Latest news with #antiICEprotests
Daily Mail
8 hours ago
- Daily Mail
British photographer, 60, is shot by police at LA riots and forced to undergo emergency surgery
A British photographer was forced to undergo emergency surgery after being shot by police in Los Angeles while taking pictures of the anti-ICE protests currently gripping the US. Nick Stern, 60, from Hertford, had been snapping images of a stand-off between protestors and armed police in the Californian city when a 14mm 'sponge bullet' pierced his thigh. The photographer, who emigrated to the US in 2007, had rushed to the area following reports that protests had broken out in response to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement mobilising large raid operations in the city's Paramount area. Mr Stern said he had been 'making a point as making myself visible as media' before the bullet struck him and plunged him into a state of unconsciousness. 'I felt this horrific shooting pain impacting my leg. I felt down immediately and felt this large lump … protesters came to help and I was just saying, 'Sit me down, sit me down'… then I blacked out', he told The Times. When he first arrived at the scene, the 60-year-old said he was surprised to see how quickly things had 'escalated'. He recalled witnessing 'a car on fire' and a Black Hawk military helicopter which he says was 'dropping off ammo for ICE, boxes and boxes of it'. Mr Stern told how officers on the ground were armed with 'less-lethal' weapons such as stun-grenades, which are typically used when deadly force is actively being avoided. At one point, the photographer even picked up a round labelled an 'exact impact' 40mm sponge bullet, which although is shot from a rifle, consists of a plastic body and sponge nose. But the 60-year-old, who was previously injured while covering Black Lives Matter protests in 2020, said yesterday's sponge bullet impact felt 'different'. He said protestors helped him to a nearby kerb after the impact, where he was assisted by medics who cut a hole in his trousers to reveal a 'giant hole' in his leg. 'The next thing I remember I was waking up and someone was pouring juice into my mouth,' Mr Stern continued. He was rushed to Long Beach Memorial Hospital where he received X-ray examinations and scans which revealed the gashes on his leg to be '40mm wide and 60mm long'. And after the National Guard arrived in Los Angeles today, Mr Stern said he fears what could happen over the coming days. He added: 'I feel it's going to get worse before it gets better … I wouldn't be surprised if they start firing live rounds over people's heads next.' Throughout the day, images have emerged of troops on the ground in the downtown area of the city ahead of an expected demonstration near City Hall. President Donald Trump said he was deploying 2,000 troops to Los Angeles to quell the protests which he labelled 'a form of rebellion.' But the protestors believe that Trump's raids, which last month sought to arrest 3,000 immigrants per day, have gone too far. The National Guard's arrival follows days of protests that began Friday in downtown Los Angeles before spreading on Saturday to Paramount and neighboring Compton. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had warned on Saturday that 'active duty Marines' were on 'high alert' as the riots created havoc on the streets. On Sunday, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the National Guard would 'keep peace and allow people to be able to protest but also to keep law and order.'
Yahoo
11 hours ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
‘Deranged': Newsom and Hegseth trade insults as Defense Sec considers deploying Marines in LA
California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth got into a heated back-and-forth on social media over the explosive anti-ICE protests that have taken over Los Angeles. The White House deployed 2,000 National Guard troops to arrest protesters as tensions continue to grow Sunday, the third day of protests sparked by a series of immigration raids by ICE agents on Friday. Hegseth on Saturday threatened to deploy the U.S. military to take control of the protests – much to the ire of Newsom, who said the administration's threats would 'only escalate tensions.' 'If violence continues, active-duty Marines at Camp Pendleton will also be mobilized — they are on high alert,' Hegseth said on X. Hegseth's message seemingly provoked Newsom, who called it 'deranged behavior' Saturday. 'The Secretary of Defense is now threatening to deploy active-duty Marines on American soil against its own citizens,' Newsom wrote, adding, 'This is deranged behavior.' Hegseth fired back at Newsom Sunday morning, writing on X: 'Deranged = allowing your city to burn & law enforcement to be attacked.' He continued: 'There is plenty of room for peaceful protest, but ZERO tolerance for attacking federal agents who are doing their job. The National Guard, and Marines if need be, stand with ICE.' In a later post, Hegseth shared an image of unruly protesters in front of a burning car, writing,' Another 'mostly peaceful protest' brought to you by @GavinNewsom. DEPORT.' The former Fox & Friends host then shared a screengrab of a post made by President Donald Trump on his Truth Social platform in which he claimed the National Guard was in Los Angeles working to shut the protests down, before they had actually arrived. 'For those keeping track, Donald Trump's National Guard had not been deployed on the ground when he posted this,' Newsom later jabbed. The first members of the national guard arrived Sunday morning around 9 a.m. local time in response to the clashes between federal immigration authorities and protesters looking to stop them from carrying out deportations. Trump said he was deploying 2,000 California National Guard troops to Los Angeles to put an end to the protests, which he called 'a form of rebellion.' The move came despite objections from Newsom. It was the first time in decades, since 1965, that a state's National Guard had been activated without the governor's request, according to the Brennan Center for Justice. The troops deployed on Sunday were limited to a small area in downtown Los Angeles. With reporting from the Associated Press.
The Independent
12 hours ago
- Politics
- The Independent
‘Deranged': Newsom and Hegseth trade insults as Defense Sec considers deploying Marines in LA
California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth got into a heated back-and-forth on social media over the explosive anti-ICE protests that have taken over Los Angeles. The White House deployed 2,000 National Guard troops to arrest protesters as tensions continue to grow Sunday, the third day of protests sparked by a series of immigration raids by ICE agents on Friday. Hegseth on Saturday threatened to deploy the U.S. military to take control of the protests – much to the ire of Newsom, who said the administration's threats would 'only escalate tensions.' 'If violence continues, active-duty Marines at Camp Pendleton will also be mobilized — they are on high alert,' Hegseth said on X. Hegseth's message seemingly provoked Newsom, who called it 'deranged behavior' Saturday. 'The Secretary of Defense is now threatening to deploy active-duty Marines on American soil against its own citizens,' Newsom wrote, adding, 'This is deranged behavior.' Hegseth fired back at Newsom Sunday morning, writing on X: 'Deranged = allowing your city to burn & law enforcement to be attacked.' He continued: 'There is plenty of room for peaceful protest, but ZERO tolerance for attacking federal agents who are doing their job. The National Guard, and Marines if need be, stand with ICE.' In a later post, Hegseth shared an image of unruly protesters in front of a burning car, writing,' Another 'mostly peaceful protest' brought to you by @GavinNewsom. DEPORT.' The former Fox & Friends host then shared a screengrab of a post made by President Donald Trump on his Truth Social platform in which he claimed the National Guard was in Los Angeles working to shut the protests down, before they had actually arrived. 'For those keeping track, Donald Trump's National Guard had not been deployed on the ground when he posted this,' Newsom later jabbed. The first members of the national guard arrived Sunday morning around 9 a.m. local time in response to the clashes between federal immigration authorities and protesters looking to stop them from carrying out deportations. Trump said he was deploying 2,000 California National Guard troops to Los Angeles to put an end to the protests, which he called 'a form of rebellion.' The move came despite objections from Newsom. It was the first time in decades, since 1965, that a state's National Guard had been activated without the governor's request, according to the Brennan Center for Justice. The troops deployed on Sunday were limited to a small area in downtown Los Angeles.
