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Last Updated:June 11, 2025, 10:45 IST
Violent protests over immigration raids spread from Los Angeles to cities like Chicago, DC, and Seattle, despite deployment of troops and mass arrests.
Demonstrators protest ongoing raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in Washington (Photo: AP)
Five days after immigration raid protests turned violent in Los Angeles, similar violence was witnessed in other parts of the United States, including in Chicago, Washington, DC, Seattle, and Austin.
The protests spread even after President Donald Trump mobilised Guard troops and Marines across the country, and the police arrested nearly 200 people in Los Angeles.
Other than in Los Angeles, there were reports of marchers chanting slogans, carrying signs against the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency and snarling traffic through downtown avenues and outside federal offices.
While protests at many places were reported to be peaceful, some resulted in clashes with law enforcement as officers made arrests and used chemical irritants to disperse crowds.
According to the Associated Press, activists are planning more and even larger demonstrations in the coming days, with “No Kings" events across the country on Saturday to coincide with Trump’s planned military parade through Washington.
Meanwhile, the Trump administration said it would continue its program of raids and deportations despite the protests.
In Los Angeles, a nighttime curfew was in force on Tuesday as local officials sought to get a handle on protests that Donald Trump claimed were an invasion by a “foreign enemy."
Looting and vandalism have scarred the heart of America’s second biggest city as largely peaceful protests over immigration arrests turned ugly after dark.
“I have declared a local emergency and issued a curfew for downtown Los Angeles to stop the vandalism, to stop the looting," Mayor Karen Bass told reporters.
One square mile (2.5 square kilometers) of the city’s more-than-500 square mile area will be off-limits until 6am (1300 GMT) for everyone apart from residents, journalists and emergency services, she added.
Small-scale and largely peaceful protests — marred by eye-catching acts of violence — began in Los Angeles on June 6 as anger swelled over ramped-up arrests by immigration authorities.
A few thousand people took to the streets, while smaller mobs used the cover of darkness to set fires, daub graffiti, and smash windows.
Overnight Monday, 23 businesses were looted, news agency AFP quoted the police as saying.
Vani Mehrotra is the Deputy News Editor at News18.com. She has nearly 10 years of experience in both national and international news and has previously worked on multiple desks.
Vani Mehrotra is the Deputy News Editor at News18.com. She has nearly 10 years of experience in both national and international news and has previously worked on multiple desks.
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