An attorney handling things for the family, said his client was neither a dangerous nor an uncivil person. “What we know about Richard is that he‘s a very pacifist man, very calm. We find it very odd what‘s being said about him,” his family lawyer further told NBC Los Angeles. Los Angeles City Councilmember Curren Price’s office said the man who was shot has lived in the city for decades and is a well-known member of the community. Price’s deputy chief of staff Jose Ugarte awarded the man a certificate of recognition two months ago for his citizen reporting in the community, his office said.“
Archiv: Los Angeles (city)
TikToker shot by federal agents, deputy US marshal hit by ricochet bullet during South LA operation
The shooting happened in the 400 block of East 20th Street near Trinity Street around 8:52 a.m. Federal officials said it began as a targeted enforcement traffic stop on an undocumented immigrant who had previously avoided capture.
A view from AIR7 over the scene showed a dark-colored sedan boxed in by several other vehicles.
Witnesses told Eyewitness News the man involved is a well-known TikToker who regularly follows ICE. He goes by Richard LA online.
Donald Trump threatens to arrest NYC mayoral Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani
(July 1, 2025)
Trump threatened to arrest Mamdani if as mayor he follows through on pledges not to assist federal officials enforcing immigration laws.
“Well then, we’ll have to arrest him,” Trump told reporters on July 1 while visiting a detention center in Florida. Trump said that he would “be watching over him very carefully on behalf of the nation.”
Trump also said „a lot of people are saying he‘s here illegally,“ which is false. Mamdani is a naturalized U.S. citizen born in Uganda, who immigrated to the United States with his parents − film director Mira Nair and Columbia University professor Mahmood Mamdani − at the age of seven.
Alex Padilla: ‘Not shocked in the least bit’ about Brad Lander’s arrest
Padilla, in a phone interview after his speech, said he was “sadly, not shocked in the least bit” to hear of Lander’s detention. He spoke to POLITICO about Lander, the backstory of his appearance at Noem’s news conference, the words that pushed him to interrupt her remarks and more.
Alex Padilla confrontation in LA shocks senators
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said it “sickened my stomach — the manhandling of a United States Senator.” Padilla’s California colleague Adam Schiff called for an immediate investigation.
Several other Democrats were dropping the word “fascism” in conversations as they made their way out of the Capitol.
California senator Alex Padilla forcibly removed from Kristi Noem LA press conference
Security guards wrestled Padilla out of the conference room as he explained he was a senator and wanted to ask the homeland security secretary a question.
Speaking to reporters after the incident, Padilla said: ‚If this is how this administration responds to a senator with a question, you can only imagine what they’re doing to farm workers, to cooks, to day labourers out in the Los Angeles community and throughout California and throughout the country‘
Sen. Alex Padilla handcuffed by federal agents at immigration press conference
About five minutes into a press conference at the Westwood federal building, Noem told the media that the Trump administration planned to “liberate the city from the socialists and the burdensome leadership that the governor and the mayor have placed on this country.”
Padilla, who was standing near a wall on one side of the room, then tried to interrupt Noem to ask a question, video footage shows. Cameras turned toward him as two Secret Service agents tried to push him backward. “Sir, sir, hands up,” one said.
‚Multiple groups continue to congregate‘: LA police make ‚mass arrests‘ as protesters defy overnight curfew
The Los Angeles Police Department said late Tuesday it had begun making “mass arrests” after protest groups continued to gather in areas under curfew.
A look at the first night of downtown LA‘s curfew
Despite Mayor Karen Bass’ curfew for much of downtown Los Angeles, several demonstrators continued to rally in opposition of immigration raids. Robert Kovacik reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Tuesday, June 10, 2025.
KTLA 5 Team Coverage of anti-ICE protests June 10, 2025 – 10 p.m.
After days of anti-ICE protests, L.A. Mayor Karen Bass declared a citywide state of emergency and instituted a curfew in a portion of downtown
Large crowd gathers for peaceful protest at Grand Park
Hundreds of people gathered for a vigil and peaceful protest at Gloria Molina Grand Park. Robert Kovacik reports for the NBC4 News at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 10, 2025.
Los Angeles mayor announces curfew as anti-ICE protests continue downtown
(Updated on: June 10, 2025 / 9:08 PM PDT)
Mayor Karen Bass announced a curfew for downtown Los Angeles as anti-ICE protests continued on Tuesday.
The curfew will begin at 8 p.m. tonight, last until 6 a.m. on Wednesday, and apply to one square mile of downtown L.A., „to stop the vandalism, to stop the looting,“ Bass said during a press conference Tuesday night.
