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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.
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The power of the US military will be sharply on display this weekend – on two different coasts and in two very different ways.
Protesters across the country took to the streets for ‘No Kings’ demonstrations against President Trump. ICE raided a swap meet in Santa Fe Springs and police fired tear gas and rubber bullets into the crowd in downtown L.
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Mediaite on MSNTrump Says Protesters Would ‘Rip Los Angeles Apart’ Without National Guard There to Stop ThemTrump defended deploying the National Guard to Los Angeles, telling reporters the protesters “would rip L.A. apart” if they weren’t on call and ready.
In the days before protests erupted in Los Angeles, the Trump administration stepped up its efforts to detain migrants — taking into custody those who arrived for routine check-ins while also conducting workplace raids that have sent waves of fear across Southern California and beyond.
A few hundred people in Market Square marched through downtown Knoxville to protest ICE and Trump's use of military at Los Angeles protests.
The latest arrests suggest tensions are increasing ahead of the weekend, when more demonstrations are planned.