Protests spread across US despite Trump threats, Los Angeles crackdown
Protests are popping up in many areas of the United States, and hundreds of nationwide demonstrations are planned for Saturday
Protests over hardline immigration tactics ignited across the United States after days of demonstrations in Los Angeles, as California prepared Thursday for a legal showdown over US President Donald Trump’s deployment of the military.
More than 1,000 people massed Wednesday in America’s second biggest city, for a sixth day of protests, with the crowd peaceful as they marched through the streets.
A second night of curfew was in place as city leaders tried to get a handle on the after-dark vandalism and looting that scarred a few city blocks in the 1,300 sq km (500-square-mile) metropolis.
The mostly peaceful protests ignited over a sudden escalation in efforts to apprehend migrants in the country illegally.
Pockets of violence – including the burning of self-driving taxis and hurling stones at police – were nothing the 8,500 officers of the Los Angeles Police Department had not dealt with before.