Finneas says he was 'tear-gassed almost immediately' at Los Angeles ICE protest: 'They're inciting this'
Grammy Award-winning musician and producer Finneas says that he was tear-gassed while attending an ICE protest in Los Angeles over the weekend.
'Tear-gassed almost immediately at the very peaceful protest downtown — they're inciting this,' the 27-year-old, who is the older brother of Billie Eilish, wrote on his Instagram Story on Sunday.
The incident occurred at one of the many protests that took place across the city over the weekend in response to the ongoing immigration raids conducted by ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) agents targeting undocumented immigrants across the region. In an earlier Story post, Finneas added, 'F--- ICE.'
A rep for Finneas did not immediately respond to Entertainment Weekly's request for comment.
On Sunday, President Donald Trump announced that he would be deploying the National Guard to the area, further escalating tensions and prompting California Governor Gavin Newsom to formally request that the administration 'rescind their unlawful deployment of troops' and return them to his command.
'We didn't have a problem until Trump got involved,' Newsom wrote on social media. 'This is a serious breach of state sovereignty — inflaming tensions while pulling resources from where they're actually needed. Rescind the order. Return control to California.'
Newsom has since confirmed that California will be taking legal action against Trump over his deployment of the National Guard.
'This is exactly what Donald Trump wanted,' he wrote on X (formerly Twitter). 'He flamed the fires and illegally acted to federalize the National Guard. The order he signed doesn't just apply to CA. It will allow him to go into ANY STATE and do the same thing. We're suing him.'
In addition to his comments, Finneas also re-posted several comments about the raids on his Story, including one from comedian Tim Heidecker that read: 'I [heart emoji] LA. F-------------K ICE. F--- OFF ALL OF YOU WEEKEND GI JOE LOSERS. IF YOU ARE INTO THIS FASCIST S--- YOU ARE SMALL AND WEAK AND WILL LOSE.'
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