It is day 142 of the second Trump administration. A curfew for downtown Los Angeles has gone into effect about 40 seconds ago after c after Mayor Karen Bass declared a local emergency across the city. It is the fifth day of protests against the ICE raids in Los Angeles.I want to bring in NBC's Morgan Chesy live in LA for us. Morgan, the curfew has gone into effect now less than a minute ago. What can you tell us.Yeah, Steph, that announcement was just made by some of the officers you hear behind me. We're s ...

Okay, we want to turn back now to our top story. The Trump administration's immigration raids from coast to coast. Tonight, we're speaking with one teenager impacted personally by the crackdown. Marcelo Gomez Dilva is 18 years old, attending high school in Massachusetts. He came to this country on a visitor's visa at just 7 years old, later getting a student visa. He was detained on May 31st on the way to volleyball. The agents, it turns out, were looking for his father, but took him in when they realized h ...

From what you've seen, from what you've heard in Los Angeles, could you conduct ICE raids right now without the help of the National Guard and the Marines. We can conduct ICE raids, but it's about the it's about the the the threats uh and the violence right now. I mean, this job's already dangerous.I've done this for a long time. I mean, our ICE officers have been attacked. It's like we're a third world nation where people think it's okay to threaten the life and safety of federal law enforcement officer an ...

Immigration Enforcement & Public Safety - The administration deployed the National Guard to protect buildings and officers amidst protests, some of which involved criminal activity like arson and property damage [2][3] - ICE operations continued in Los Angeles despite protests, with agents from DEA, FBI, US Marshals, and ATF assisting [7][8] - ICE is making record numbers of arrests every day [6] - Demonstrators are making ICE raids more dangerous [7] - Over 600,000 illegal aliens with criminal convictions are estimated to be in the country, necessitating increased ICE operations [16] - Every illegal alien criminal arrest makes neighborhoods safer [17] Political & Legal Disputes - The governor of California sued the Trump administration over the use of the National Guard and Marines, arguing they should only protect federal property [4] - The administration criticized the governor for supporting sanctuary cities and releasing criminal aliens [10] - There are claims that the governor sent troops without adequate supplies [9] Use of Force & Training - ICE officers are well-trained in the use of force and authorized to defend themselves, including with deadly force in response to threats like Molotov cocktails [11][12][13] - More officers have been hurt than protesters [13] Policy & Goals - There is a push to increase ICE operations and arrests, driven by concerns about public safety threats [15][16] - The administration aims to remove criminal and national security threats from the country and needs a budget to do so [17]

The reality that has confronted Trump and Miller and the entire administration since they got back into power is this. There simply are not millions of dangerous undocumented criminals just hanging around to be grabbed and deported. And so what that led to is a meeting back in May at Immigrations and Customs Enforcement Headquarters reported by the Wall Street Journal where Steven Miller said, quote, "Agents didn't need to develop target lists of immigrants suspected of being in the US illegally. Instead, h ...

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And good evening. Tonight, as we come on the air, anti-immigration enforcement raids and protests are spreading across the country. Overnight in Austin, take a look.Police use tear gas to break up the crowds there. And in San Francisco, dozens detained after clashing with police. Today, crowds amassing in Chicago and in New York City.All peaceful protests. Los Angeles calm for now with the National Guard looking on. Sunday, a terrifying moment when a New York Post reporter was struck with a rubber bullet.Yo ...

Yeah, we're listening to President Trump at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, addressing troops there. We've heard quite a bit of his uh stump speech making many points on immigration as he often does. Also urging Congress to pan to pass that massive spending bill, which incidentally includes uh increased spending uh for uh the military, but also making remarks about his decision to deploy troops to California.Also there on the ground is our White House correspondent, Van Hillyard. Van, what else did we miss. Rig ...

It was a story that I saw. I I I was alerted. I stopped and read it. Um it's an incredible body of reporting. Take me through it. Uh well, thank you very much. Uh yes, we uh really looked at what has changed with ICE enforcement leading up to this and the marching orders that they're getting from the White House. Uh Steven Miller, as you mentioned earlier, had this meeting in late May where he told uh agents from around the country that not enough people were being deported and that their focus should not b ...

Immigration Enforcement & Detention - ICE detention facilities are at maximum capacity, holding over 51,000 people, a 30% increase since the start of Trump's term [1] - ICE is holding approximately 10,000 more detainees than it is funded to hold [1] - Nearly 29,000 people were booked into ICE facilities in May alone, the highest number since Trump returned to the White House [2] - Only 56% of those detained have criminal backgrounds [2] - The main processing center in Los Angeles is holding 140 detainees, compared to just three at the start of Trump's term [3] - ICE arrested more than 2,000 people per day for several days last week [3] Community Impact & Political Response - Constituents are scared of being profiled and detained based on their skin color [5] - Concerns raised about human rights violations, including lack of access to water, food, medication, and information for detainees [7][8] - Accusations of ICE transferring detainees between locations to avoid due process and lacking warrants [9] - Criticism of ICE conducting raids at schools and workplaces [11] - Concerns about the deployment of National Guard troops and potential deployment of active duty Marines in California [15] - Accusations of ICE agents covering their faces, shielding their identities, and using vehicles without license plates [17]