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orangecrush

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Sun Jun 8, 2025, 09:36 PM Sunday

Vehicles torched in downtown LA as immigration raid unrest intensifies [View all]

Source: BBC




Protests have flared up again in Los Angeles, as demonstrators against immigration raids face off with law enforcement for a third day. Watch live coverage at the top of this page

National Guard units deployed by President Donald Trump use tear gas to force back protesters downtown

Law enforcement move in to clear demonstrators as they block the major 101 freeway in the city

Trump defends his move to send in the National Guard, saying they will "make sure there's law and order"

California's governor urges Trump to revoke the troop deployment, which other Democratic governors call an "alarming abuse of power"

Demonstrators have "ignited" self-driving vehicles in downtown Los Angeles, according to the Los Angeles Police Department




Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cvg7vxx888kt

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