A crowd clashed with federal agents after thousands of protesters marched through downtown Los Angeles
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A crowd clashed with federal agents after thousands of protesters marched through downtown Los Angeles as part of a national call to action following the fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis by federal immigration officers and the surge in immigration operations across the U.S.
Demonstrators began gathering on Friday afternoon in front of LA City Hall, with crowds continuing to swell as protesters began marching. They filled some downtown streets and peacefully moved into Boyle Heights.
After marching for about an hour, a large group of protesters settled outside the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building in downtown LA. At the complex’s loading dock, protesters threw items at federal agents, who were dressed in riot gear and guarding the entrance. A portion of the crowd pushed a large construction dumpster in front of the loading dock’s entrance after federal agents deployed pepper balls and tear gas. Others vandalized parts of the building.
The clash prompted the LAPD to issue a tactical alert, ordering officers to remain on duty regardless of their schedules. LAPD issued tactical alerts during past demonstrations, including the anti-ICE protests last June and during the Dodgers’ World Series win last year.
“Due to violent agitators on Alameda between Temple and Aliso the City of Los Angeles has gone to TACTICAL ALERT. Federal Authorities are taking debris, bottles and other objects,” LAPD wrote on a post to X. “Federal Authorities have declared an Unlawful Assembly at the Detention Center and they have deployed pepper balls and tear gas.”
