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NY Post: ‘Worrying’ footage shows anti-ICE protester doling out tactical gear in Los Angeles as violence escalates

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Unsettling footage has emerged of an anti-ICE protester brazenly doling out tactical gear to masked agitators in Los Angeles as the violence continues to escalate – despite California Gov. Gavin Newsom and other Democrats repeatedly claiming the demonstrations have been largely peaceful.

The unidentified person was caught on camera dispersing what appeared to be riot shields and gas masks to the crowd from the back of a pickup truck Monday afternoon — just steps from downtown federal buildings.

Scores of rioters could be seen running toward the truck to grab the masks, which had the brand “Bionic Shield” emblazoned across them, the footage shot by Fox11 showed.

To whomever was distributing the gas masks and vests, thank you for help to keep the demonstrators safe.

‘Worrying’ footage shows anti-ICE protestor doling out tactical gear in LA as violence escalates
Footage has emerged of an anti-ICE protestor brazenly doling out tactical gear to masked agitators in Los Angeles as the violence continues to escalate.

https://nypost.com/2025/06/10/us-news/footage-shows-anti-ice-protestor-doling-out-tactical-gear-in-los-angeles

New York Post: Armed National Guard troops stand guard for ICE agents as they make immigration raids in LA

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Armed National Guard troops are accompanying immigration agents as they carry out mass deportation raids on the streets of Los Angeles.

The troops, who were mobilized by President Trump, are providing “operational security” to Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents after they faced attacks and threats from anti-ICE rioters, sources told The Post, which first broke the story.

It’s “in case s–t hits the fan,” said a federal law enforcement source.

… some are concerned that their presence could make the federal immigration agents an even bigger target, the first source said. “They’re showing up with Humvees and uniforms,” the source said.

Armed National Guard troops stand guard for ICE agents as they make immigration raids in LA
It’s “in case s–t hits the fan,” said a federal law enforcement source.

https://nypost.com/2025/06/10/us-news/national-guard-troops-to-join-ice-agents-on-la-immigration-raids-sources

SFGate: ‘Unbelievable’: Protest against ICE arrests shuts down San Francisco court

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Multiple people were detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in downtown San Francisco on Tuesday morning, merely 12 hours after thousands of protesters took to the streets in the Mission to rally against the widespread raids taking place across California.

The news, first reported by the NBC Bay Area, unfolded around 9:30 a.m. outside of the San Francisco Immigration Court at 100 Montgomery St. The reporter captured footage of ICE agents wearing masks escorting a person into a parked car. About an hour later, two other people were reportedly taken into unmarked cars. One told the NBC reporter that he was from Guatemala. 

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The public uprising continued into Monday night, when an estimated 9,000 protesters rallied at San Francisco’s 24th and Mission BART Plaza late into the frigid June night.

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San Francisco Immigration Court canceled the rest of its hearings on Tuesday afternoon and closed the courthouse because of the protests, NBC Bay Area reported. 

‘Unbelievable’: Protest against ICE arrests shuts down San Francisco court

https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/ice-arrests-san-francisco-courthouse-20370758.php

NBC News: ICE protests held coast to coast as national movement grows after L.A. unrest

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Activists plan more events Tuesday in New York, Chicago, Dallas and Atlanta.

The protests that have roiled Los Angeles seem to be spreading across the country, as activists gathered Tuesday in New York, Chicago, Dallas, Atlanta and elsewhere.

Rallies protesting ICE raids and the government’s immigration policies have been planned across California and beyond this week. A series of so-called No Kings demonstrations is planned nationwide for Saturday.

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Since Monday, NBC News counted at least 25 rallies and demonstrations coast to coast. Some involved only a few dozen participants, while others attracted thousands to make a stand against the detention and removal of suspected undocumented migrants.

