LA Violence Escalates as Trump’s Deportation Raids Spark Anger
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National Guard soldiers and US Department of Homeland Security officers clash with demonstrators in Los Angeles.
Photographer: FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFPLos Angeles has become the fulcrum of discontent over US President Donald Trump’s hardline immigration policies. Anti-deportation protests stretched into a third day, with clashes between law enforcement and demonstrators. Trump deployed the National Guard and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth floated sending in Marines if protests intensify. Both got strong pushback from California Governor Gavin Newsom, who urged the White House to rescind the order to send troops.
With Trump focused on his immigration agenda, ICE has ramped up arrests in recent weeks, averaging about 2,000 detentions per day nationwide — still falling short of the government’s goal of at least 3,000 daily arrests. The protests in Los Angeles erupted in response to the sweeping deportations and were inflamed by the arrival of the troops. Trump responded by describing the unrest as an attack on immigration enforcement efforts.