Not surprisingly, the anti-ICE violence in Los Angeles County continued well into Saturday as far-left agitators and Mexican nationalists, egged on by Democrat “leaders” in California, like Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, once again targeted immigration enforcement agents.
This time around, the scene of much of the action was near a Home Depot in the city of Paramount, just outside of LA, where rumors of a suspected illegal immigration sweep had demonstrators converging to thwart ICE agents by attacking their vehicles and, in some cases, the agents themselves:
Protesters and federal agents clashed on the streets of Paramount on Saturday following reports of an ICE raid in the city.
However, Paramount’s mayor Peggy Lemons said agents were staging in front of a Department of Homeland Security office, not conducting a raid.
“This is not something that city officials were aware of, that some type of raid might happen. It is my understanding that this was just a situation of staging and that it actually wasn’t a raid,” said Lemons. “The offices that they were at we have known about for some time but we’ve known them as the homeland security office that mainly dealt with the port authority.”
The confrontation occurred near a Home Depot at 6400 Alondra Boulevard, just east of the 710 Freeway.
At one point, a car was set on fire in Compton where protesters began to gather. The fire department put the fire out. It was unclear how the fire started.
Videos from the scene look like something out of a war-torn country:
Here are videos out of Compton:
While Democrats in the state continued to dither, President Trump took action, ordering the National Guard to step in:
Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth said it could go beyond the National Guard if things don’t calm down:
The violent mob assaults on ICE and Federal Law Enforcement are designed to prevent the removal of Criminal Illegal Aliens from our soil; a dangerous invasion facilitated by criminal cartels (aka Foreign Terrorist Organizations) and a huge NATIONAL SECURITY RISK.[…]The @DeptofDefense is mobilizing the National Guard IMMEDIATELY to support federal law enforcement in Los Angeles. And, if violence continues, active duty Marines at Camp Pendleton will also be mobilized — they are on high alert.
This also happened:
Meanwhile, this is apparently the best California Gov. Gavin Newsom can do:
The federal government is moving to take over the California National Guard and deploy 2,000 soldiers. That move is purposefully inflammatory and will only escalate tensions.LA authorities are able to access law enforcement assistance at a moment’s notice. We are in close coordination with the city and county, and there is currently no unmet need.The Guard has been admirably serving LA throughout recovery.This is the wrong mission and will erode public trust.
And here’s the latest from LA Mayor Karen Bass:
This is a difficult time for our city. As we recover from an unprecedented natural disaster, many in our community are feeling fear following recent federal immigration enforcement actions across Los Angeles County.Reports of unrest outside the city, including in Paramount, are deeply concerning. We’ve been in direct contact with officials in Washington, D.C., and are working closely with law enforcement to find the best path forward.Everyone has the right to peacefully protest, but let me be clear: violence and destruction are unacceptable, and those responsible will be held accountable.
Incredibly, the LAPD was calling the day’s events “peaceful” at one point:
But later…
And then there are the Democrats who are urging escalation:
Rioters are, of course, responding accordingly:
And the feckless leaders who either turn a blind eye to it or encourage it need to be thrown out of office, too, but this is California we’re talking about here, so we know that’s not likely to happen.
Update: The latest from Trump:
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