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CTV News
2 days ago
- Politics
- CTV News
Downtown L.A. declared unlawful assembly area
Downtown L.A. declared unlawful assembly area CNN's Marybel Gonzalez reports from the scene where police and protesters clashed in L.A., providing an update on the situation.
Fox News
3 days ago
- Politics
- Fox News
Anti-ICE protest declared 'unlawful assembly,' Newsom dares Homan to arrest him
incoming update… The Los Angeles Police Department declared an 'unlawful assembly' Sunday night as protesters failed to disperse in the downtown area.' Agitators have splintered into and through out the Downtown Area," the LAPD's Central Division wrote on X. "Residents, businesses and visitors to the Downtown Area should be alert and report any criminal activity. Officers are responding to several different locations to disperse crowds.' "An UNLAWFUL ASSEMBLY has been declared for the Downtown Los Angeles area," the department added. Protesters marched into the L.A. Live area, an entertainment complex in the heart of downtown Los Angeles that sits adjacent to Arena and the Los Angeles Convention Center, and were blocking lanes on Figueroa and 11th streets, police said. California Governor Gavin Newsom is firing back at President Trump's border czar Tom Homan and vows he 'won't stop standing up for California.' 'Trump's border czar is threatening to arrest me for speaking out. Come and get me, tough guy. I don't give a damn,' Newsom vowed in a post on X. 'It won't stop me from standing up for California.' Newsom added that Trump had overstepped his boundaries when he deployed the National Guard to help with the anti-ICE riots, claiming 'local law enforcement didn't need help.' 'Let's get this straight: 1) Local law enforcement didn't need help. 2) Trump sent troops anyway — to manufacture chaos and violence. 3) Trump succeeded. 4) Now things are destabilized, and we need to send in more law enforcement just to clean up Trump's mess,' Newsom wrote in a separate post on X. Newsom arrived in Los Angeles on Sunday evening to oversee the response to the anti-ICE riots, meeting with state emergency officials. 'We're here to keep the peace — not play into Trump's political games,' Newsom wrote. Live Coverage begins here
Times of Oman
4 days ago
- Politics
- Times of Oman
Federal govt will step in, says Trump amid tensions in Los Angeles over immigration operations
Los Angeles: Protests broke out in the city of Paramount, Los Angeles, on Saturday after it appeared that federal law enforcement officers were conducting another operation, CBS News reported. The protests were sparked by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operation in Los Angeles, which resulted in multiple arrests on Friday. The department reported a large crowd gathered on the 6400 block of Paramount Boulevard at around 12:42 pm, blocking traffic, as per CBS News. Following the protests, Trump shared a post on his 'Truth Social', saying "If Governor Gavin Newscum, of California, and Mayor Karen Bass, of Los Angeles, can't do their jobs, which everyone knows they can't, then the Federal Government will step in and solve the problem, RIOTS & LOOTERS, the way it should be solved!!!" While addressing a press conference Saturday afternoon, Sheriff Robert Luna said that up to 400 people gathered for protests in Paramount, prompting the department to declare an unlawful assembly. Authorities urged the crowd to "disperse peacefully without any violence." He said that non-lethal munitions were fired by federal agents prior to deputies' arrival. According to CBS News, the California Highway Patrol is preparing for potential protests on the 710 Freeway, but as of 3 pm, no freeway lanes have been obstructed. The LA County Fire Department said that one person was transported to a local hospital from the scene around 12:45 pm The extent of their injuries isn't yet clear. At the scene, several dozen protesters gathered on the streets, with some attempting to block a US Marshals Service bus and others throwing rocks and objects at law enforcement vehicles. Later on Saturday, Protests continued on the border of Paramount and Compton, with hundreds of demonstrators gathering around a burning car in an intersection. Some individuals performed burnouts on their vehicles, while others rode dirt bikes around the fire, waving flags. Authorities, some wearing riot gear, observed from a distance. Fire trucks arrived and quickly extinguished the flames. Deputies formed a perimeter around the intersection during the firefighting effort. However, the situation escalated as some protesters sprayed graffiti on a building and threw objects at police. The LAPD declared an unlawful assembly and ordered the crowd to disperse. Officers in riot gear formed a skirmish line, pushing the crowd back and clearing the area. Dozens of arrests were made by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Los Angeles on Friday, sparking large-scale protests on Saturday. The ICE operation targeted areas including the Westlake District, downtown LA, and South LA on Friday. According to ICE, a total of 118 arrests have been made in LA this week, with 44 of those occurring on Friday. "ICE officers and agents, alongside partner law enforcement agencies, executed four federal search warrants at three locations in central Los Angeles," the spokesperson, Yasmeen Pitts O'Keefe, said. "Approximately 44 people were administratively arrested and one arrest for obstruction. The investigation remains ongoing; updates will follow as appropriate."
