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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: Protests Erupt in Los Angeles Over National Guard Deployment and Immigration Raids
Caption: Protests Erupt in Los Angeles Over National Guard Deployment and Immigration Raids. Tensions soared in Los Angeles as thousands protested President Trump's deployment of the National Guard, blocking freeways and setting autonomous vehicles ablaze. Police responded with tear gas, rubber bullets, and flash-bangs to disperse crowds, while mounted officers and riot gear units patrolled the streets. Federal troops were positioned outside key sites, including a downtown detention center where immigrants were recently detained. Protesters gathered en masse at the Metropolitan Detention Center, chanting “shame” and “go home” at National Guard members holding long guns and shields. When demonstrators advanced toward the troops, additional officers fired smoke canisters into the crowd to push them back. The unrest followed three days of growing protests sparked by immigration sweeps and the arrival of 300 federal troops in the city. Demonstrations began downtown Friday and spread by Saturday to the Latino-majority cities of Paramount and Compton. Near a Home Depot in Paramount, protesters clashed with federal agents, throwing rocks and concrete, prompting the use of pepper balls and flash-bangs. Over 100 immigrants were arrested in week-long raids, including a union leader detained while protesting and accused of obstructing law enforcement. On Truth Social, Trump demanded stronger crackdowns, calling protesters “thugs” and urging arrests of those in face masks while insisting troops be brought in. Instructions: THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
Keywords: Current Affairs & Politics,Los Angeles,protests,National Guard,immigration,raids,federal troops,Metropolitan Detention Center,Border Patrol,tear gas,flash-bangs,Donald Trump,Truth Social,arrests,union leader
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