Fires erupt in streets as anti-ICE protests proceed in LA | News | EUROtoday

Law enforcement confronted off with demonstrators protesting immigration raids for a second day in Los Angeles on Saturday (7 June ).

The protests started on Friday night time after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) brokers carried out operations within the metropolis, arresting at the very least 44 folks for immigration violations.

Footage reveals federal brokers clashing with protesters within the Paramount space of southeast Los Angeles, the place overturned procuring trolleys littered the highway and small canisters erupted into fuel clouds, igniting fires.

The Department of Homeland Security stated, “1,000 rioters surrounded a federal law enforcement building and assaulted ICE officers, slashed tyres, defaced buildings, and taxpayer-funded property.”

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt acknowledged that 2,000 National Guard troops shall be deployed to arrest protesters.