Lots more …

  • California and the West Coast
  • New York and the East Coast
  • Texas, the South and the Midwest
As immigration raids continue, anti-ICE protests spread coast to coast
Activists plan more events Tuesday in New York, Chicago, Dallas and Atlanta. A curfew covering a compact area of downtown Los Angeles is likely, the city’s mayor said.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/rcna211980

Hegseth asserts Trump can send troops anywhere to protect ICE agents conducting raids

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Pentagon budget official estimated LA troop deployment to cost $134 million.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told lawmakers Tuesday that he and President Donald Trump have the power to send National Guard and active-duty troops anywhere in the country to ensure Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents can enforce the law, an assertion that — if carried out — would open the door to a historic clash between Trump and Democratic governors.

“We believe that ICE, which is a federal law enforcement agency, has the right to safely conduct operations in any state, in any jurisdiction in the country,” Hegseth told the House Appropriations Defense subcommittee.

“ICE ought be able to do its job, whether it’s Minneapolis or Los Angeles,” he added.

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President Donald Trump also opened the door for possible military deployments elsewhere, telling reporters on Tuesday that if protests break out in other states “they will be met with equal or greater force.”

Civil War II is really here. 🙁

Hegseth asserts Trump can send troops anywhere to protect ICE agents conducting raids
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says President Trump has the right to send troops to “any state, in any jurisdiction in the country,”

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/hegseth-testify-capitol-hill-house-dem-calls-marine/story?id=122668997

Huffington Post: Kristi [Bimbo #2] Noem Said An Immigrant Threatened To Kill Trump. The Story Quickly Fell Apart.

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Investigators actually believe the man may have been framed so that he would get arrested and be deported from the U.S., a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.

A claim by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi [Bimbo #2] Noem that an immigrant threatened the life of President Donald Trump has begun to unravel.

[Bimbo #2] Noem announced an arrest of a 54-year-old man who was living in the U.S. illegally, saying he had written a letter threatening to kill Trump and would then return to Mexico. The story received a flood of media attention and was highlighted by the White House and Trump’s allies.

But investigators actually believe the man may have been framed so that he would get arrested and be deported from the U.S. before he got a chance to testify in a trial as a victim of assault, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. The person could not publicly discuss details of the investigation and spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity.

Let’s just say that Kristi [Bimbo #2] Noem is one of the dimmest bulbs ever to hold a cabinet-level office.

Kristi Noem Said An Immigrant Threatened To Kill Trump. The Story Quickly Fell Apart.
Investigators actually believe the man may have been framed so that he would get arrested and be deported from the U.S., a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ap-us-trump-threat-ice-arrest_n_683a1761e4b06a21c073aacd

Huffington Post: ‘It’s Entrapment’: ICE Allegedly Kept Immigrants In Court Building Overnight

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One advocacy group CEO said he’s heard of up to 200 asylum-seekers detained in the federal building since Tuesday. A representative for ICE denied this claim.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is accused of detaining and holding asylum-seekers overnight in a downtown Los Angeles court building after they appeared for routine check-ins this week, prompting calls for an investigation into possible human rights abuses.

Up to 200 people have been detained since Tuesday at the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building, with at least one pregnant woman and a 2-year-old child among those held overnight, Juan Proaño, CEO of the League of United Latin American Citizens, or LULAC, told HuffPost Friday.

“It’s not a facility that’s designed to hold anyone overnight. So they have folks in interview rooms and offices, up to 30 people. They’ve set up some makeshift tents as well,” Proaño said, citing information obtained by detainees and lawyers who have had access to the building.

Immigration attorney Lizbeth Mateo told CBS News that several of her clients were among those detained and taken to a basement in the building.

An expectant couple and their two children, one of whom is a U.S. citizen, were left to sleep in a room without beds and given limited access to food and water. Eventually, the pregnant mother and her children were released, while the husband remained in custody as of early Friday, Mateo said.

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CBS also reported that it spoke with people waiting outside the building who claimed to have relatives inside the basement who were texting them.

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A spokesperson for ICE denied the reports, however, telling HuffPost in an email Friday that it has not detained “individuals inside the basements or tents etc.”

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Proaño said that LULAC has been told that as many as 60 people remain detained in the building as of Friday, while others have been released or moved to Texas for deportation.

Never forget:

Cops

Lie!

All

the

Time!

And the thugs that ICE hires are no exception.

