Federal brokers have fired flashbangs and tear gasoline in the direction of crowds angered by the arrests of dozens of migrants in Los Angeles, United States, a metropolis with a big Latino inhabitants.
The Division for Homeland Safety stated Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations in Los Angeles this week had led to the arrest of “118 aliens, together with 5 gang members”.
The standoff got here on Saturday within the suburb of Paramount, the place demonstrators gathered exterior a reported federal facility, which the native mayor stated was getting used as a staging submit by brokers.
On Friday, masked and armed immigration brokers carried out high-profile office raids throughout totally different components of Los Angeles, drawing indignant crowds and inflicting hours-long standoffs.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass acknowledged that some residents had been “feeling concern” following the federal actions.
“Everybody has the fitting to peacefully protest, however let me be clear: violence and destruction are unacceptable, and people accountable might be held accountable,” she stated on X.
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino stated a number of arrests had been made after Friday’s clashes.
“You deliver chaos, and we’ll deliver handcuffs. Regulation and order will prevail,” he stated on X.
The White Home has taken a agency stance in opposition to the protests, with deputy chief of employees Stephen Miller describing them as “an rebel in opposition to the legal guidelines and sovereignty of the USA”.
