Eva Longoria whines about 'un-American' LA immigration raids from France as city goes on lockdown
Her comments came before the city imposed a curfew across its riot-ravaged downtown in an effort to end pro-migrant protests which have gripped the city for five days.
From 8pm Tuesday through to 6am Wednesday, swathes of the city will be under a strict lockdown as officers fight to regain control and stamp out widespread violence and destruction.
Longoria, 50, spoke about the issue to her 10.6 million Instagram followers in an extended clip on Tuesday, admitting that while she was not physically in Los Angeles, her heart was with everyone impacted by the ongoing events.
The stunning star - who played the role of Gabrielle Solis on 180 episodes of the popular ABC series Desperate Housewives from 2004–2012 - was seated in a room that appeared to be from her Spain home.
Longoria said the unfolding events were 'hard to witness from afar' - indicating she was likely at her home in Spain.
'I can't imagine what it's like to be in Los Angeles right now,' the Corpus Christi, Texas-born star added. 'I can't believe it's happening in Austin, Texas. I can't believe it's happening all over the country.
'And the comments and people's reactions to it is really so surprising to me because it is un-American.'
The Mexican-American star said she was in the state of shock watching the events unfold, saying it went against the basic tenets America's forefathers laid out.
'We all can agree nobody wants criminals in our country, nobody wants rapists, nobody wants drug dealers, nobody wants bad actors in our country - that's not what's happening,' said the Golden Globe-nominated actress.
Longoria said that President Donald Trump was overreaching in his actions, and had not stayed true to his campaign promise to deport only criminals.
'These roundups are happening in birthday parties, in elementary graduations, Home Depots - those are not criminals,' she said.
Chrissy Teigen was 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 Teigen's Instagram Stories, the Sports Illustrated swimsuit alum shared a tweet that mused about the allocation of resources toward the raids as opposed to feed or help people in need.
Another post implied Trump had deeply-political motives with the flurry of bold moves in Southern California.
Teigen also linked to advertisement for an event called the No Kings mass protest on June 14 along with a link provided by organizers.
The outspoken star, who is married to A-list singer John Legend, has had a complicated history of activism.
She emerged as a prominent voice of opposition to Trump in his first term, repeatedly getting under the sitting president's skin.
Kim Kardashian also uploaded a post on Tuesday saying that 'there HAS to be a BETTER way' than what Trump is doing.
'When we we're told ICE is to keep our country safe and remove violent criminals – great,' Kim wrote. 'But when we we witness innocent, hard-working people being ripped from their families in inhumane ways, we have to speak up. We have to do what's right.'
Longoria in her clip said that standards in the immigration system under Trump are so warped and manipulated, that it's essentially a rigged game and impossible for people to achieve basic citizenship.
'Those of you that keep yelling, "Well, you should have come here legally, do it, get in the back of the line" - there is no line ... this mythical line that everybody's talking about.
'There's people that've been waiting for citizenship for 25 years that have been in line. And I just asked for you guys to educate yourself, if you're out there yelling, "Good, they deserve this" - they don't.'
Actress Justine Lupe reposted a screed by notoriously left-leaning actor Mark Ruffalo to her Instagram feed, though she was also out of the city
Actress Justine Lupe reposted a screed by notoriously left-leaning actor Mark Ruffalo to her Instagram feed, though she was also out of the city.
'I'm away from home but I love you Los Angeles. We showed up as a community in January and we're showing up now. Get out of our home ICE. We love our neighbors,' she wrote.
The post from Ruffalo criticized people who were blaming 'the poorest of the poor for ruining your life.'
It comes as the city of angels continues to take further measures into stopping the rage and chaos.
Mayor Karen Bass announced the new orders after she was locked in tense meetings with the police chief and senior officials to weigh whether a strict curfew would help act as a circuit breaker and soothe tensions.
For five days now rioters have wreaked havoc on communities as they railed against President Donald Trump 's efforts to rid the city of illegal migrants.
They were only further enraged when Trump gave orders to send 700 Marines and 4,100 National Guard troops in to take over policing efforts and assist the LAPD.
Rioters set fire to cars, looted buildings and attacked officers with rocks, fireworks and cement bricks in harrowing scenes of destruction which Attorney General Pam Bondi compared to a third world nation.
Bass said the curfew is expected to last several days and will emcompass a square mile radius around the epicenter of the violence in Downtown LA.
Any protester who defies the order and remains out in the area past 8pm will be arrested.
A curfew is the natural next step in efforts toward regaining control of the city, as the LAPD ramps up arrests and cracks down on protesters breaching unlawful assembly orders.
Hordes of protesters were zip-tied and forced onto LAPD buses en masse as authorities sought to bring an end to days of chaos and destruction.
LAPD chief Jim McDonnell said protests had grown more violent as the week progressed.
There were just 27 arrests on Sunday, with 40 on Sunday, 114 on Monday and nearly 200 by 6pm on Tuesday.
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