7 hours agoWhat caused the protests in Los Angeles?
Periskopi(a year ago)
(a year ago)Protests began Friday after it was found that immigration Customs Implementation officers (ICE) were conducting raids throughout the city. American BBC partner, CBS reports that operations were conducted in the Westlaki district, as well as Paramount, south of Los Angeles, where the population is more than 82% hepanic, follows [...]
American BBC partner, The CBS reports that operations were conducted in the Westlaki district, as well as in Paramount, south of Los Angeles, where the population is more than 82% hepanics, sends out Telegrafi.
There were also reports of an ICE raid at a Home Depot store in Paramount, which officials told the BBC they were fake.
The immigration raids have been added under President Donald Trump's administration, which last month urged federal agents to arrest 3,000 people a day.
ICE later told CBS that 44 unauthorized immigrants were arrested in a single operation at a job Friday. Another 77 were also arrested in the largest area in Los Angeles on the same day.
After the raids, the Federal Building in downtown Los Angeles became the focus of protests after it was discovered that the detainees were allegedly being held there.
Grafite sprayed on the building and objects were thrown towards police, CBS reports, leading to an illegal <x0declaration of the” rally.
The protests continued until Saturday, prompting Trump to locate 2,000 members of the National Guard in the Los Angeles area a move convicted by California Governor Gavin Newsom, and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass. /Periscope/
