Overview
- Los Angeles demonstrations grew from a daytime rally at City Hall to late‑night clashes outside the Metropolitan Detention Center, where federal agents fired tear gas and pepper balls after unlawful‑assembly orders.
- Portland’s mayor condemned federal agents for deploying tear gas, pepper balls and rubber bullets on crowds that included children and said the city will levy fees on facilities that use chemical agents.
- Hundreds again gathered at Portland’s ICE facility on Sunday night, where agents fired pepper balls after an object was thrown onto the roof, a less severe response than the previous night’s gassing.
- The Los Angeles Police Department said more than 50 people, including minors, were arrested over the weekend, citing incidents that included thrown bottles, rocks and industrial‑size fireworks, as well as vandalism.
- First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli said officers were surged to protect federal property and that probable‑cause arrests would be charged federally, while President Trump pledged a forceful defense of federal facilities.