Protesters tried to obstruct an ICE van’s passage at a Los Angeles detention center by blocking the entrance gate on Saturday. The action prompted ICE and federal agents to clear the way. (Credit: Bill Essayli via X)
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Federal officials are calling on Democratic politicians to moderate their “dangerous” remarks concerning ICE agents, following a weekend of violent protests and unruly demonstrations in Los Angeles and New York City.
Multiple people were detained by immigration agents on Friday as seven locations in Los Angeles were raided.
In response, violent protests broke out across the county, including an attempted break into the Roybal Federal Building.
Hours later, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) declared unlawful assembly and issued a city-wide tactical alert.
As ICE agents conducted multiple detentions in downtown Los Angeles on Friday, police officers used stun grenades to disperse the protesters assembled around the Los Angeles Federal Building. (Reuters/Daniel Cole)
In New York, anti-ICE protesters gathered outside the Jacobs Javits Federal Building in Lower Manhattan, reportedly attempting to block a van from leaving the facility.
The NYPD told Fox News Digital that at around noon Saturday, police responded to a 911 call about a disorderly group in front of the building.
People block off Alondra Boulevard and set a fire during protests against ICE and immigration raids, in Paramount, Calif., on Saturday. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
When officers arrived, they found multiple people sitting in the road, blocking traffic.
“The demonstrators were instructed verbally numerous times to vacate the roadway, and did not comply,” NYPD officials said.
Five people were taken into custody and issued summons.
A police officer instructs protesters blocking the garage entrance of the Los Angeles Federal Building to move along on Friday. (Reuters/Daniel Cole)
Fox News learned the van was able to get past protesters without incident.
LA County Fire did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
