Anti-ICE protesters in Los Angeles spit on and burn American flag

Protesters successful Los Angeles were filmed burning and spitting connected American flags arsenic they chanted anti-Trump slogans implicit the weekend.

Footage from the incidental shows a ellipse of dozens of people, galore wearing masks, surrounding an American emblem burning connected the ground. Several of the individuals past spit connected the emblem oregon sprayed flammable liquid to proceed the blaze earlier a 2nd emblem was added to the fire.

A fig of the protesters held precocious the flags of South American countries similar Mexico arsenic the U.S. emblem burned connected the ground. They besides chanted "F-Trump."

The footage from this weekend's riots besides shows officers with the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department moving successful to disperse the crowds, shooting flash bangs arsenic they went.

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A antheral spits connected a burning American emblem during an anti-ICE protestation successful Los Angeles. (Oliya Scootercaster/FreedomNewsTV)

The Los Angeles Police Department declared an "unlawful assembly" Sunday nighttime arsenic protesters failed to disperse successful the downtown area.

"Agitators person splintered into and done retired the Downtown Area," the LAPD's Central Division wrote connected X. "Residents, businesses and visitors to the Downtown Area should beryllium alert and study immoderate transgression activity. Officers are responding to respective antithetic locations to disperse crowds."

"An UNLAWFUL ASSEMBLY has been declared for the Downtown Los Angeles area," the section added.

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Anti-ICE protesters successful Los Angeles pain an American flag. (Oliya Scootercaster/FreedomNewsTV)

Protesters marched into the L.A. Live area, an amusement analyzable successful the bosom of downtown Los Angeles that sits adjacent to Crypto.com Arena and the Los Angeles Convention Center, and were blocking lanes connected Figueroa and 11th streets, constabulary said.

President Donald Trump sent successful the National Guard this play aft Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were reportedly attacked connected the streets of L.A. arsenic they conducted raids to drawback and deport amerciable immigrants. Seeing that neither California Gov. Gavin Newsom nor L.A. Mayor Karen Bass were moving aggressively capable to halt the attacks, Trump signed a statesmanlike memorandum to deploy 2,000 National Guard troops to "address the lawlessness that has been allowed to fester," the White House said successful a statement.

Riot constabulary beforehand to disperse anti-ICE protesters successful Los Angeles. (Oliya Scootercaster/FreedomNewsTV)

Newsom objected instantly adjacent arsenic the riots spiraled.

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"I person formally requested the Trump Administration rescind their unlawful deployment of troops successful Los Angeles region and instrumentality them to my command," Newsom wrote connected X connected Sunday alongside his missive to President Trump. "We didn’t person a occupation until Trump got involved. This is simply a superior breach of authorities sovereignty – inflaming tensions portion pulling resources from wherever they’re really needed."

Fox News' Louis Casiano contributed to this report.