ICE raids ‘continuing' in LA despite riots
First Edition host Peter Stefanovic says ICE raids are 'continuing' in Los Angeles despite riots.
The curfew in downtown Los Angeles is now in full effect until 6 am local time.
Protestors are being forcefully moved on by authorities as the unrest across parts of the US escalates.
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Sky News AU
3 hours ago
- Sky News AU
Alleged LA riot leader's father slams him for handing out supplies to anti-ICE protesters
The dad of a young union worker and socialist activist arrested by the FBI for handing out face shields to dozens of LA rioters said his son isn't a criminal — but slammed him for supplying the anti-ICE riots, and leading the feds to bust down the door of their family home. Francisco Orellana's reaction to seeing his son Alejandro 'Alex' Orellana driving a truck loaded with supplies for protesters was: 'What the f*** are you doing?' The elder Orellana, a US citizen who moved to the US in the 1970s, told The Post the feds handcuffed the whole family in pursuit of his son on Thursday morning, smashing in the front door of their Los Angeles house and breaking a window on his truck. The younger Orellana was busted on charges of conspiracy to commit civil disorders, US Attorney for the Central District of California Bill Essayli said. Images taken at the riot show dozens of protesters running up to a truck Alex was allegedly driving to grab 'Bionic Shield' transparent masks, which are normally used at jobsites to protect workers' faces from flying debris or chemical splashes. Francisco Orellana, a construction technician, told The Post he didn't know how his son got involved in the protests, and said he may have been in the truck because someone asked him for a favor. 'My son is a good boy … he's not a criminal. He doesn't have a bad record, he's clear,' he said. 'I saw the picture [of Alejandro in the truck], which my sister-in-law sent to my wife. I said, 'what the f*** are you doing? Why are you doing that?'' He said his son told him, 'Papa, I don't think this is illegal,' but the concerned dad had his doubts. 'I said, 'it ends up being a big problem when you're giving stuff to people [who do violence]. They burned police cars, they broke windows, this is not right.' I said, 'It's illegal to [help] people fighting with the police, people fighting with immigration.' Alex Orellana, a US Marine veteran, is a UPS worker and a shop steward for the Teamster's union who has been active for years with fighting for social justice causes — including with Centro CSO, which famously trained Cesar Chavez, according to social media posts. One video shows him giving a May Day speech last year in black combat boots and camouflage pants. On June 6, he wrote gleefully for the socialist news site Fight Back! about protesters chasing down federal agents in Los Angeles and forcing them to leave the neighborhood of Boyle Heights. The elder Orellana said he disagrees with the protesters' tactics, even though some cheered his son's alleged actions in helping them. 'Some people are thinking, 'he's helping people. He's doing a good job.' I don't think that. I tell a lot of people, 'don't go to the protests,'' he said. He detailed the federal agents' raid on the family home, where Francisco lives with his wife and two adult sons, including Alex. 'They broke down my door, broke the window of my truck, they broke my wall. … I woke up, and I heared boom boom boom on the door. I said, 'wait, wait, wait! Let me put on my clothes, let me put on my shoes …The FBI, they arrested me, they arrested my wife, my other son,' he said. 'They go through my house. Who's going to pay for my house? Who's going to fix these things?' Francisco said the FBI took the phones and laptops for everyone in the home and held them in custody for an hour. As for his take on immigration, Francisco said law-abiding people coming into the country to work is a good thing, but condemned the many he sees as taking advantage of the system. 'It's too many people not working. Who's paying for them? You and me, and everybody working. We're paying to keep those people here,' he said, sharing a story about one of his neighbors. 'She has seven kids. They said the government pays rent, gives them money for food, everything. I told her one day, 'I am the government. They're taking that money from my check. You eat because we're working. We don't work, you don't eat,' he said. He also spared no praise for the lefty policies of Golden State politicians, whom he blames for the current state of affairs. 'California is no good. Democratic people left the state really, really bad.' Originally published as Alleged LA riot leader's father slams him for handing out supplies to anti-ICE protesters
The Age
4 hours ago
- The Age
Los Angeles is at war with Trump's vision of America
