Chaotic protests in Los Angeles: National Guard is supposed to create order!

Chaotic protests in Los Angeles: National Guard is supposed to create order!

Los Angeles, Kalifornien, USA - in Los Angeles the situation is tense after the national guard has been mobilized to protect the US immigration authority ICE. President Donald Trump sent 2,000 national guards to the city to monitor the protests against the authority's raids. These raids are part of Trump's latest migration policy that aims at massive deportations. OP-ONLINE reports that almost a million people live in Los Angeles without valid papers.

The protests that started on Friday are directed against the intimidation by the ICE. While many demonstrations are largely peaceful, there are also reports of riots, including burning cars and stone throws on police cars. Over 120 arrests were registered, while the police were performing with glare grenades and tear gas against the demonstrators. In some parts of the city, such as Paramount, the protests have already calmed down, while the police continue to be present hna.de .

political tensions and escalation

Trump uses the riots in Los Angeles to demonstrate his political power and to hide his controversy, such as the tense relationship with Elon Musk. He also threatens California's governor Gavin Newsom with arrest while he blames democratic leadership for the situation. For his part, newsoma criticizes the posting of the national guard as disproportionate and warned of an impending civil war on the streets of America. He has announced that he would take legal action against the Trump administration Tagesschau.de .

Media reporting on the protests increases the impression of a chaos in Los Angeles. Mayor Karen Bass also commented against the use of the National Guard and the Marine soldiers, which were mobilized to support support. Over 700 marines were assigned to the National Guard, while Trump praises the presence of the security forces and claims that the city was under control hna.de .

protesting demands an end to aggressive measures against migrants and demand that their voices are heard. At the same time, local leaders warn a peaceful course of the protests so as not to pour oil into the fire. Los Angeles is in the middle of a wave of protests against Trump's migration policy, which also spread to other cities such as San Francisco, Austin, Dallas and Atlanta OP-Online .