Washington Governor Bob Ferguson and other local lawmakers deliver a united message, urging for peace and safety in preparation for upcoming anti-ICE protests around Seattle.

Once Spokane police did arrive en masse and protesters refused to disperse from the immediate area surrounding the ICE offices, continuing to attempt to blockade the entrances, the use of limited crowd dispersal munitions such as smoke grenades and pepper balls became necessary, as did the eventual curfew order, she argued.

Hundreds of people gathered at Washington Square Park in downtown City on Thursday, protesting the Trump administrations's raids on undocumented immigrants. Then they marched to the federal building.

Several people involved in an apparent anti-ICE protest in Washington D.C. on Friday were detained by Capitol Police on the U.S. Capitol grounds after allegedly breaching a barrier and running towards the steps of the Capitol Building,

Democratic policies regarding immigration has evolved as attitudes have hardened after record border crossings during Joe Biden's administration.

WASHINGTON, June 12 (Reuters) - Americans are divided over President Donald Trump 's decision to activate the military to respond to protests against his crackdown on migrants, with about half supportive of the move, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll that closed on Thursday.

Protests erupted across the U.S. earlier this week, in response to the raids against undocumented immigrants in Los Angeles. At times, the demonstrations took a violent turn as self-driving Waymo taxis were set on fire and concrete was hurled at law enforcement officers.

Chicago police officers pin a demonstrator to the ground and arrest them at West Washington Street and North State Street during a protest in the Loop, decrying increased immigration enforcement across the country, Tuesday, June 10, 2025.

The massive military parade planned in Washington, D.C., this weekend could send the national mood from tense to combustible, as President Donald Trump doubled down on threats to protesters.