Protests that began in Los Angeles over immigration enforcement raids spread to more cities on Tuesday with more planned into the weekend.
Protesters have begun gathering in Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle, Denver, Dallas, and Washington, calling for an end to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids targeting illegal immigrants.
In some locations, the demonstrations clashed with law enforcement, and were arrested.
Police officers in Austin, Texas, used pepper balls and tear gas to disperse protesters gathered outside the J.J. Pickle Federal Building after they refused to leave. According to the Austin Police Department, some protesters began throwing rocks at officers, and one protester spat in an officer’s eye after the gathering was declared an unlawful assembly….