Los Angeles, protests and immigration raids
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6:30 p.m.: More than 100 people gathered at the immigration services building and detention center in downtown Los Angeles to protest the raids. DHS officers fired pepper balls at the protesters before the Los Angeles Police Department dispersed the crowd.
Customs and Border Patrol confirmed it is providing "aerial support" to law enforcement efforts during the protests.
The downtown curfew encircles the downtown civic center, including City Hall, the main county criminal courthouse, LAPD headquarters and federal buildings.
President Donald Trump sent in troops, but demonstrators have largely come face to face with local police instead
HOW WE GOT HERE: The protests erupted after Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers on Friday carried out raids in three locations across L.A., where dozens of people were taken into custody. Newsom called the raids “chaotic federal sweeps” that aimed to fill an “arbitrary arrest quota.”
The White House and Republican leaders in Congress are calling for quick passage of the centerpiece of President Trump's legislative agenda.
This year’s BET Awards are scheduled to go on Monday night even as protests against immigration raids continue in Los Angeles, California.
In a move that has prompted division, Trump ordered the California National Guard to quell the immigration protests, moving to deploy 2,000 soldiers to the Los Angeles area. “Great job by the National Guard in Los Angeles after two days of violence,