Thousands of people converged in downtown Los Angeles on Friday afternoon as part of a national day of action protesting ongoing federal immigration operations.
After a day of peaceful protesting, at nightfall, demonstrators clashed with Los Angeles police once officers declared the assembly unlawful.
AIR7 was overhead as a group of protesters began targeting federal agents guarding the loading dock of the federal detention center. The crowd threw trash and debris toward the shielded agent, video shows. The agents fired back with pepper balls and irritant sprays.
Police officers in tactical gear formed a line, pushing protesters away from the federal building, which holds ICE detainees.
The day of action wasn't just in Southern California -- protesters marched nationwide on Friday, demanding an end to ICE operations in their communities. Many demonstrators' signs showed the names of people killed by federal officers.
The protests were part of the national "ICE Out" rally. Organizers of the movement are demanding that federal immigration agents leave their neighborhoods. The day of action also called for a "national strike," asking people to keep their children home from school, stay home from work and not buy anything.
Mayor Karen Bass urged people to peacefully protest and not vandalize property.
"That just hurts the city. That does not impact the administration in any kind of way that is going to bring about any type of change," Bass said.
Bass said up to five people had been taken into custody. According to LAFD, one person was specifically arrested for allegedly using a slingshot to shoot hard metal objects at officers.
2 comments:
Every day, ICE is arresting hundreds of illegal immigrants with a criminal record. They didn't just come here. They were sent here. Our debates about immigration revolve around what happens with immigrants once they arrive. We need to start talking about who is sending them and why. For decades, establishment elites sold us the story of immigration as a compassionate renewal of the American Dream within a harmonious melting pot. But beneath that narrative lies a different reality: Mass migration has morphed into the most powerful political weapon ever aimed at the United States--one engineered by elites at home and aided by adversaries abroad. Now Peter Schweizer, the bestselling investigative journalist of our time, is blowing the lid off this whole series of schemes. Backed by years of forensic fieldwork and a trove of confidential documents and intercepted communications--linking political leaders, global NGOs, and even drug cartels--Schweizer detonates a political shock wave eclipsing his past bombshells, revelations that have sparked FBI probes and bipartisan reforms. Urgent, shocking, and overflowing with national security implications, The Invisible Coup makes America's greatest political threat visible for all to see--and solve.
https://www.theinvisiblecoup.com/
Thanks for the excerpt and recommended book The Invisible Coup by Peter Schweitzer. Looks like a valuable resource. Just ordered it
Post a Comment