Trump, protests and military parade
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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.
Peaceful demonstrations in downtown LA escalate to violent confrontation with police using tear gas as protesters throw objects, prompting warnings from LAPD and Homeland Security.
The president deployed 4,000 National Guard troops and 700 Marines to Los Angeles in response to anti-ICE protests.
The Michiana Alliance for Democracy brought the No Kings protest to South Bend as part of a nationwide effort to criticize Trump’s military parade in Washington, D.C., on the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army's founding and on Flag Day, as well as Trump's 79th birthday.
While the president contends that the L.A. protests against his immigration policy have been chaotic, the scenes are not as violent.
Demonstrations in downtown Los Angeles drew thousands of protesters, and their signs and chants weren’t limited to messages of opposition against President Trump or ICE. Many attendees carried signs decrying billionaires,
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem pledged to "liberate" Los Angeles on Thursday at a press conference that was dramatically interrupted when federal agents dragged a Democratic U.S.