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New York Magazine on MSNICE Expands Raids in California, Backed by U.S. Troops: Live UpdatesICE raids in Los Angeles on Friday provoked days of unrest in the city as scores of protesters assembled to oppose them and President Trump’s crackdown on migrants. Some demonstrations have turned violent as protesters clashed with police,
Meanwhile, two men are being charged by the U.S. attorney in Los Angeles for possession of an unregistered destructive device for their alleged roles in the LA protest violence, federal prosecutors announced. Emiliano Galvez and Wrackkie Quiogue are both accused of trying to throw Molotov cocktails at police, according to federal prosecutors.
CNN is tracking the LA protests against ICE and the Trump administration and those that have spread across the US this week.
The peaceful protest began shortly after 6 p.m. and soon tripled in size as people congregated in front of a road closure, occupied by at least six members of the California National Guard on
Videos and photographs of Wednesday raids across the country show people clashing with, running from, and being arrested by immigration agents.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) targeted workers on produce farms in Ventura County Tuesday morning in one of the latest raids.
Protests are popping up in many areas of the United States following immigration enforcement raids in Los Angeles that prompted President Donald Trump to mobilize National Guard troops and Marines.
Immigration raids across Southern California are rattling the area’s immigrant communities, even among those in the country legally