US police violent treatment of protesters on immigration policies

The Los Angeles police used tear gas and audio grenades to disperse the protesters’ rally to government immigration operations, according to ISNA. The protests were held by US immigration and customs officers following the arrest of at least four people, including one of the leading trade unions.

Los Angeles police issued a tactical emergency alert on Friday night nearly four hours after the protest rallies in different areas of the city center “illegal gatherings”, according to the CNN News network. In the official account of the Los Angeles Central District Police on the X -Social Network, “The use of rebellion control equipment is done with the permission of the Operations Commander.”

In the videos released from the scene, anti -riot police officers are seen with batons and shields shielding smoke grenades into the crowd. The protesters chanted “Release All” and held placards with slogans such as “complete salaries for all immigrants” and “stop exiles”. In one of the images, several officers are landing a protester.

The protests came after US immigration officers arrested at least four people in three different locations on Friday morning. A spokesman for the Office of Homeland Security Research said the arrests were carried out during a business inspection that apparently used fake documents to hire workers.

One of these operations was carried out in the Fashion District area of ​​Los Angeles. A spokesman for the US Federal Prosecutor’s Office, Siaran McAwi, said the inspection was issued after the judge found that the business had used fabricated documents.

The arrest of the head of the trade union

During these operations, David Huerta, head of the California Public Service Employees’ Union, was arrested by agents on charges of preventing federal officers from entering the workplace. The California Central Prosecutor, Bill Asiali, wrote in an X post: “Let me clear:” No matter who you are, if you stop federal agents, you will be arrested and prosecuted. “

Huertha condemned the operations in a statement after the treatment of the arrests, saying: “The hard working people, our family and our community, are treated as offenders. “We all have to protest against this madness, because it is not justice, but injustice.”

“No one should be harmed because of the government’s performance,” California Governor Gavin News said in a statement. He described Huerta as “respected leadership, patriotic and workers’ defender.”

Confrontation with the police

Protesters reportedly rallied in front of the federal building in downtown at around 4pm. In one of the videos released, the protesters are pushed back after colliding with police stationed at the entrance of the building, and some objects are thrown at armor and shield forces.

In other videos, graffiti with the themes of the US Immigration Office is seen on the walls of the detention center, and some protesters have prevented the Los Angeles police vehicles from moving.

Families and friends arrested by immigration agents also referred to the center to find out the status of their loved ones. A young woman with her father was arrested told reporters that she had been crying to find out about her father’s fate.

The Los Angeles police declared the rally “illegal” at 4pm and warned that staying at the scene could lead to arrest.

According to CNN, aerial images show that police have launched smoke grenades on the street to disperse protesters and open routes for chassis and military vehicles.

In response to government immigration measures, Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDannell issued a statement: “The Los Angeles Police will continue to be present in all neighborhoods to ensure public security, but we will not participate in any collective expulsion operations and make no effort to investigate the situation.”

“I want everyone, including members of the immigrant community, feel safe that they can contact the police when needed and know that the Los Angeles police will be with them regardless of the immigration situation,” he said.

In this regard, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bus strongly condemned recent immigration measures, describing them as “tools to create horror in society” and “weaken the fundamental principles of security”.

“As a city mayor who is proud to host immigrants, immigrants who serve our city in a variety of ways, I am deeply angry at what happened,” he said.

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