00:00Moving them on through the heart of L.A.
00:05You just f***ed, shut the f*** off!
00:09This Australian news correspondent reporting from the L.A. protests
00:13was struck by what appears to be a rubber bullet by law enforcement.
00:17Lauren Tomasi with Australia's Channel 9 was broadcasting live
00:20when she was struck in the leg by a non-lethal round.
00:23A series of coordinated immigration raids rocked L.A.
00:26Federal agents from ICE, DHS and FBI and the DAE swept through multiple neighbourhoods.
00:31They arrested dozens for alleged immigration violations and use of fraudulent documents,
00:35all without judicial warrants.
00:37Militarised and overwhelming.
00:39Agents in tactical gear, rifles drawn, many in camouflage.
00:43They arrived in unmounted SUVs and armoured vehicles.
00:46Entire streets were blocked off.
00:48Drones flew overhead.
00:49Yellow tape sealed areas like it was a counter-terror operation.
00:52The targets were undocumented immigrants.
00:55Many detained under what's known as administrative arrests.
00:59Unlike criminal arrests, these don't require formal charges.
01:02They apply to civil violations like overstaying a visa or lacking legal status.
01:06But they can result in detention, deportation and long-term bans from the U.S.
01:10As news of the raid spread, so did anger.
01:13Protests broke out across the city.
01:15By nightfall, tensions escalated.
01:17Demonstrators hurled rocks, concrete, even fireworks at police near the 101 freeway.
01:22Makeshift barricades were built using chairs from public parks.
01:25Officers ducked for cover beneath overpasses.
01:28The protests that started on 6 June 2025 are what many are calling a crackdown driven by
01:33fear and federal muscle.
