Clashes between activists and law enforcement is spreading to more US cities over opposition to President Trumps raids on undocumented migrants
Anti-ICE riots started over the weekend in Los Angeles. The protests have now spread to Austin and Dallas, Texas, New York City, Santa Ana and San Francisco.
NBC News said that they counted at least 25 rallies and demonstrations coast to coast.
Fox4 News reported that a protest against ICE agents with “dozens of people” started on “Dallas’ Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge” on Monday night.
According to Brietbart KXAN News reported that as of 10:08 p.m. (CDT), protesters in Austin had torn “down construction barriers, scooters and other equipment” and were “throwing it in the middle” of the street as they walked.
Prior to this, law enforcement officials in Austin had warned protesters to “get off the street” around 9:31 p.m., according to the outlet.
Anti-ICE protests have also spread to San Francisco, with roughly 154 people being arrested on Sunday night, the SFGate reported.
Per the outlet, protesters in San Francisco gathered “around 6 p.m.” on Sunday, outside of ICE headquarters, and around 7:33 p.m., law enforcement officials “declared an unlawful assembly”:
On Sunday in San Francisco, hundreds began gathering in solidarity around 6 p.m. outside ICE headquarters at 60 Sansome St. before entering into a 40-minute standoff with police, Mission Local reported. Officials declared an unlawful assembly at 7:33 p.m., and about 10 minutes later, violence began with some crowd members who brought metal barricades, according to the outlet.