Tear gas fills LA streets as protesters clash with police following ICE raids

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Helmeted police in riot gear turned out on Friday (June 6) in a tensed confrontation with protesters in downtown Los Angeles, after a day of federal immigration raids in which dozens of people across the city were reported to be taken into custody.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/32wnn8m9   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Helmeted police in riot gear faced off with protesters in downtown Los Angeles on Friday,

00:07following a day of federal immigration raids across the city.

00:13Dozens of people were reported to be taken into custody during the raids.

00:17Los Angeles Police Department officers stood in lines on city streets,

00:22holding batons and tear gas launchers,

00:25after authorities ordered the protest crowds to leave around nightfall.

00:29Tensions rose when some protesters threw chunks of concrete at police.

00:34Officers also fired tear gas, pepper spray and flashbang grenades to try to control the situation.

00:41Police on the scene had declared the protest an unlawful assembly.

00:46Earlier in the day, TV footage showed unmarked vehicles and vans,

00:51with federal agents driving through Los Angeles as part of the immigration operation.

00:56U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents raided several places,

01:01including a Home Depot in the Westlake District,

01:04a clothing store in the Fashion District,

01:06and a warehouse in South Los Angeles.

01:09These raids are part of President Donald Trump's larger effort to crack down on undocumented immigration.

01:15The President has promised to arrest and deport undocumented migrants in large numbers.

01:22The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents raided several places around the

01:29U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents raided several Therefore,

01:30the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents raided several places for their former

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