'No Kings' protests: Tensions rise in LA as crowd hurls concrete, police allege

More than 2,000 "No Kings Day" protests were held on Saturday, organizers said.

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Last updated: Sunday, June 15, 2025 1:50AM GMT
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Saturday marked the first full day of Marines on duty in Los Angeles, one week after protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids ignited in LA and spread to other cities across the U.S., including New York City, San Francisco, Boston, and Austin, Texas.

Meanwhile, more than 2,000 "No Kings Day" protests were held across the U.S. on Saturday to protest the Trump administration and to counterprogram the military parade in Washington, D.C., organizers said. More than 5 million people participated, according to organizers.

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Jun 12, 2025, 12:45 AM

Timeline: How ICE raids sparked LA protests

As demonstrations continue in Los Angeles and spread to other cities across California and the nation, watch the video for a timeline on how the conflict has unfolded.

With migrant communities already living in fear amid the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, ICE raids in downtown Los Angeles sparked days of protests.
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Jun 11, 2025, 5:58 PM GMT

Los Angeles ICE raids: Know your rights and watch out for these immigration scams

Fear is growing in immigrant communities following recent ICE raids and many are unsure about their rights or what to do if they're detained.

"The anxiety, distraught, fear and sadness, it's really sad. And it's not just the person without the status, it's all of their family, their children, their spouses," said immigration attorney Elsa Martinez.

Martinez wants people to know they have rights, regardless of their immigration status - and it's crucial that people understand them.

Here's what to know.

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Jun 11, 2025, 5:32 PM GMT

Chicago woman suffers broken arm after video shows car speed through protesters

A woman said she broke her arm as a car sped through a crowd of protestors in Chicago on Tuesday.

Thousands marched downtown Chicago Tuesday, protesting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests nationwide.

Heather Blair, 66, has scrapes to her face, and her left arm is now in a sling, after she says she was injured during the frantic moments a car sped through a group of anti-ICE demonstrators in Chicago's Loop.

"If a car is upset with a crowd. They usually go slowly and honk, right? They don't accelerate," Blair said.

Blair says she and her husband were part of the thousands of people packing the Loop Tuesday night, voicing their anger and frustration with ICE raids locally and across the country.

She says in those frantic moments she doesn't remember if she was actually hit by the car or fell over in the pandemonium of the moment.

She said she planned to demonstrate again this weekend, but doesn't know if she is going to be able to.

Chicago police did not immediately provide additional information about the driver in question.

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Jun 11, 2025, 5:20 PM GMT

At least 1 injured, 17 arrested amid Chicago anti-ICE protest, police say

Chicago police confirmed that multiple people were arrested amid anti-ICE protests in the Loop.

Four people were charged with felonies, they are due in court on Wednesday.

Police said charges were pending for two people.

Ten other people were charges with misdemeanors, mostly for reckless conduct.

One person was issued a citation for possession of paint with intent to deface.

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Jun 11, 2025, 5:11 PM GMT

ICE agents chase after farmworkers as they flee fields during latest raid in Southern California

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) targeted workers on produce farms in Ventura County Tuesday morning in one of the latest raids in Southern California.

The raids come as the federal government ramps up immigration enforcement in Southern California.

Farm workers told ABC Los Angeles station KABC that ICE agents arrived at an Oxnard farm at around 6 a.m. Tuesday.

"We saw a car when we were on the side, the car was coming and ICE was following the car," said one of the workers who asked to remain anonymous.

Video posted online showed ICE agents chasing after some of the workers as they fled the fields.

Workers said they had anxiety about going to work because they feared ICE would show up while they worked.

"What I fear is that sometimes out of necessity, it forces us to show up wherever there's work," said another farmworker. "Because of everything that is happening, it is a bit difficult for us."

It is unclear how many people were detained during the operation.

"They're just taking innocent people who are trying to build their own American Dream," said Daniel Larios with the UFW Foundation. "This is not law enforcement. It's a campaign of fear against people whose only 'crime' is living and working in the U.S."

The mayor of Oxnard, Luis McArthur, said "We have received reports of ICE agents attempting to enter agricultural fields in our city and also stopping vehicles."