Anti-immigration enforcement protests that begun in Los Angeles on Friday have spread to more U.S. cities, including San Francisco, New York, Dallas, and Austin, Texas.
Monday evening marked the fourth straight night of protesting and rioting against the Trump administration’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations in Los Angeles, and the first night of similar protests in Dallas.
Several dozen protesters gathered with flags and signs in the Texas city before the protests grew contentious and police declared the protests an “unlawful assembly,” according to Fox 4 News.
About 200 miles south, protesters gathered outside the Texas State Capitol in Austin to stand in “solidarity” with LA protesters, according to a flyer promoting the gathering on the Party for Socialism and Liberation Austin, Texas, Instagram account.
“ICE out of our cities! Stop the deportations,” the flyer reads in Spanish.
The initial planned march was peaceful, but the protest began to escalate later in the evening and police deployed tear gas to disperse the crowd. A federal building was vandalized during the rioting.
“Between the Austin Police Department and the Texas Department of Public Safety, more than a dozen protesters were arrested in Austin,” Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, wrote on X early Tuesday morning. “Peaceful protesting is legal. But once you cross the line, you will be arrested.”
Protesters in San Francisco took to the streets for a second night in a row on Monday. A group of the protesters started rioting and vandalizing businesses, according to the local Fox affiliate KTVU.
Arrests were made in San Francisco Monday night, according to Mayor Daniel Lurie.
“I understand why people are out in the streets, and I know there is fear in our communities,” Lurie wrote on X early Tuesday morning. “As mayor, I will always ensure we protect your right to protest peacefully—and your right to be safe.
On the East Coast, anti-immigration enforcement protests were held in New York City.
About two dozen people were arrested at a sit-in protest held at Trump Tower in the Big Apple Monday afternoon.
“Nonviolent protest will always be protected,” New York City Mayor Eric Adams wrote on X Monday. “But we will never allow violence or lawlessness. The NYPD is the best police department in the world, and they can handle anything that happens.”
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