ICE Raids, Immigration Clashes: Here's Why Protests Broke Out In Latino Neighbourhoods In LA

Last Updated:June 09, 2025, 09:59 IST

Protests erupted in Los Angeles after ICE raids arrested 118 undocumented individuals. Clashes in Paramount and Compton led to more arrests and chaotic scenes.

Demonstrations intensified over two days as protestors clashed with federal agents and police. (Image: AP)

Amid a crackdown on illegal immigrants in the United States, protests flared up in Los Angeles after US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents carried out high-profile immigration raids across the city. The raids led to arrest of at least 118 undocumented individuals and detention of around 2,000 people.

Of those arrested, some reportedly had criminal ties. The arrests have sparked outrage in communities with large immigrant populations.

The protest first took place on Friday (June 6) when raids at workplace hotspots were carried out and arrests were made in heavily Latino neighborhoods, including Paramount and Compton.

How New York Protests Escalated

Demonstrations intensified over two days as protestors clashed with federal agents and police. It escalated when people in huge numbers gathered outside federal buildings in downtown LA and a federal staging post in Paramount.

The demonstrators even hurled rocks and broken cinder blocks at Border Patrol vehicles, while federal agency officials retaliated with flash-bang grenades, tear gas, and pepper balls.

Further, a car was set on fire in Compton. In Paramount, chaotic scenes unfolded after protesters attempted to block immigration vans with shopping carts and fireworks, prompting concerned authorities to erect barbed wire and declare an unlawful assembly.

While 118 undocumented individuals were arrested in the LA area, several new arrests were made during the protests.

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