Los Angeles turned into a complete zone of tension after demonstrators and police clashed against each other on the streets on Friday. According to NY Times, armed police agents in tactical equipment threw Flashbang grenades on a protesting crowd. These agents were also armed with military -style rifles and combed the area after the protests broke out after the arrest of almost 44 people in the city during ice raids.
Federal agents perform sweeping, face protests
Federal agents in the domestic warehouse, where daily workers regularly gather regularly in the search for work, landed in another show of strength related to immigration sweeping. The raid on the wholesaler of the clothing began at about 9:15 in the fashion neighborhood. The place is less than two miles from the town hall, says NY Times.
During the protests there were dozens of federal agents who came to armored trucks and unmarked vehicles, tactical equipment and green camouflage. They met an angry and protesters against the Ice crowd and the show of power with federal forces almost immediately began. In addition, Reuters’ live video agencies have shown that the Los Angeles police department officers lined up on a central street that dominated batons and what seemed less than deadly rifles that looked like a shotgun. They were seen that they faced demonstrators after the authorities ordered the crowds of the protesters to dispel themselves.
The Reuters report on the incident is: “Soon some demonstrators plunged pieces of broken concrete against officers and the police responded by burning volley of tear gas and pepper spray.
“In some places, RAID also broke out improvised demonstrations earlier on the day. One organized manager, David Huerta, President of the International Union Service of Employees in California, was injured and detained by ice, according to SEIA,” Reuters continued.
LAPD Drake spokesman Madison said the police declared an illegal assembly on the scene, which means that those who did not leave the area were arrested according to Reuters report.
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