What began as a peaceful march and rally against federal immigration raids escalated into an altercation between federal police and students in downtown Los Angeles on Friday afternoon. Police called for additional backup at the Metropolitan Detention Center as tensions rose. Sky5 was over the scene at about 1:30 p.m., where items were seen being thrown toward officers and some shoving occurred. Police moved in to push back the crowd. The Los Angeles Police Department said on X at 1:41 p.m. that a federal agent was injured during the incident, and the Los Angeles Fire Department is responding. No further details were included about the extent of the agent's injuries.
A federal agent was injured during a clash with protesters in downtown Los Angeles on Friday afternoon, authorities said. The incident took place as scores of local students walked out of class in protest of the Trump administration’s immigration policies. (KTLA)
Three federal agents were injured during a clash with protesters in downtown Los Angeles on Friday, authorities said.
The incident occurred as scores of local students walked out of class in protest of the Trump administration’s immigration policies. Between 200 and 300 protesters gathered Friday afternoon outside of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement building when some in the crowd began throwing objects at law enforcement, according to a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security.
One ICE officer was hit in the head with a rock. Two Federal Protective Services officers also were injured; one is being hospitalized with a concussion and the other suffered a cut over his eye, Homeland Security said. No arrests have been made.
«Assaulting federal law enforcement is a felony and a federal crime,» the spokesperson said. «Secretary Noem has been clear: Anyone who assaults or obstructs law enforcement will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.»
The Los Angeles Police Department previously said protesters were fighting with federal agents on Alameda Street between Temple and Aliso streets when an agent was injured. The suspects accused of attacking the agent then blended into the march, which headed southbound toward 1st Street, police said.
The Los Angeles Fire Department received a call for an injury at 535 Alameda St. at 1:34 p.m. and took one patient to a hospital.
Bill Essayli, the top federal prosecutor in L.A., said federal officers are being sent to downtown federal buildings in response to an uptick in violence.
«I have directed them to make arrests on the spot for anyone committing a crime, regardless of whether they are an adult or a teenager,» he said in a statement on social media. «If arrested, you will spend the weekend in a federal detention facility.»