The president claimed, without giving evidence, that the protesters were “paid” agitators, that the Los Angeles police asked for the National Guard, and that swaths of the city were under gang control.
Law enforcement officers responding to people protesting against the detention of migrants by federal law enforcement in downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday.
Local agencies have tried to make clear that they are not involved in civil immigration enforcement, but that when protests turn violent, they will intervene.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and the city’s Police Department must balance the needs of federal law enforcement agencies and those of the residents they serve.
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