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How Many People Have Been Arrested Since the L.A. Protests Began?

How Many People Have Been Arrested Since the L.A. Protests Began?

More than 350 protesters in at least five cities have been arrested since Friday in demonstrations against federal immigration raids. Though the encounters have turned tense at times, leaving some protesters and law enforcement officers with injuries, the protests have remained largely peaceful and confined to only small sections of cities.
Here's how many people have been arrested, cited and released nationwide, according to statements from law enforcement officials.
More than 160 people have been arrested by the Los Angeles Police Department since the protests began on Friday, with a majority of the arrests happening Monday. Over 100 of those arrested faced charges for failure to disperse, though a few have more serious charges, including assault with a deadly weapon and attempted murder with a Molotov cocktail. Fourteen faced charges for looting. As of Tuesday, it was not immediately clear how many of the arrested protesters had been released.
At protests throughout the weekend and on Monday, the California Highway Patrol also arrested 19 people and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department arrested 7 people, according to spokespeople for those departments.
Federal authorities arrested an additional nine people protesting workplace raids in Southern California according to the Justice Department. Among them was David Huerta, a union leader. Six, including Mr. Huerta, were released.
In San Francisco, 154 people were arrested on Sunday although all but one were cited and released, Paul Yep, the city's acting chief of police, said at a news conference. Six of those arrested were juveniles, Mr. Yep said. More protesters were arrested Monday, but precise numbers were not available Tuesday afternoon.
In Austin, at least 12 people were arrested on Monday during a protest that began outside the state Capitol. They faced charges including criminal mischief, resisting arrest, harassment and reckless driving.
In New York City, three people were arrested and four were issued summonses after blocking traffic outside a federal building in Lower Manhattan. Twenty-four people were issued summonses for a protest at Trump Tower, according to the police.
In Dallas, one person was arrested during a protest on Monday for hitting a police car, according to The Dallas Police Department.
Protesters also gathered in cities like Philadelphia, Boston and Atlanta over the last few days, but it was not immediately clear if any arrests had been made in connection to the demonstrations.
Sonia Rao, Lina Fisher and Chris Hippensteel contributed reporting. Alain Delaquérière contributed research.

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