[Global Network Report Reporter Li Ziyu] According to media reports such as CBS and the New York Post, on the 7th local time, nearly 150 protesters clashed with the police in Manhattan, New York, USA, protesting that the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has increased its search for illegal immigrants in the city and across the country, and more than 20 people were arrested. The day before, similar riots occurred in Los Angeles, California.
On the 7th local time, demonstrators clashed with the police in Manhattan, New York. Source: US media
The New York Post said that in Manhattan, New York that day, angry masked protesters shouted "bastard" to police and threw objects at a signless white vehicle trying to leave the location of the US immigration court. The video showed that there were six U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials in uniforms at the scene shouting "Go back, back," while pushing the demonstrators to the side. The car was able to leave about two minutes later, but the scene then fell into chaos, with nearly 40 police officers continuing to clash with the protesters.
"I understand that ICE has been detaining people in court in this building and keeping them in it," CBS quoted a protester as saying, "I personally don't like them detaining people in court...so I think we're going to make it as hard as possible for them to do."
On the 7th local time, demonstrators clashed with the police in Manhattan, New York and were later arrested. Source: US media
The New York Post mentioned that the Assistant Secretary of Public Affairs of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Tricia McLaughlin, praised the police for responding to the scene of the riots and arresting the inciteers after "thugs" interfered with ICE law enforcement operations. "The message from Secretary Norm (the Secretary of Homeland Security) to the rioters is clear: You cannot stop us and will not slow us down," McLaughlin said in a statement. "ICE will continue to enforce the law. If you take action against law enforcement officers, you will be fully prosecuted by the law."
On June 6, similar riots occurred in Los Angeles, California, USA. Law enforcement officers of federal agencies such as ICE arrested illegal immigrants on the same day, raided at least seven locations in Los Angeles, including shopping centers and factories, and arrested 44 people. That night, about 500 protesters gathered in downtown Los Angeles, holding slogans such as "ICE Get Out of Los Angeles" and tried to rush into a detention center and clashed with local Los Angeles police who came to maintain order. Federal law enforcement officers continued to hunt down illegal immigrants in many places in Los Angeles County on the 7th, and had serious conflicts with local community residents for the second consecutive day. On the 7th, US President Trump ordered the deployment of the National Guard to Los Angeles, California to respond to the riots caused by the local search for illegal immigrants.
Republican President Trump has a tough attitude towards illegal immigration. On the day he took office on January 20 this year, he announced a "national emergency" on the border between the southern United States and Mexico, and vowed to repatriate "millions" of illegal residences. He also signed an executive order requiring federal agencies to raid and deport illegal immigrants. Trump warned on his social media on June 7 that if Democrats California Governor Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Bass “cannot perform their duties and everyone knows they can’t do it, then the federal government will step in to resolve the riots and looting.” Newsom said that Trump's decision to deploy the National Guard was "deliberate incitement" and "will only increase tensions."
