Heavily armed agents who refuse to identify themselves or even show their faces. Arrests without warrants. American detained without being allowed to prove their citizenship. As protests against immigration raids continue in Los Angeles and spread to other cities,

Law enforcement has been pushing back Los Angeles protestors with 'less lethal' weapons. Now the National Guard is deployed and Marines are activated.

When did the act of public protest — a right protected by the First Amendment — become an act of “rebellion” eliciting a military response? What began as a fairly small protest against an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid at an apparel manufacturer in the Fashion District in downtown Los Angeles on June 6,

LOS ANGELES — U.S. troops in Los Angeles are authorized to detain people until police can arrest them, their commanding officer said on Wednesday, as hundreds of Marines prepared to move into a city rocked by protests over President Donald Trump’s immigration raids.

Hyperbole makes for great political theater, and that’s always welcome when fending off challengers for your job.

Since the nation’s founding, laws have aimed to separate the roles of police and military. The police are civilian peacekeepers. The military, in contrast, is trained for war: to engage and

Newsweek has contacted the Los Angeles Police Department ... They also highlight the increasingly aggressive tactics of U.S. law enforcement toward members of the media during demonstrations.

What began as a peaceful march in Cal Anderson Park devolved into chaos when protesters threw fireworks at Seattle police.