Livia Albeck-Ripka, a New York Times reporter based in Los Angeles, describes how she was one of the reporters struck by crowd control munitions. Experts say that some aggressive measures used by the authorities in the Los Angeles protests have violated their own policies, federal policies and injunctions put into place after the George Floyd […]
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he is prepared to invoke the Insurrection Act if protests in Los Angeles escalate into what he defines as an “insurrection.” The comment comes amid ongoing demonstrations now entering its fourth day against the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.“If there’s an insurrection, I would certainly invoke it. We’ll see,” […]
President Donald Trump ordered 700 US Marines and 2,000 additional National Guard troops into Los Angeles on Tuesday in response to escalating immigration protests—despite vocal opposition from California’s governor and city leaders. The move has triggered a legal battle over state rights and drawn sharp criticism over what many call a dangerous federal overreach. State […]
As thousands march across Los Angeles to oppose sweeping immigration raids, another battle is raging online – one of doctored photos, misleading videos, and conspiracy theories that blur fact and fiction, stoking division and chaos, a New York Times report said.The protests began Friday following the arrest of more than 40 immigrants at workplaces across […]
Viral video captures Apple store ransacked in protest-wracked Los Angeles (Video credit: @BGOnTheScene) As Los Angeles continues to reel amid protests against US President Donald Trump’s ordered immigration raids, several masked people on Monday night looted an Apple store in the city. A video has gone viral on social media where several masked individuals can […]
File photo: US President Donald Trump (Picture credit: AP) US President Donald Trump on Tuesday asserted in a post on Truth Social that his decision to “send in the troops” to Los Angeles over the past three nights prevented what he described as the city’s potential descent into chaos. Trump claimed that if he had […]
The California governor and US President went ham on each other over LA protests US President Donald Trump intensified his public clash with California governor Gavin Newsom on Monday, suggesting the Democrat should be arrested.The MAGA supremo accused Newsom of being a failed leader amid escalating immigration protests in Los Angeles.Responding to a reporter’s question […]
Donald Trump sends additional troops to curb LA protests The Pentagon on Monday announced that US President Donald Trump is sending an additional 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles.The move comes as California claims the deployment is unlawful and politically motivated.Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell posted on X: “At the order of the President, the […]
Multiple Waymo taxis burn near the Metropolitan Detention Center of downtown Los Angeles, following last night’s immigration raid protest. (Video credit: X) For the third night in a row, downtown Los Angeles became the epicentre of chaos and confrontation as protests against US President Donald Trump‘s immigration crackdown boiled over into violence, with police deploying […]
Protesters confront police on the 101 Freeway near the Metropolitan Detention Center of downtown Los Angeles, Sunday, June 8, 2025, following last night’s immigration raid protest. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) Note: The following piece is inspired by Joshua Keating’s If It Happened There which uses tropes and tones normally used by American media to describe […]
