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Riots in Los Angeles resulted in 10 deputies being injured by rocks, Molotov cocktails and pyrotechnics as law enforcement prepares for planned nationwide protests Saturday.
The city acknowledged that the change could make it more difficult for some families to visit detained loved ones.
Los Angeles has entered its second week of anti-ICE protests as President Trump has called for immigration agents to step up enforcement in LA and other Democrat-run cities.
According to federal law enforcement officials, California’s sanctuary state policy that prohibits immigration enforcement in the state jail and prison system is responsible for many of the recent raids.
The protest comes before leaders vote on whether or not to pass a budget that is expected to lock new undocumented immigrants out of Medi-Cal.
With protests blanketing the United States over the immigration crackdown — which is to say nothing of “No Kings Day” on Saturday — boxer Ryan Garcia couldn’t sit back anymore as Los Angeles, his home, has been wracked with ICE raids, protests and upheaval.
President Donald Trump directed federal officials to expand efforts to deport migrants in the largest US cities in the face of protests and court challenges, even as his administration is looking to ease the impact of the crackdown on key sectors of the American workforce.
The Los Angeles Press Club sued the city of Los Angeles and its police chief, Jim McDonnell, over alleged police violence toward journalists covering protests.