Nationwide Protests Erupt as Los Angeles Situation Escalates Amid Emergency Measures

The Trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigration has sparked protests across more than ten cities, including Los Angeles, California. In Chicago, demonstrators shouted slogans and attempted to breach police barricades, resulting in clashes with riot police and numerous arrests.
During the protests, a car unexpectedly accelerated into the crowd, causing panic and leading to one reported injury. According to reports, the vehicle had been trapped between patrol cars, and the driver defied police instructions to reroute. Currently, police have not disclosed the driver's identity or whether charges will be filed.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass declared a local state of emergency on the 10th, implementing a nighttime curfew in parts of the downtown area. Officers forcibly dispersed protesters, with some seizing a Mexican flag from protest vehicles and deploying numerous patrol cars to block city bridges.
According to the U.S. Northern Command, 1,700 National Guardsmen are currently stationed in Los Angeles, with the Pentagon indicating that National Guardsmen and Marines are being sent to the area, projected to cost taxpayers approximately $134 million (around 4.3 billion NTD). This marks the first time in 60 years that a president has sent National Guardsmen without state government consent, the last instance being President Lyndon Johnson sending troops to protect civil rights marches in Alabama in 1965.
California Governor Gavin Newsom criticized Trump's actions as “illegal, immoral, and unconstitutional,” declaring that “the line that should not be crossed nationally has been crossed.”