'For us Chicanos – people who were born here from immigrant parents – it's important because we're bridging the gap between two great countries, both rich in [their] own ways,' he said. 'We're here to better ourselves, not to forget our heritage, but to improve ourselves for further generations.' His partner, Siomara Mata, a florist, said it was their first day demonstrating. 'It's very sad, but I think LA is a strong city, and we're very passionate about our immigrants,' she said. 'A lot of shops in downtown LA are immigrants that came here for the American dream, but not just to provide for themselves, but provide for their families here and provide for family back at home.' Two blocks away, Cos Trujillo was boarding up his shopfront on 1st Street, where he runs a bail bond business and houses an immigration office and tattoo parlour. Trujillo, born and raised in LA, has owned the building for more than 20 years. Loading He remembers the 1992 LA riots that followed the acquittal of four police officers who were charged with using excessive force in arresting and beating a black man, Rodney King. 'I was young … I went out, I was running around crazy – but don't destroy,' Trujillo said. 'What you're doing is you're hurting small businesses like myself.' A couple of doors down, Rumi Fujimoto had already boarded up her sports memorabilia store. She said she was looted the previous night after briefly leaving her watchpost. 'As soon as I walked away, I got a call from my neighbour. 'They hit your store',' she says. 'There's no time to spare right now with what's going on.' But, like most merchants here, Fujimoto is not against the protesters. A couple of hours later, I spotted her leaning out of her upstairs window, hard hat on, proudly waving her US-Mexican flag as the demonstration passed by. The protesters kept moving throughout the afternoon, meandering around downtown LA between police blockades. As they weaved past traffic, motorists blasted their horns in a chorus of support. And while Los Angeles faces a challenging moment, it was not all grim. Just before sunset, about 3000 people gathered in a downtown park for a multifaith vigil led by the mayor and preachers who called for resistance to ICE and love for fellow migrants. The crowd was peaceful, and the mood positive, given the circumstances. Among those listening was Diego Castro, 19, and his sister Mia, 22, from Fresno, California. Diego carried a sign saying: 'My family fought for my future, now I will fight 4 theirs.' Mia's sign read 'Familias no tienen fronteras', or 'families have no borders'. Loading 'The majority of my family came from Mexico, a lot of them did end up coming illegally, building a life here in the United States, building businesses, contributing to the economy, paying taxes,' Diego said. 'I feel like our country right now is really just punishing them for fulfilling the American dream.' The vigil crowd later marched down to the federal building, where a smaller group of protesters were already gathered, staring down members of the Los Angeles Police Department and the California National Guard. Religious leaders stood in front of the law enforcement barricade, addressing protesters on loudspeakers. Shortly after the 8pm curfew kicked in, people began to move on, though some agitators remained, chanting 'Our streets' and 'No justice, no peace, f--- ICE and f--- the police'. Police helicopters circled overhead. By 8.45pm, the crowd had largely dispersed peacefully. A glass bottle was thrown at a police line, prompting officers to fire a couple of rubber bullets, and later, dozens were reportedly arrested for breaching the curfew. Meanwhile, on the deadened streets, barely any shops were open. Most were boarded up or shielded behind metal grills. The constant wail of sirens punctuated the quiet night, as did the whirr of choppers overhead. In the apartment buildings dotted around my hotel, most lights were on. Downtown residents were granted limited exemptions from the curfew, but there was little reason to be outside. Even the hotel bar was closed. Karen Bass, the LA mayor, was keen to stress that the curfew affected just 2.5 square kilometres of the 1300 square kilometres that constitute this sprawling city. 'Some of the imagery of the protest and the violence gives the appearance that this is a citywide crisis, and it is not,' she said. Loading That is true. From Beverly Hills to Santa Monica and West Hollywood, life goes on unimpeded. And as police chief Jim McDonnell noted, the thugs looting and vandalising central LA are not necessarily the same people exercising their First Amendment rights to protest during daylight hours. But in the middle of this famed American city, with the world watching, another ugly night loomed. And the country – influenced heavily by its increasingly dogmatic president – is looking for people to blame.
Sky News AU
7 hours ago
- Sky News AU
Committee savagely grills Tim Walz as he struggles to answer ‘what a woman is'
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has been brutally grilled after being unable to answer the question, 'What is a woman?' The interaction came at the House Oversight Committee hearing, where Republican Representative Nancy Mace questioned the Minnesota Governor. Mace pressed Walz on previous comments he made regarding ICE, comparing them to the Gestapo, as well as remarks he made about US President Donald Trump. Mace then blindsided Walz by asking him if he could answer what a woman was. Walz stumbled over his words before saying he wasn't sure he understood the question, questioning what Mace wanted him to say. 'I want you to say that a woman like me is an adult human female, that men can't become women,' Mace said. 'You guys are the party of violence, and you're the party erasing women, you don't respect us, you're a bigot.'
