More than 350 protesters in at least five cities have been arrested since Friday in demonstrations against federal immigration raids. Although the encounters have sometimes become tense, so that some demonstrators and law enforcement officers have been left with injuries, the protests have been largely peaceful and limited to only small parts of cities.
This is how many people have been arrested, cited and released nationally, according to statements of law enforcement officials.
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More than 160 people have been arrested by the Los Angeles police since the protests started on Friday, with a majority of the arrests that took place on Monday. More than 100 of the arrested people were confronted with charges for not distributing, although some have more serious charges, including abuse with a fatal weapon and attempted murder with a Molotov cocktail. Fourteen were confronted with charges for looting. From Tuesday it was not immediately clear how many of the arrested protesters had been released.
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During protests during the weekend and on Monday, the California Highway also arrested Patrol 19 people and the Sheriff’s Department of Los Angeles County arrested 7 peopleAccording to spokespersons of those departments.
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Federal authorities have arrested an extra nine people protesting Raids workshops In South California according to the Ministry of Justice. Among them was David HuertaA trade union leader. Six, Including Mr. Huertawere released.
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In San Francisco, 154 people were arrested on Sunday, although all but one except one was quoted and released, Paul Yep, the acting head of the city, said at a press conference. Six of the arrested were young people, Mr. Yep said. More protesters were arrested on Monday, but accurate figures were not available on Tuesday afternoon.
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In Austin, at least 12 people were arrested on Monday during a protest that started outside the capital of the state. They were confronted with charges, including criminal disaster, resistance to arrest, intimidation and reckless driving.
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In New York City, Three people were arrested and four Got a summons after blocking traffic outside a federal building in Lower Manhattan. Twenty -four people According to the police, they were called for a protest at Trump Tower.
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In Dallas, An person Was arrested during a protest on Monday to hit a police car, according to the Dallas police.
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Demonstrators also gathered in cities such as Philadelphia” Boston And Atlanta In the last few days, but it was not immediately clear whether arrests had been made in connection with the demonstrations.
Sonia Rao, Lina Fisher And Chris Hippensteel contributed reporting. Alain Delaquérière contributed research.
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