LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Protesters returned to the streets of downtown Los Angeles Sunday, one day after a nationwide series of demonstrations against President Donald Trump’s illegal immigration policy saw massive crowds in the Civic Center and other cities throughout Southern California and the nation.
Also this weekend, several people were detained in an apparent immigration raid at the Santa Fe Springs Swap Meet, according to multiple media reports. Video from the scene at 13963 Alondra Blvd. showed masked federal agents apprehending several people on Saturday.
Witnesses told reporters people were gathering for a concert at the Swap Meet that was later canceled following the raid.
The Trump administration has continued widespread immigration enforcement activities — with a reported goal of up to 3,000 deportations per day — even as it scales back raids and arrests at agricultural sites, hotels and restaurants in response to complaints from employers.
The Los Angeles Police Department has arrested 561 people related to protest activity since then, police said Sunday.
Los Angeles Controller Kenneth Mejia said Sunday that the city had spent over $11.4 million through Friday on activities related to ICE protests, and that was before Saturday’s massive demonstration, which caused officials to deploy extra resources.
Last week, President Donald Trump deployed 4,000 California National Guard troops and 700 Marines to tamp down the disruptive demonstrations while the immigration raids continue.
A federal court hearing is set for Tuesday to determine whether Trump or California Gov. Gavin Newsom will control future National Guard activity going forward. Newsom challenged Trump’s decision to federalize the Guard, an action U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer in San Francisco said in a ruling last week did not follow congressionally mandated procedure.
His ruling was stayed by a three-judge appellate panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in response to a Trump administration notice of appeal, temporarily keeping the National Guard troops under federal control, at least through Tuesday.
