LA partial curfew goes into effect
The curfew set by Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass in the downtown area has come into effect, with many protesters still being seen in the area.
Protests are also taking place in New York and Chicago.
Omaha food production plant raided by ICE
Some 80 people have been detained as an immigration raid took place at a meat production plant in Omaha, Nebraska, US Congressman Don Bacon told local media.
The food packaging company whose facility was raided said it was surprised by the raids and had followed the rules regarding its employees’ immigration status.
Chad Hartmann, president of Glenn Valley Foods, told the Reuters news agency the plant that was raided used E-Verify, a federal database used for checking employees’ legal status.
After having told the federal agent about it, he was told that “the system is broken,” and that he should contact his local congressional representative.
“I mean, what am I supposed to do with that?” Hartmann said. “This is your system, run by the government. And you’re raiding me because your system is broken?”
The Homeland Security department called the raid on X “the largest worksite enforcement operation in Nebraska under the Trump Administration.”
The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has been intensifying its operations in recent weeks to deliver on US President Donald Trump’s promise of record-level deportations.
Democracy ‘under assault’, California governor says
California governor Gavin Newsom spoke about the situation in Los Angeles, harshly criticizing President Donald Trump’s decision to deploy the National Guard.
“This brazen abuse of power inflamed a combustible situation putting our people, our officers, and the National Guard at risk,” Newsom said.
Newsom said the current situation puts democracy “under assault before our eyes.”
“This is about all of us, this is about you. California may be first but it clearly will not end here. Other states are next. Democracy is next.”
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