Tensions in Los Angeles after federal actions against immigrants
Police clashed with protesters in downtown Los Angeles last night at the end of the day of federal anti -immigrant measures that arrested dozens of people across the city.
Video of events shows how police were lined up on the street in downtown Los Angeles, holding batons and tear gas, facing protesters.
At the beginning of the confrontation, some protesters threw pieces of concrete on police, and police responded with tear gas and pepper spray.
Police officers also used shock bombs. It is unclear whether arrests have been made.
Los Angeles police spokesman Drake Madison said police at the scene declared the rally illegal, meaning those who did not leave the area would be arrested.
Earlier in the day, television recordings showed columns of unmarked military vehicles and vans loaded with uniformed federal agents traveling through the streets of Los Angeles.
Agents of the US Immigration and Customs Service stormed several locations in Los Angeles.
CNN and other media reported that dozens were detained during the raids, the latest in a series of similar raids carried out in several cities as part of President Donald Trump’s measures against illegal immigration.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass issued a statement condemning anti -immigration actions, stressing that « these tactics are terrorizing in our communities and violating the basic principles of security in our city. »
