An hourslong standoff between protesters and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement brokers erupted Saturday morning at a Residence Depot in Paramount, as federal officers warned of additional immigration raids to return in Los Angeles.
The confrontation close to a Residence Depot at 6400 Alondra Boulevard escalated right into a fiery and tumultuous conflict. At the least one particular person was injured, ABC-7 reported.
Chants of “Fuera ICE” — ICE, get out —may very well be heard as flash-bang grenades lit up the scene; it was unclear who deployed the weapons. A Occasions reporter watched one protester collect a bag of trash and light-weight it on hearth in the midst of Alondra Boulevard, half a block away from the place immigration brokers had been gathered.
The scene adopted raids throughout Los Angeles on Friday that led to the arrests of 44 folks on suspicion of immigration violations, and one other on suspicion of obstructing justice.
“Federal regulation enforcement operations are continuing as deliberate this weekend in Los Angeles County,” U.S. Atty. Invoice Essayli mentioned on X because the standoff unfolded. “I urge the general public to chorus from interfering with these lawful actions. Anybody who obstructs federal brokers will face arrest and prosecution.”
In Paramount, a metropolis that’s 82% Latino, protesters gathered alongside Alondra Boulevard after stories that immigration officers had been focusing on folks at a Residence Depot, the place day laborers generally collect looking for work.
A bunch of protesters stationed themselves close to the Alondra exit of the 710 freeway, as a second gathered on the Residence Depot.
“ICE has introduced their terror techniques and masked brokers to #Paramount this morning — in my district,” wrote U.S. Rep Nanette D. Barragán, whose district consists of Paramount, in a publish on X. “That is unacceptable. We’ll demand solutions and accountability. For these on the market – please keep secure, protest peacefully, and KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.”
By Saturday afternoon, vivid orange buying carts from Residence Depot and a blue recycling bin had been scattered throughout the boulevard. The air was acrid with smoke.
Helicopter footage from the scene confirmed regulation enforcement automobiles blocking entry as they closed the street. Border Patrol brokers stood lined up.
As a white bus with U.S. Marshals Service markings approached the scene, protesters stood in entrance of the car in an try and cease it.
Protesters burned an American flag, and others started lining the boulevard with giant cement bricks.
Federal officers struck an ominous tone.
“A number of arrests have already been made for obstructing our operations,” FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino mentioned on X. “Extra are coming. We’re pouring by means of the movies for extra perpetrators. You deliver chaos, and we’ll deliver handcuffs.”
