Large-scale protests are taking place in the Los Angeles area against President Donald Trump’s immigration policies and raids conducted by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
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00:00After hours of standing off, this situation has now rapidly deteriorated.
00:04The LAPD moving in on horseback, firing rubber bullets at protesters,
00:10moving them on through the heart of L.A.
00:16You just f***ing suck of f***ing s***.
00:19You okay?
00:20You okay?
00:21You okay?
00:21You okay?
00:21You okay?
00:25What we're seeing in L.A.
00:27is chaos caused by the administration.
00:32People should exercise their right to protest.
00:34That's their First Amendment right.
00:36But people should also exercise that right peacefully.
00:41We do not want to play into the administration's hands.
00:44When you raid Home Depot and workplaces,
00:47when you tear parents and children apart,
00:50and when you run armored caravans through our streets,
00:53you cause fear and you cause panic.
00:55And deploying federalized troops is a dangerous escalation.
01:00But we need to be real about this.
01:02This is about another agenda.
01:05It's not about public safety.
01:07There's clearly no plan.
01:08And there is clearly no policy.
01:10I want the people of Los Angeles to know
01:13that we stand with all Angelenos,
01:16no matter where you were born.
01:18The First Amendment right gives you the ability, again,
01:21to protest peacefully.
01:23But it does not give you the right to be violent,
01:26to create chaos, or to vandalize property.
01:29In recent days, many protests across the city have been peaceful,
01:33and we thank the community for expressing their views
01:36and their frustration in a responsible manner.
01:39However, when peaceful demonstrations devolve
01:41into acts of vandalism or violence,
01:44especially violence directed at innocent people,
01:47law enforcement officers, and others,
01:49we must respond firmly.
01:51An act of violence, whether toward officers,
01:53demonstrators, or the public,
01:54will be met with swift and lawful action.
01:57Our goal is to maintain order without escalating conflict,
02:01and to protect everybody's right to safety.