Los Angeles, protests and No Kings
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Follow along for live updates as thousands of people nationwide have shown up at protests and rallies opposing ICE raids.
By Omar Younis, Brad Brooks, Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -U.S. Marines deployed to Los Angeles made their first detention of a civilian on Friday, the military said, part of a rare domestic use of its forces sent to the city after days of protests over immigration raids.
Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., has continued to defend himself and refute the claims by the Trump administration that he crashed Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's news conference before federal officers shoved him outside the room, pushed him onto the floor and handcuffed him.
Members of the L.A.P.D. in downtown Los Angeles. National Guard troops in riot gear surrounded a federal building. Protests started near a complex of federal buildings but spread to other areas downtown in the evening. Law enforcement officers were stationed around the federal complex all day.
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And as the city of San Diego struggles this year to close a budget gap, critics of the surveillance technology pointed to another concern: the $2 million annual cost. Some lobbied to axe the controversial surveillance and instead use the money to keep libraries and parks open.
While the president contends that the L.A. protests against his immigration policy have been chaotic, the scenes are not as violent.
The tremors of political unrest that shook Los Angeles and several U.S. cities this week have stirred a range of emotions in people — pride, disgust, fear, hope. In interviews with voters, one sentiment that transcended political affiliation seemed to be uncertainty.
Two Republican in Congress are requesting documents and communications between Newsom, Bass and law enforcement over the protests.