Federal officials followed multiple immigration raids around Los Angeles on Friday with another one Saturday morning, this time at a Home Depot parking lot in Paramount.
And once again, protesters turned out in force.
The U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid at the Home Depot at 6400 Alondra Blvd., drew crowds that turned over shopping carts and other objects that were left in the street, while federal authorities in riot gear stood by.
The street filled with smoke from tear gas canisters and at least one protester could be seen on the ground bleeding in news footage, though the nature of the injury wasn’t clear.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department confirmed that deputies were dispatched at about 11 a.m. Saturday to the Home Depot for traffic control and “general public