Live updates: Protests against Trump ICE raids flare across US

CNN

12-06-2025

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Title: Hundreds gather in San Antonio as anti-ICE protests spread
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Hundreds of people gathered in San Antonio, Texas, late Wednesday to protest against raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to CNN affiliate KSAT.
The protests were peaceful and there were no reports of violence, KSAT reported.
'I'm here because I want to be a voice for the people that are too scared to come out here and speak their own truth,' one protester told KSAT.
The gathering started before 7 p.m. local time with a crowd of about 100 people, before swelling to hundreds by about 9 p.m., according to KSAT.
Texas' governor deployed the Texas National Guard to San Antonio ahead of the protests.
San Antonio Police Chief William McManus said Wednesday that officers would intervene if 'it turns violent,' KSAT reported.
Troops with the Texas Department of Public Safety were seen patrolling the area as San Antonio police officers drove through downtown, according to KSAT.
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Title: Seattle firefighters extinguish dumpster fire as police work to disperse crowds
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Firefighters in Seattle extinguished a dumpster fire that was set on the road and police were still working to disperse protesters just before midnight, according to the city's police department.
Videos shot on Wednesday night showed a large crowd on the streets and a fire burning at an intersection. At points, protesters threw items into the fire, including a traffic cone.
The fire department 'has extinguished the dumpster fire. Police are attempting to get crowd to disperse,' the police department wrote on X.
'Officers continue moving the groups away from the federal building. Individuals are shining lasers at officers as well as throwing rocks and bottles at them. We will continue to move protestors until the individuals stop assaulting officers,' it wrote.
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Title: Protests are flaring across the US. Here's what you need to know
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Protests flared Wednesday night across the US, with two cities imposing curfews and police working to disperse crowds late into the night.
In Los Angeles, police declared an unlawful assembly outside City Hall ahead of the curfew taking effect. CNN Correspondent Nick Watt reported seeing 20 to 30 people being taken into custody ahead of curfew.
The protests began on Friday in LA after ICE immigration raids that detained dozens of people, including at their workplaces.
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Title: Trump administration officials dig in on president's decision to deploy military
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Trump administration officials are doubling down on their defense of President Donald Trump's decision to mobilize National Guard troops and Marines to respond to protests in Los Angeles.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth suggested to lawmakers yesterday that Trump's order on Saturday to federalize the National Guard was also intended to create a precedent so that playbook could be replicated in other states.
'Part of it was about getting ahead of the problem, so that if in other places, if there are other riots, in places where law enforcement officers are threatened, we would have the capability to surge National Guard there, if necessary,' Hegseth said.
Hegseth said that 'thankfully, in most of those states, you'd have a governor that recognizes the need for it, supports it and mobilizes it, him or herself. In California, unfortunately, the governor wants to play politics with it.'
Attorney General Pam Bondi said Wednesday the Trump administration 'is not scared to go further' in expanding its legal authorities to deploy troops in Los Angeles.
'Right now in California, we're at a good point. We're not scared to go further. We're not frightened to do something else if we need to,' she said when answering questions at the White House from CNN about the threshold for invoking the Insurrection Act, which permits the president to use military forces to end an insurrection or rebellion on US soil.