ICE operating in LA for 2nd day amid protests against immigration raids

Following protests at a federal detention center that were met with police tear gas and stun grenades, authorities in the United States have extended their immigration crackdown for a second day.

On Saturday, Border Patrol personnel waited patiently in front of a Paramount industrial park while wearing riot gear and gas masks.

“ICE] Immigration and Customs Enforcement” is a paraphrase. A woman made the announcement via a megaphone that “we see you for who you are.” You are not welcome here, they say.

No person is prohibited, according to a hand-held sign.

As US Border Patrol patrolled the area, traffic was restricted on the boulevard.

In what opponents called an “oppressive and vile paramilitary operation,” ICE conducted searches at least 44 people’s names on Friday, including a clothing warehouse.

Detainees were being processed inside the Edward R. Royal Federal Building in downtown Los Angeles as a result of the raids, which quickly sparked protests.

The immigration authorities were referred to as “masked goons” by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) in denunciation of the raids.

We urge our elected officials to carry out their pledge to all Angelenos, both immigrants and non-immigrants, by waging all necessary combat to bring this oppressive and hateful paramilitary operation to a halt and preserve our city’s security, the statement read.

Stephen Miller, a senior White House aide and Trump’s front-runner against immigration, claimed that the ICE raids were an “insurrection against the laws and sovereignty of the United States.”

After Miller claimed his officers would not assist ICE in any way, Miller claimed that LA police chief Jim McDonnell was siding with “invaders over citizens.”

As President Donald Trump pledges to deport a record number of illegal immigrants, according to the White House’s plan for ICE to detain at least 3, 000 people every day.

The raids were condemned by LA Mayor Karen Bass on Friday, saying: “These strategies sown terror in our communities and undermine fundamental principles of safety in our city. We won’t support this, ” “

Bass’ statement was attacked by ICE acting director Todd Lyons, who claimed the mayor had favored “chaos and lawlessness over law enforcement.”