Rumors about how hardware store raids broke out in cities

Juan and several friends huddled in the parking lot of a hardware store near Los Angeles, protests broke out in immigration crackdowns on U.S. President Donald Trump.

Typically, their gatherings include dozens of day workers, many of whom are undocumented immigrants, who seek jobs from shoppers or contractors.

But on Sunday, there were only two small pickup trucks that they could do on the rooftop, repair or painting jobs of this home depot in the suburb of Paramount, and their population is more than 82% of Hispanics.

The store became the center of immigration protests a day, caused by rumors that workers here have been rounded up and arrested.

Many people living in the community told the BBC they saw immigration enforcement vehicles in the area.

It immediately causes fear and panic. There were subsequent reports of raids and arrests of day workers at Home Depot, where many undocumented immigrants in the United States went to find jobs.

Protests broke out in the Hispanic-majority city, and with rocks and Molotov cocktails thrown, the protests turned violent. Authorities used pepper spray, rubber bullets and smoke bombs to subdue the crowd.

But the demonstration in Paramount seems to be generated from error messages.

Although dozens of immigrants were detained by authorities elsewhere in the area, the attacks in stores were false information, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

“Despite false reports, there are no ice ‘raids’ on a Los Angeles Home Depot.”

“No one really knows what’s going on. Everyone is scared,” Juan said as he leans against the bed of a small Toyota pickup with two of his friends.

Paramount’s unrest also left a car burning and businesses looted, becoming a catalyst for what federal authorities call riots throughout the Los Angeles area.

Saturday, President Donald Trump uses He has the right to call the California National Guardwhich is usually decided by the governor, as the protests on the next day made the city twitch.

The protests broke out on Sunday on the third day when the Armed National Guard guarded a closed commercial park across the street from the hardware store.

They parked Hummers, stopped the area and fell with protesters, waving Mexico’s flags and banners.

“You’re not welcome!” a man with a Los Angeles angel hat shouted to the soldier, at the time another protester was uncovered spray paint and wrote about the obscene nature of U.S. immigration and customs enforcement.

The Department of Homeland Security told the BBC that the Guard District was the home of one of their offices and that authorities used it “as the stage area, the thugs found it.”

The agency told the BBC that they arrested 118 illegal immigrants in the Los Angeles area this week, including five of them gang members.

Some of these immigrants have a previous criminal history, including drug trafficking, assaults and robbery, the agency said.

As he was preparing to board Air Force One in Morristown, New Jersey on Sunday, Trump told reporters there were “violent people” in Los Angeles and they would not escape.

Dora Sanchez is still incredible because of the shocking image of her city the night before.

She gathered Sunday with others in the community at the church of Change Church, less than a block from the protest center the day before.

She talked to the rest of the church about how this Hispanic community has revitalized over the years and became a closely connected community where neighbors know and guard against each other.

She noted that the protests were a “breakthrough point” for the immigrant communities.

Los Angeles is one of the largest ethnic minority cities in the United States.

Not only does Hispanics account for a larger share of the population than any other ethnic background, but immigration, especially those from southern Mexico, is a central part of the history and culture here.

The city has its status as a sanctuary city, which means it does not work with federal immigration enforcement.

Some say that when the Republican presidential administration targets undocumented immigrants in Los Angeles, the bubble tensions seem to erupt.

“It’s time to stand up,” Maria Gutierrez said. “These are my people.” ”

She said she was born in Mexico but has lived here since she was a girl.

She – like many people here – said they have illegal family members in the United States.

“It’s Los Angeles,” she said. “It touches all of us.

“Everyone has a family or knows someone who doesn’t have a paper.”