Protests against ICE on Saturday turned into violent clashes in Paramount, where the crowds gathered close Home Depot.
The ICE reported that there was no raid at this place, but Border Patrol officers and Los Angeles region deputy sheriffs were forced to usage teardrop gas and ‘less deadly missiles” after an unruly crowd confronted the officers.Similar clashes occurred on Friday erstwhile ICE conducted 3 raids in Los Angeles resulting in 44 administrative arrests.Newsom said he sent California road Patrol officers on Saturday to "Ensure safety on Los Angeles highways to preserve peace"but stressed:
"This is not a CHP task to aid national enforcement of immigration regulations"."Federal government sows chaos to have an excuse to escalate.
This is not how any civilized country behaves" “He told Newsom.
The national authorities criticised the Los Angeles Police Department for taking more than 2 hours to respond to the disturbance in the national building on Friday night.
"The violent attacks of unlawful riots on law enforcement officials in Los Angeles are contemptible" said Deputy Secretary of DHS Tricia McLaughlin.
Meanwhile, Los Angeles region Sheriff Robert Luna said his department supported his colleagues after national agents were attacked on Saturday.
“The crowd yet increased to 350–400 people, and any started throwing objects at agents” – told Luna about the Paramount confrontation.
The Department of Homeland safety (DHS) reported 118 arrests during ICE operations in Los Angeles over the past week, including 5 persons identified as gang members.
Many of them had previously been convicted of drug trafficking and assault.The Agency besides noted "increase in the number of assaults on officers by 413%" and stated that members of the agents' household had been disclosed – their private information had been revealed online.