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Protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) The raids, which started on June 6 in Los Angeles, spread beyond the city of California, across the United States.
It comes a few days before a military parade scheduled for Saturday in Washington, DC, which marks the 250th anniversary of the American army. More protests in the United States are scheduled for Saturday.
Here’s what we know about what’s going on and where.
Why are there demonstrations at the?
On June 6, Ice made immigration application raids in Los an Stop 44 people in a military style operation.
The operation sparked demonstrations in Los Angeles on the same day and the crowds rallied outside an establishment where some prisoners were detained. They were dispersed by the police, but the demonstrations started again shortly after.
President Donald Trump ordered 2,000 National guard Troops in the city on June 8, a decision condemned as an “illegal takeover” by the Californian governor Gavin Newsom, who then filed a complaint to try to prevent their deployment in the streets of the city. The next day, Trump doubled the number of National guard troops in the city at 4,000.
Monday, Trump also ordered 700 Navy Deploying the base of Twentynine Palms east of Los Angeles, describing the city as a “pile of trash” which was likely to burn on the ground.
A federal court hearing whether Trump may or may not legally deploy the National Guard and the Marines to help the immigration raids at the East Thursday.
The navies arrived in the city on Tuesday. However, on Wednesday, they still had not finished the training, the hill reported, citing an anonymous North Command Manager. The navies should now join the national guard troops in the streets of Los Angeles on Friday.
Tuesday evening, the mayor of Los Angeles Karen Bass announced a curfew In downtown Los Angeles, and the Los Angeles Police Service (LAPD) has made several arrests.
A sixth day of protest continued on Wednesday. These were mainly peaceful but had occasional explosions of violence.
Where have the demonstrations distributed?
On June 9, protests against ice raids and the deployment of the army by Trump spread over several other American cities in solidarity with the Los Angeles demonstrators.
Wednesday, demonstrations appeared in 12 other cities in several states. Here is the situation in each city:
California
The is not the only city of California which is experiencing demonstrations.
San Francisco
Shortly after the start of the demonstrations of the, a peaceful demonstration began in San Francisco with demonstrators gathering in front of an ice building on the Sansome financial street in the north of the city.
Local media reported that the police arrived in riot equipment and arrested.
On Sunday 8 June, San Francisco police arrested around 60 people and said the demonstration was an “illegal assembly”.
San Francisco police published a declaration on X on Monday, claiming that the demonstrations had been “extremely peaceful”, but that “two small groups broke out and committed vandalism and other criminal acts”. He said the police had made more arrests, without specifying the number of people arrested. Local media reports suggest that the number could be more than 150.
Local media reported that ice agents also stopped migrants in San Francisco. The mayor of the city, the Democrat Daniel Lurie, shared this news on Monday on X, saying: “I was informed of the current measures on the application of immigration which takes place in the city center.”
Lurie added: “I have been and I will continue to be clear that these federal immigration application tactics are intended to inspire fear, and they make our city less safe.”
He said the police would not be involved in the immigration procedure. “Under the long -standing policies of our city, local police are not participating in the federal immigration application. These are our policies, and they make our city safer. ”
Tuesday 200, demonstrators rallied outside the San Francisco immigration court. Demonstrations have also been reported in the neighboring city of Oakland.
Santa Ana
Monday, demonstrations broke out in Santa Ana in the County of Orange, an American city largely Mexican just in the south of Los Angeles.
The demonstrations broke out following reports on ice raids in the city.
Local media reported that several hundred people protested before the federal building and the Ronald Reagan court.
The Santa Ana police department published a declaration on X saying that it was aware of the implementation measures of immigration and would not participate.
However, the police service published another declaration on X later on Monday by saying: “When a peaceful demonstration intensified as rocks, bottles, mortars and fireworks used against public service personnel and that goods are destroyed, it is no longer a legal assembly. It is a violation of the law. ” Local media reported that several arrests had been made.
Police chief Robert Rodriguez said peaceful demonstrators would be protected but urged residents not to participate in violent demonstrations or vandalism. “Those who participate in illegal activities will be held responsible for most of the law.”