„If you do not live or work in downtown L.A., avoid the area,“ Bass said. „Law enforcement will arrest individuals who break the curfew and you will be prosecuted.“
All of L.A. is not a ‘war zone.’ We separate facts from spin and disinformation amid immigration raids
On Sunday, former actor turned conservative pundit James Woods shared a video of police vehicles on fire to his nearly 5 million followers on X, stating, “If I hear one more leftist shill in mainstream media utter the words ‘peaceful protests,’ I’ll throw up.”
Wood’s post had more than 9 million views and it was reposted by at least 16,000 other X users.
One of the X users who reposted the video was United States Republican Sen. Ted Cruz, with the comment, “This…is…not…peaceful,” referring to the alleged actions by demonstrators in Los Angeles.
Fact check: The video content of both posts have been taken down from X because the images and clips of police cars on fire is from 2020 protests in Los Angeles, not recent anti-ICE demonstrations.
First of National Guard troops appear to arrive in L.A., videos show
Videos shows some National Guard troops arriving in L.A. on Sunday morning.
Newsom calls Trump deployment of Nat’l Guard ‘purposefully inflammatory
The White House said in a statement Saturday that Trump was deploying the Guardsmen to “address the lawlessness that has been allowed to fester” in California.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, objected to the move and said in a post on X that the move from the Republican president was “purposefully inflammatory and will only escalate tensions.”
Trump sending in National Guard after protesters face off with ICE in Paramount on Saturday
President Donald Trump is deploying 2,000 National Guardsmen to the Los Angeles area to “address the lawlessness that has been allowed to fester,” his press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced on Saturday evening, following two days of angry protests over federal immigration actions.
As immigration raids expand, protesters clash with feds in Paramount; Trump to deploy National Guard
Violent confrontations erupted between protesters and federal agents this morning in Paramount after news of an immigration raid near a local Home Depot.
The chaotic scenes marked the second day of clashes after a string of enforcement operations across Los Angeles County began Friday.
In response, President Donald Trump ordered 2,000 National Guard troops to be deployed.
Local congressman on L.A. ICE raids: ‘This administration is operating outside the bounds of the law’
(June 7, 2025)
“We received reports that individuals were being detained here…this place has a capacity of a hundred folks and we heard it’s way above,” Rep. Gomez, whose 34th District includes several prominent ethnic enclaves in Los Angeles, told KTLA. “We have, as members of Congress, a right to conduct oversight…to make sure [detainees] have a place to sleep, that they have access to their medicines, food and water and access to a restroom…they also have a right to counsel.”
“But we were given this excuse that we weren’t allowed in because of our safety,” Gomez continued. “And it’s like ‘What safety issue?’ [because] there’s no safety issue.”
Rep. Jimmy Gomez Statement on ICE Detaining Families in Basement of LA Federal Building
Washington, June 6, 2025
LOS ANGELES, CA – Representative Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) issued the following statement in response to disturbing reports that immigrants showing up for routine check-ins with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Los Angeles were detained and held in basement rooms — some overnight — under inhumane conditions:
“These are very disturbing reports from LA‘s Roybal Federal Building. Law-abiding asylum seekers — many with kids — are being detained after showing up for routine ICE check-ins. No food. No water. Locked in holding rooms for over 12 to 24 hours.
“These are not criminals. These are families who followed the rules. Filed the paperwork. Showed up on time. Instead, they‘re being treated like they broke the law just for seeking asylum.
“One attorney reports her client was held without food or water from 2pm through the next day. His wife and 2 kids waited 12+ hours with nothing. No water. No explanation.
Protesters clash with federal agents at Chinatown parking lot
Newschopper4 was over the scene on Hill Street as the crowd confronted federal agents from the FBI and HSI.
It‘s unclear what the federal agents were doing in Chinatown.
HSI vehicles and unmarked cars were seen parked at the location. The crowd was preventing some of the vehicles from entering the parking lot.
Agents Use Military-Style Force Against Protesters at L.A. Immigration Raid
The operation was one of at least three immigration sweeps conducted in Los Angeles on Friday. In the other one, federal agents converged at a Home Depot where day laborers regularly gather in search of work.
The raid at the clothing wholesaler began about 9:15 a.m. in the Fashion District, less than two miles from Los Angeles City Hall.
It was an extraordinary show of force.
Anti-Immigration Crackdown Protesters Clash with Police ..
