#immigration-protests

#immigration-protests

An anonymous person in Florida has registered the domain nazis.us and redirected it to the Department of Homeland Security's website in an apparent protest of the Trump administration. As of Thursday evening, the URL that sounds like it would be the homepage for U.S.-based Nazis does still redirect to dhs.gov when entered into a web browser. According to GoDaddy's WHOIS database records, nazis.us was registered on Jan. 13 by someone with a mailing address in Florida.

I find it hard to believe that you're lecturing us about peaceful protest," he said. "Look at what happened, January 6, here at the Capitol. The attack on our democracy, that is an insurrection.

On Instagram and TikTok, the children of Mexican immigrants shared photos of their parents with the same trending audio: "Hasta la raíz," a song released by the Mexican artist Natalia Lafourcade in 2015, not long before Donald Trump descended his golden escalator. "It's personal because if my grandparents didn't risk their lives migrating 'Pal Norte,' I wouldn't be the first one in my family to graduate college," Grecia Lopez, a radio and TV host, wrote in an Instagram post.

"I want a trial," said Lander, the city's comptroller and an ally of Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani. He spoke after emerging from a federal courtroom in Manhattan, where he'd waited to hear what action authorities would take over his Sept. 18 protest alongside several lawmakers. He vowed to keep protesting the Trump administration's immigration crackdown and said a trial would "bring to light" what federal authorities are doing.

Things escalated in June, when Trump sent troops to L.A.: Trump said he was responding to "out-of-control" immigration protests when he seized control of the California National Guard from Gov. Gavin Newsom and deployed Guard members - and eventually 700 U.S. Marines - to the nation's second largest city. State and local officials disputed that the protests were beyond their control and quickly sued, asking a court to remove the troops from the streets.

A man admitted Wednesday that he lit a Molotov cocktail and threw it toward Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies during protests against immigration crackdowns over the summer. Emiliano Garduno Galvez, 23, who authorities said is a citizen of Mexico in the country illegally, pleaded guilty in federal court to possessing an unregistered destructive device and civil disorder tied to his actions the evening of June 7 in Paramount.

On Wednesday night, the California state supreme court declined an emergency request by Republican lawmakers, which sought to block the Democratic plan to temporarily get rid of the maps drawn by a voter-approved independent redistricting commission. Now the California legislature will vote today on three bills that would allow for a November special election to redraw the state's congressional boundaries creating five new Democratic House seats in the process.

The protests in Little Tokyo have highlighted community support for immigration reform but have also brought unwanted vandalism, leading to a concerning situation for local businesses.

The governor stated, "Peaceful protest is legal. Harming a person or property is illegal & will lead to arrest," emphasizing the need for order amid upcoming protests.

Misinformation surrounding immigration protests in Los Angeles is rampant, distorting public perception and overshadowing the complexity of the actual events taking place.

The protests began Friday in downtown Los Angeles after federal immigration authorities arrested more than 40 people across the city, leading to rising tensions.

The police response to immigration protests has intensified, with violence escalating amid tensions between law enforcement agencies and demonstrators, challenging their non-enforcement policies.

Los Angeles has seen a surge in protests against the Trump administration's immigration policies, leading to plans for the deployment of US marines to maintain order.