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Riots in Los Angeles resulted in 10 deputies being injured by rocks, Molotov cocktails and pyrotechnics as law enforcement prepares for planned nationwide protests Saturday.
With migrant communities already living in fear amid the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, ICE raids in downtown Los Angeles sparked days of protests.
Franchesca Olivas drove two hours alone from Hemet to attend the anti-ICE demonstration this week outside the Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown Los Angeles. She was carrying an upside-down American flag attached to the Mexican flag because she’s half-white and half-Mexican.
Some vehicles thought be those of agents were spray-painted with expletives, as were some exterior walls of the Whittier hotel.
The city acknowledged that the change could make it more difficult for some families to visit detained loved ones.
Democratic governors, aside from Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA), are being challenged by President Donald Trump and immigration politics, as protests across the nation crop up. The blue-state governors, many of whom are possible 2028 presidential contenders,
Videos and photographs of Wednesday raids across the country show people clashing with, running from and being arrested by immigration agents.
Mayor Karen Bass was joined by other regional mayors calling for an end to the ICE raids across Southern California.