‘It’s Entrapment’: ICE Accused Of Detaining Immigrants In Court Building Overnight During Routine Check-Ins
One advocacy group CEO said he’s heard of up to 200 asylum-seekers detained in the federal building since Tuesday. A representative for ICE denied this claim.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/asylum-seekers-detained-la-federal-building_n_6843396de4b004bd540a7cb3

Daily Beast: Pam [Bimbo #3] Bondi Likens L.A. to ‘Third World Country’ Amid Protests

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Attorney General Pam [Bimbo #3] Bondi said Los Angeles “looks like a Third World country” amid protests in the city over Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.

[Bimbo #3] Bondi appeared on Fox News Monday to discuss the federal response, which state officials said had dramatically escalated tensions in the city. Trump has deployed 4,000 National Guard troops to L.A. over the objections of California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who said that in doing so, Trump has created the very conditions he claimed to be solving. Trump ignored pleas to dial down his rhetoric and has instead blasted what he calls a “migrant invasion” and “insurrectionist” protesters.

[Bimbo #3] Bondi faithfully echoed Trump’s hardline messaging on Hannity.

“What we’re going to do is we are going to enforce the law, regardless of what they do,” she said. “Look at it out there, it looks like a Third World country, and it’s not. It’s the United States of America. We are not standing for it.”

If Bimbo #3 were smart (little chance of that) she’d show some leadership and quit being such a suck-up to a king who is soon to be dethroned.

Pam Bondi Likens L.A. to ‘Third World Country’ Amid Protests
Attorney General Pam Bondi said Los Angeles “looks like a Third World country” amid protests in the city over Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. Bondi appeared on Fox News Monday to discuss the federal response, which state officials said had dramatically escalated tensions in the city. Trump has deployed 4,000 National Guard troops to L.A. over the objections of California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who said that in doing so, Trump has created the…

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/pam-bondi-likens-l-a-to-third-world-country-amid-protests/ar-AA1GpU2v

Daily Beast: Trump Is Using the L.A. Crisis in Ultimatum to GOP Lawmakers

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The White House aims to tie the disorder to a show of support for Democrats’ agenda.

President Donald Trump is hoping to turn a crisis into an opportunity by using the Los Angeles protests to persuade on-the-fence GOP lawmakers to back his spending bill.

White House officials and Trump allies believe the optics of the protests could ultimately benefit the president as he seeks funding for the hardline immigration proposals outlined in his “Big, Beautiful Bill,” including expanded deportations of migrants.

“We see the riots in L.A. as laden with political opportunity—a fight between what Republicans say they want vs. the radical left and protesters waving the Mexican flag in front of burning cars—and the Democrats supporting them,” a senior White House adviser told Axios.

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Trump also agreed it would be a “great thing” if his border czar, Tom Homan, authorized the arrest of California Gov. Gavin Newsom amid the partisan tensions surrounding the protests.

“I don’t care if you’re a Democrat or a Republican—this is a line we cannot cross as a nation. This is an unmistakable step toward authoritarianism,” Newsom posted while sharing a clip of Trump’s remarks.

Trump Is Using the L.A. Crisis in Ultimatum to GOP Lawmakers
The White House aims to tie the disorder to a show of support for Democrats’ agenda.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-is-using-the-la-crisis-in-ultimatum-to-gop-lawmakers

Mediaite: DHS Secretary [Bimbo #2] Noem on Los Angeles: ‘They’re a City of Criminals’

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Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi [Bimbo #2] Noem deemed Los Angeles “a city of criminals” as protests continued on Monday night.

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“Today, we had over 400 to 500 targets we were going after that were known members of gangs in L.A. that have been victimizing people for years, that Gavin Newsom has done absolutely nothing about, that Mayor Bass has done absolutely nothing about,” Noem said, taking issue with the fact that Bass said Los Angeles is a city of immigrants ….

Criminals in L.A.? She can start with LAPD Rampart Division. 😀

DHS Secretary Noem on Los Angeles: ‘They’re a City of Criminals’
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem deemed Los Angeles “a city of criminals” as protests continued on Monday night.
DHS Secretary Noem on Los Angeles: ‘They’re a City of Criminals’