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LA protests: despairing Americans phone in to James O'Brien | LBC
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16:54Now PlayingAmerican LBC listeners hit the phone lines to speak to James O'Brien to give their reaction to clashes between protesters and authorities in Los Angeles.
Donald Trump issued a command of "bring in the troops" as protests against immigration raids in California erupted into violence.
Police have issued an edict describing Downton LA as an ‘unlawful assembly area’ and Trump posted online calling for the arrest of anyone wearing a face mask.
Vehicles have been set on fire, looting has taken place and violence erupted as a result of a crackdown on illegal migrants across the US.
Authorities fired rubber bullets and rained down tear gas on demonstrators who were marching against President Trump's nationwide immigration raids.
Trump sent in 2,000 National Guard troops and placed 500 Marines on standby, while the LAPD authorized the 'use of less lethal munitions' to regain control of the city.
The Los Angeles mayor has blamed the increasingly aggressive protests on Trump’s decision to deploy the National Guard.
Karen Bass, the mayor of Los Angeles urged protesters not to “engage in violence and chaos”, adding on X: “Don’t give the administration what they want.”
“What we’re seeing in Los Angeles is chaos that is provoked by the administration.
“This is about another agenda, this isn’t about public safety.”
Earlier officials from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (I.C.E.) had carried out raids on workplaces suspected of employing illegal immigrants, rounding up and arresting hundreds of foreign nationals.
There have been at least 118 arrests by I.C.E. agents in the last week in Los Angeles.
Trump vowed on Sunday to "set Los Angeles free" from what he described as "Illegal Aliens and Criminals" backed by "violent, insurrectionist mobs".
The US President drafted in the National Guard on Sunday against the wishes of state officials, with Trump's decision to overrule California governor Gavin Newsom met with condemnation by local leaders.
Protesters were seen filling the streets in response to mass deportations across the state, with tear gas deployed on Sunday afternoon as officers in riot gear lined the streets.
So far 56 arrests have been made during the protests in Los Angeles, police chief Jim McDonnell said at a news conference.
Three LADP officers were injured but did not require transport.
Among those arrested was a person accused of ramming a motorcycle into a line of officers, injuring one, and a person who allegedly threw a Molotov cocktail at an officer.
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