On June 8, local time, Los Angeles police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters in the city center to disperse the crowd.
Background of the incident:
Federal agencies such as the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Bureau carried out law enforcement operations against illegal immigrants in many places in Los Angeles on the 6th, arresting 44 people. During the law enforcement process, they were surrounded by local community residents and physical conflicts occurred. That night, about 500 protesters gathered in downtown Los Angeles, trying to hit a detention center and clashed with the police. On the 7th, federal law enforcement officers continued to search for illegal immigrants in many places in Los Angeles County, confronting and clashing with hundreds of protesters in Paramount City, a Latino-American settlement.
Clashes on the 8th:
At noon on the same day, dozens of protesters clashed with National Guard personnel deployed there in front of a federal law enforcement agency in downtown Los Angeles, the United States. National Guard personnel fired tear gas to try to disperse the protesters, but the number of protesters continued to increase. In the afternoon, protesters entered the ramp from near the Federal Building, causing traffic to be interrupted on Highway 101. While the police controlled the situation, protesters poured into the lane along the ramp and surrounded the police personnel, while gathering at three main intersections in the area. The police fired non-lethal bullets at the crowd, and the scene was covered with tear gas. Although the police have declared the rally illegal and said they will arrest those who threw items at the police, protesters continued to gather in the city center.
Los Angeles police measures:
On the afternoon of the same day, police officers in riot control equipment from the Los Angeles Police Department of California withdrew after confronting protesters near the Edward Roybal Federal Building, and then announced that the city was on tactical alert, allowing the supervisors to keep police officers on duty in the event of an emergency or major incident, in order to Maintain a high level of staffing.
Trump’s statement:
Trump posted on his social media platform “Real Social” on the 8th that Los Angeles had been “invaded and occupied” by illegal immigrants and criminals, and violent rebels gathered and attacked federal agents in an attempt to hinder the government’s eviction. He instructed officials such as the Minister of Homeland Security, the Minister of Defense and the Minister of Justice to cooperate with relevant departments and institutions to take all necessary actions to “liberate Los Angeles from the invasion of immigrants and end these immigration riots”.
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