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The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles, a non-profit working to advance human and civil rights of immigrants, is facing federal investigation and criticism from state lawmakers over its possible involvement in immigration protests. The group has denied accusations of wrongdoing.
Here is what happened on each day the protests against immigration detention operations in the Los Angeles area.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) had conducted several raids across Los Angeles County, which sparked protests. Mr Trump likened them to a “rebellion” and invoked a rarely used statute to deploy at least 2,
Los Angeles has been the sight of massive protests against ICE raids. Multiple people have been arrested and at least two journalists have been injured
Days of demonstrations against federal immigration raids in Los Angeles have fueled round-the-clock news coverage and a number of misleading social media posts, including unrelated videos being mislabeled or shared out of context.
President Trump has said the city would be burning without military intervention, but the protests have been confined to a relatively small area.
The protests taking place across Los Angeles are heightening fears in America's largest county, a place still recovering from the wildfires tragedy.