00:00Helmeted police in riot gear faced off with protesters in downtown Los Angeles on Friday,
00:07following a day of federal immigration raids across the city.
00:13Dozens of people were reported to be taken into custody during the raids.
00:17Los Angeles Police Department officers stood in lines on city streets,
00:22holding batons and tear gas launchers,
00:25after authorities ordered the protest crowds to leave around nightfall.
00:29Tensions rose when some protesters threw chunks of concrete at police.
00:34Officers also fired tear gas, pepper spray and flashbang grenades to try to control the situation.
00:41Police on the scene had declared the protest an unlawful assembly.
00:46Earlier in the day, TV footage showed unmarked vehicles and vans,
00:51with federal agents driving through Los Angeles as part of the immigration operation.
00:56U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents raided several places,
01:01including a Home Depot in the Westlake District,
01:04a clothing store in the Fashion District,
01:06and a warehouse in South Los Angeles.
01:09These raids are part of President Donald Trump's larger effort to crack down on undocumented immigration.
01:15The President has promised to arrest and deport undocumented migrants in large numbers.
01:22The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents raided several places around the
01:29U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents raided several Therefore,
01:30the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents raided several places for their former
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