‘Business-Skoupa’ by masked agents in demonstrations in favor of immigrants in Los Angeles

The Ministry of Interior Security raided many locations across Los Angeles on Friday and clashed with the crowds gathered to protest the rights of immigrants.

Maskfold agents were recorded to get several people out of stores and the headquarters of the clothing company in the Los Angeles area. Defenders of immigration said the raids also included four other sites.

It has not yet been confirmed how many people were arrested during coordinated Skoupa operations, the Guardian said.

At a press conference given in the afternoon, the Angelika hall, Executive Director of the Coalition for the Rights of Immigrants, stated that at least 45 people arrested No orders.

“Our community is attacked and terrified. They are workers, they are fathers, they are mothers, and that must stop. The imposition of immigration that terrorizes our families across the country and picks up (captures) the people we love must stop now »the lounge said to the crowd.

The crowd was growing as the time passed. By 6 pm Local time, hundreds of people had gathered around the federal building in downtown Los Angeles, where those arrested during the raids were held.

Earlier in the day, armed agents with heavy protective equipment(including some wearing gas masks), tried to dismantle the concentrated groups. According to reports, they threw tobacco grenades near the crowds and used pepper sprays, while federal officers were trying to evacuate the area.

Some of the crowd tried to prevent the big shielded trucks with FBI agents from approaching. A person allegedly threw eggs in the vehicles.

The Los Angeles Fire Service was called to the scene to provide assistance to protesters injured by agents and police officers, including the chairman of the California Branch of the International Union of Employees (SEIU), David Huertathe organization said in its announcement.

“We ask that the hard, devastating and indiscriminate Ice raids be ended (Migration and Customs Service) They disrupt our communities, disrupt our economy and harm all workers »said the TiaExecutive Director of the SEIU of the California Branch.

“Immigrant workers are essential for our society: they nourish our nation, take care of our elderly people, clean our workplaces and build our homes,” Complete.

The Los Angeles Police Department also helped the federal officers in the dismantling of the protesters, despite the insistence of the department that it is not involved in the ‘Imposition of immigration’ and that it only has a presence to ensure public security.

The protesters used loudspeakers on the streets outside the points where the raids were made to remind employees their rights, the Los Angeles Times.

The official Los Angeles authorities rushed to condemn the actions, which were part of a series of interventions carried out by the Migration and Customs Service at the command of Donald Trump.

“I closely watch the Ice raids that are currently being made throughout Los Angeles, including a Korean-American ownership store in my region,” said the Member of Parliament Sidney Camlagger In her post on X, along with instructions on how protesters could contact her office for help.

“Los Angeles has long been a safe haven for immigrants”, added. “Trump claims to target criminals, but in reality he simply dismantles families and destabilizes entire communities.”

The mayor Caren Bass said in a statement that it was ‘Deeply furious than what has happened’ and that her office is coordinated with Community organizations for immigrants.

“These tactics sow terror to our communities and disrupt basic security principles in our city.”he said. “We won’t tolerate this.”

OR Juni Hernandez, Member of the Los Angeles Municipal Council, he said: “These actions are escalating: agents arrive without warning but leave quickly, knowing that our communities are also mobilized quickly. I urge the inhabitants of Los Angeles to remain alert. “