Anti-immigration crackdown protests outside a federal detention centre turned violent in Los Angeles as protesters clashed with police. The clashes followed 44 arrests made by federal immigration authorities. The police used pepper spray and flash bangs to disperse the demonstrators.
WATCH: DHS agents clash with protesters in LA | LiveNOW from FOX
The FBI provided the following statements on the law enforcement activity:
„As we have been asked to do, we are sending Agents to participate in these immigration enforcement efforts. That includes assisting in cities where major operations are already underway and where we have special agents embedded on operational teams with DHS. Our help may vary depending on what DHS needs, such as SWAT operators, who can support high risk arrest operations, and other resources such as intelligence analysts and technical support working from command posts.“
‚Massive‘: Los Angeles protests erupt over ‚worst fear‘ ICE raids
NBC News’ Jacob Soboroff reports live from Los Angeles as protests continue over ICE operations throughout the city.
Los Angeles ICE raids spark protests, fear, outrage. ‘Our community is under attack’
The use of so-called less-lethal munitions was authorized at 8 p.m. following reports of a small group of “violent individuals” throwing large pieces of concrete at officers, police said. A citywide tactical alert was issued shortly thereafter.
Chaos erupted earlier in the day in the heart of the Fashion District after federal immigration authorities detained employees inside a clothing wholesaler, and used flash-bang grenades and pepper spray on a crowd protesting the raid around 1:30 p.m.
Delayed police response at UCLA “unacceptable,” Newsom says
Gov. Gavin Newsom Wednesday criticized law enforcement‘s slow response to violent brawls that broke out between pro-Palestinian protesters and counter demonstrators on the UCLA campus Tuesday night.
“The limited and delayed campus law enforcement response at UCLA last night was unacceptable – and it demands answers,” Newsom said in a statement. “As soon as it became clear that the state assistance was needed to support a local response, our office immediately deployed CHP personnel to campus.”
Editorial: UCLA is complicit in violence inflicted upon protesters, failed to protect
This came after a source in the encampment told the Daily Bruin that at least five protestors have been injured.
But for hours, UCLA administration stood by and watched as the violence escalated. LAPD did not arrive on the scene until slightly after 1 a.m. – once Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass sent them in for assistance at Block’s request.
Daily Bruin reporters on the scene were slapped and indirectly sprayed with irritants. Despite also being students, they were offered no protection.
The world is watching.
BREAKING: 75 American Jews & allies were just arrested shutting down a Los Angeles freeway to demand a ceasefire, and an end to U.S. funding of war crimes against the people of Gaza.
(13.12.2023)
Protesters demanding a cease-fire in Gaza shut down the 110 Freeway in Los Angeles Wednesday morning. All lanes were blocked as protesters lined up, sitting down along the southbound side of the freeway. 75 people were arrested, according to the California Highway Patrol.
(22 hours ago)
Israelis Set to Take to the Streets and Protest Netanyahu‘s Judicial Coup for 10th Consecutive Week
Protests are also planned to take place at several cities across the globe, including Tokyo, London and Los Angeles.
LAFD‘s staff shortage during fire season causing firefighters to worry
The Los Angeles City Council voted to enact a city-wide vaccination mandate, requiring all city workers to be vaccinated or file medical or religious exemptions by December 18. The deadline was extended to December 18 after a plan was approved by City Council Tuesday.
According to Escobar, 74% of LAFD members are vaccinated, including him, but if it does not change to 100% by the December 18 deadline, the department could lose 800 to 900 firefighters. He said though he is vaccinated, he believes it is morally and ethically wrong to base employment on vaccinations.
Sheriff refuses to enforce new Los Angeles indoor mask mandate
„The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (DPH) has authority to enforce the order, but the underfunded/defunded Los Angeles County Sheriff‘s Department will not expend our limited resources and instead ask for voluntary compliance,“ it said.
Skid Row, Los Angeles
Skid Row was established by city officials in 1976 as an unofficial „containment zone“, where shelters and services for homeless people would be tolerated.[19]
During the 1970s, two Catholic Workers — Catherine Morris, a former nun, and her husband, Jeff Dietrich — founded the „Hippie Kitchen“ in the back of a van. Over forty years later, in March 2019, aged 84 and 72, they remained active in their work feeding Skid Row residents.[20]
Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, many veterans of the Vietnam War found themselves drawn to Skid Row, due to the services and missions already in place there, and feeling outcast from other areas. Like those after World War II, many of them ended up on the streets. It was around this time that the demographics of Skid Row shifted from predominantly white and elderly to those here today [see Demographics].