ICE, Trump and Protests
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At one middle school ceremony, the principal announced he had families stationed outside to alert if him if ICE showed up.
President Donald Trump's eventful week included securing a preliminary trade deal with China, deploying National Guard troops to Los Angeles, and responding to Israel's strikes on Iran.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom delivered a statewide address on Tuesday in the wake of immigration operations that sparked days of protest in Los Angeles and the deployment of hundreds of National Guard and U.S. Marines troops to the area by President Trump.
More than 200 people gathered at Victory Park in Stockton for a peaceful protest against ICE, held in solidarity with similar demonstrations across the country.
Texas deploys National Guard troops as Austin police make eight arrests during anti-ICE riots where agitators defaced federal property, injured officers, and blocked roadways.
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Protesters gathered in the area outside of the curfew zone, but there were still some confrontations when police moved to break up a crowd of several hundred people. An unlawful assembly was declared around 6:30 p.m. and according to the Los Angeles Police Department, 71 people were arrested on suspicion of failure to disperse.
Smith told the Chronicle that there have been ICE raids in his girlfriend’s neighborhood in Whittier and added: “These are hard-working individuals in the community who didn’t cause any problems. I’ve been there for years, and they make things go.”
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass called the loss of immigrant labor her biggest concern amid the ongoing ICE raids and anti-ICE riots throughout her city.
California Highway Patrol arrested a man who allegedly threw rocks at officers and lit one of the police cars on fire.
The city acknowledged that the change could make it more difficult for some families to visit detained loved ones.
For them, picking up work at Home Depot is their only source of income, and some work as little as one day a week. While Valencia and other day laborers sought wages, other community members in Paramount and Compton,