On Tuesday, national guard troops were deployed in Santa Ana and clashes with demonstrators were reported.
Washington condition
The demonstrations broke out in Seattle, the most populous city in the state of Washington.
Seattle
On Tuesday, around 50 demonstrators gathered before the immigration court in downtown Seattle.
Hundreds of demonstrators paraded in downtown Capitol Hill on Wednesday. According to the Seattle Police Service, this demonstration was mainly peaceful, but some people set fire to a dumpster, which caused police intervention.
Several clashes have also been reported between the demonstrators and the police, who arrested eight people for assault and obstruction.
Spokane
Demonstrations also broke out in Spokane, a city towards the east side of the state of Washington.
The police arrested more than 30 demonstrators and dispersed the crowd with the help of pepper bullets, said Spokane police chief Kevin Hall, at a press conference.
The mayor Lisa Brown imposed a night curfew in the city, which was to last until 5 a.m. (12:00 p.m. GMT) on Thursday.
Texas
The demonstrations broke out in several cities in Texas. The Republican Governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, wrote on X Tuesday: “The Texas National Guard will be deployed in places through the State to ensure peace and order. A peaceful protest is legal. The injury of a person or property is illegal and will lead to arrest. ”
San Antonio
Abbott deployed the National Guard on Tuesday before the demonstrations in San Antonio. The mayor of the city, Democrat Ron Nirenberg, said on Wednesday that he had not been informed in advance of the deployment of the National Guard and that he had not asked for it.
On Wednesday, more than 400 demonstrators gathered in front of the town hall in a largely peaceful demonstration.
Austin
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered on Monday between Texas State Capitol Building and a federal building that holds an ice personnel office.
More than a dozen people have been arrested, Abbott wrote in a post X. The police used tear gas and pepper gas to disperse the demonstrators. Some demonstrators have threw stones at officers and graffitated a federal building, according to local media.
The demonstrators also gathered in the cities of Texas in Dallas and Houston.
Denver, Colorado
The demonstrators gathered outside the Colorado State Capitol in Denver on Tuesday. The police said they arrested 18 people when demonstrators tried to cross the Interstate 25, a highway that crosses the New Mexico, Colorado and Wyoming.
Chicago, Illinois
On Tuesday, thousands of demonstrators gathered near an immigration center in Chicago and walked in the city center, blocking a place.
According to police, some 17 people have been arrested and some clashes between demonstrators and police were reported. On the same day, a 66 -year -old woman was treated for a fractured arm after being hit by a car that crossed the demonstration. No other injury has been reported.
Omaha, Nebraska
Tuesday morning, the immigration authorities made a descent into a meat production plant in the city of Omaha in Nebraska, taking dozens of workers with them on buses.
Local media reported that around 400 people had protested this raid on Tuesday in the 33rd and L.
Boston, Massachusetts
Monday, hundreds of people gathered outside the town hall of Boston, calling for the liberation of the union leader David Huertawhich was arrested during the demonstrations of the. Huerta was released on Monday afternoon on a bond of $ 50,000. However, he remains accused of conspiracy to hinder an officer, a crime that could lead to a maximum of six years in prison, according to the office of the American lawyer.
new York
Thousands of people protested on Tuesday in the Lower Manhattan in New York. The demonstrators rallied near an installation of federal ice and courts.
New York police arrested 86 people on Tuesday. Some 34 of them were charged, while the others have received a summary of criminal justice. Police placed more people in detention on Wednesday, but did not specify how much.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Tuesday afternoon, around 150 people gathered in front of the federal detention center and walked between the center and the ice headquarters in the city.
After a group challenged police orders to disperse on a highway, 15 people were arrested.
Washington, DC
The demonstrators exceeded the building of the Ministry of Justice in the American capital on Monday. The demonstrators call for the release of the chief of the Union David Huerta. There was no report of violence or arrest.
No more demonstrations will take place?
Yes. On Saturday, demonstrations opposing Trump policies in general are planned in nearly 2,000 locations, from parks to cities in small towns.
They will coincide with a military parade in Washington, DC, commemorating the anniversary of the American army and with the 79th anniversary of Trump. No protest is planned in Washington, DC.
