Protests Against Trump’s Immigration Policies Spread to New York + Video
According to the English section of webangah News Agency, protests against US President Donald Trump’s immigration policies-which had previously swept through Los Angeles, California-escalated as police and federal immigration officers clashed with demonstrators in lower Manhattan, New York.
The New York Police Department confirmed multiple arrests during a rally at Federal Plaza, where the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center is located.
Media reports indicate protesters resisted police forces while expressing outrage over ICE’s detention of an 11-year-old student. This marks the second student detained in New York since Trump unveiled his aggressive agenda targeting undocumented immigrants.
Earlier, federal agents and riot police confronted angry crowds in a Los Angeles neighborhood, firing stun grenades and blocking part of a highway amid raids targeting undocumented immigrants. Authorities report 44 arrests so far in the LA protests.
Trump has deployed 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles to suppress demonstrations.
US Defense Secretary Pete Haggett warned that Marine Corps personnel might be mobilized if tensions escalate further following federal raids on immigrant communities.
