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Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets across Southern California on Saturday to voice their concerns over ongoing immigration raids and oppose the policies of President Trump, who they depicted as an aspiring monarch.
The protests taking place across Los Angeles are heightening fears in America's largest county, a place still recovering from the wildfires tragedy.
By late morning it was clear, June 6 was no ordinary Friday in LA. Federal agents arrested people in and around downtown Los Angeles. Some day laborers near a Home Depot in Westlake, others working in the Fashion District at Ambience apparel.
Here is what happened on each day the protests against immigration detention operations in the Los Angeles area.
President Trump has said the city would be burning without military intervention, but the protests have been confined to a relatively small area.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) had conducted several raids across Los Angeles County, which sparked protests. Mr Trump likened them to a “rebellion” and invoked a rarely used statute to deploy at least 2,
LA County District Attorney Nathan Hochman noted that combing through social media posts and other available videos will also assist in identifying those who committed crimes during any of the protests,
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NBC Los Angeles on MSNTourists share their impressions of Los Angeles during a week of protestsIs Los Angeles burning? Where are the protests? Is LA safe? Tourists visiting this week were understandably full of questions.
In Texas, the state capitol and capitol grounds were evacuated Saturday afternoon because of a "credible threat against state lawmakers planning to attend" the No Kings protest there, according to a Texas Department of Public Safety spokesperson.
Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva discusses the planned mass protests against the Trump administration and ICE on ‘Fox News Live.’