 30, protesters clashed with federal agents outside the Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown Los Angeles during a national day of action, with arrests made though numbers were not disclosed.
- Organizers said the action followed deadly shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, with University of Minnesota student groups calling for a National Shutdown to stop ICE funding.
- Shortly before 6 p.m., a crowd pushed a construction dumpster against the federal building's loading dock and set it on fire as federal agents deployed pepper balls and tear gas.
- The Los Angeles Police Department placed the city on tactical alert, while downtown traffic was blocked and local businesses closed in solidarity as officials assess damage.
- The demonstrations are part of a larger nationwide wave; Mayor Karen Bass wrote `I urge Angelenos to exercise that right safely and not give this administration an excuse to escalate` while LAPD Central Division said `We had hoped that demonstrations today would be peaceful, however, as you can see in this video, the violent agitators invited LAPD due to their actions`.
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San Bernardino Sun
51 arrests made at anti-ICE protest in LA on Saturday night
Over four dozen anti-ICE protesters were arrested in Los Angeles on the second night of a nationwide movement to end funding for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, authorities said Sunday, Feb. 1. Police made 51 arrests on Saturday evening, with 47 adults and three juveniles cited and released for failure to disperse, Officer Norma Eisenman of the Los Angeles Police Department said. One person was arrested on suspicion of felony evading, …
Los Angeles Police Department reported that they arrested dozens of people this Saturday for riots; protests are part of the "ICE Out" movement.
Sling shot-wielding psycho fired metal at LA officers during violent anti-ICE protest
The suspect, who was not identified in an X post from the LAPD, was one of at least five busted during the wild demonstration that saw agitators in a hostile standoff with federal officers outside the detention center in downtown LA.
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