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On Friday, several individuals were taken into custody in Los Angeles as anti-ICE protesters confronted law enforcement and military personnel, following weeks of activism against deportations and ICE raids, authorities reported.
Los Angeles police said there were “multiple arrests today during several different demonstrations” downtown.
“Most were peaceful, but once again, as the evening approached, outside agitators began to cause issues,” the department wrote on X.
U.S. Marines clashed with protestors, pushing them onto the street at the Metropolitan Detention Center during anti-immigration raid protests in downtown Los Angeles, California, on July 4, 2025, as captured in a photo by Getty Images.
The protest commenced outside City Hall on Spring Street around 9:30 a.m. before participants embarked on a 1.5-mile march through the downtown area, as reported by local news outlet KCAL.
Police said the group dispersed shortly after the incident commander authorized a dispersal order for the area on Friday night, according to a post at 7:17 p.m. local time.
Demonstrators face U.S. marines, National Guard troops and Department of Homeland Security officers as they protest in front of the Metropolitan Detention Center, in Los Angeles, California, on July 4, 2025. (Getty Images)
Officers from the Department of Homeland Security had declared the protest an unlawful assembly, independent journalist Anthony Cabassa wrote on X, adding that Marines and federal agents were using riot gear while ordering the crowd to disperse.
