What’s happening in LA right now goes way beyond protest 🔥
For three days straight, downtown Los Angeles and surrounding areas have seen mass unrest over immigration raids.
What started as anti-ICE protests has turned into street clashes, blocked freeways, and property damage — including burned self-driving Waymo cars, fireworks and stones thrown at law enforcement 🔥
ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) is the federal agency responsible for carrying out deportations. California — and LA in particular — has one of the largest undocumented populations in the U.S. Tensions around enforcement have been building for years.
🤔 Trump invoked Title 10 to send 2,000 National Guard troops into LA even after California’s governor explicitly told him not to. Gavin Newsom and LA mayor Karen Bass called the move unconstitutional and are suing the administration.
This is the first time federal troops have been deployed in LA under Title 10 since the 1992 riots.
No matter which side you’re on, one thing is clear: this isn’t just about immigration anymore. It’s about who controls the streets — and who has the power to send in the troops 👮