Woke Hollywood stars unite to back fiery LA anti-ICE protests amid Trump's crackdown on illegal migrants
Eva Longoria and Chrissy Teigen were among the Hollywood stars speaking out on social media about the ongoing protests in Los Angeles over ICE raids ordered by President Donald Trump.
Multiple stars took to platforms such as Instagram amid news Trump ordered 2000 troops with California 's National Guard to the area amid ongoing unrest, to the objection of California Governor Gavin Newsom.
On her Instagram Stories, Longoria reposted a tweet from the Newsom in which he criticized Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over his threat to deploy active-duty marines into the area to quell the resistance to Trump's policy.
Newsom calling Hegseth's vows 'degranged behavior' while the Desperate Housewives star characterized it as 'Un-American.'
Longoria, who has long been out outspoken about social issues also reposted a video from singer, Gloria Estefan, talking about the issue; a clip of a woma being separated her child from her child due to the raids; and a clip of a person advising citizens on their rights in pertinence to the issue.
There were numerous flashpoints of violence in Southern California over the tension-packed weekend, the AP reported.
In the city of Paramount,which is about 16 miles from downtown Los Angeles, there was a conflict between autohrities and protesters close to a Home Depot where federal agents had erected a makeshift office for the Department of Homeland Security.
Authorities unfurled tear gas, pepper balls, and explosives at protesters, who fought back with rocks and cement in some of the area's most chaotic times since that riots that followed the verdicts in the police officers in the Rodney King case in April 1992.
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