ICE, Trump and protests
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A fatal shooting in Salt Lake City, a targeted political attack in Minnesota and more; here's what happened during the national day of protest.
The largely peaceful protests during the "No Kings Day" demonstration in downtown Los Angeles took an intense turn in the afternoon. Police ordered the crowd to disperse at about 4:15 p.m. PDT near Alameda Street and Temple Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Police Department's Central Division.
Cities large and small across the U.S. saw crowds gather Saturday for planned "No Kings" protests against President Trump.
Army intelligence analysts are monitoring civilian-made ICE tracking tools, treating them as potential threats, as immigration protests spread nationwide.
Federal officers clad in tactical gear deployed smoke, tear gas, flash grenades and other projectiles as the restive crowd of demonstrators hurled water bottles and fireworks.
Several hundred protesters gathered outside the ICE facility Saturday afternoon and evening. Portland police declared it a riot.
The estimated 70,000+ peaceful demonstrators had various grievances with the Trump administration, but immigration policy was the prevailing theme.
“The most threatening sound to an oligarch is laughter.”