L.A. Mayor Karen Bass is calling the MacArthur Park immigration sweep this week what it is -- a fear tactic to intimidate residents ... and she's not backing down from fighting for the city’s rights.
We caught up with Bass at L.A. City Hall on Tuesday, and she slammed the horse-mounted federal agents in tactical gear swooping into the park Monday, bolstered by armored vehicles and armed troops ... calling it totally inappropriate and nothing less than a political stunt, especially as she notes no one was detained.
Catch the full clip -- Karen breaks down the bigger picture of the weeks-long ICE raids ... saying they were supposed to target criminals, gang members, and drug dealers -- but instead they're terrorizing innocent people, traumatizing them for life.
Gavin Newsom says Fox News has gone off the deep end ... purely peddling the Trump administration's propaganda these days -- and, he's calling for an apology in regards to the defamation lawsuit he filed.
The Governor of California joined Brian Tyler Cohen on his podcast Friday ... and, he told Brian he doesn't like to use the courts in situations like this -- but, he felt it was finally time to fight the "propaganda network."
Governor Newsom says he's willing to let the network off the hook if he receives an on-air apology for the story they ran claiming he lied about calling President Trump ... but, if not, he's ready to let the lawyers duke it out in court.
Former Second Gentleman Doug Emhoffain't happy about the ongoing ICE raids -- telling TMZ what's happening across the nation is simply "outrageous."
We caught up with Emhoff in L.A. Thursday ... though he's got a cool demeanor, he clearly thinks ICE raids targeting undocumented immigrants amid an aggressive deportations push under the Trump administration are appalling.
He's got a positive message, though -- promising families worried about how the federal actions will impact them that he and his wife, former U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, are "always going to stand up for people in need."
A Florida sheriff made it clear his county won't put up with protests that go from peaceful to violent ... promising lethal force if anyone steps out of line.
Wayne Ivey -- the sheriff of Brevard County, just east of Orlando -- spoke at a press conference about the recent clashes between U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers and protesters in L.A. ... and, he used some harsh rhetoric to scare people who might think it's a good idea to try the same in FL.
Sheriff Ivey leaves no room for interpretation ... telling the assembled press that resisting lawful orders, blocking an intersection or fleeing arrest will result in jail time.
The L.A. ICE protests have seen ongoing chaos this week -- but one jaw-dropping moment is stealing the spotlight ... a protester getting body-slammed in a violent clash against a sheriff's deputy.
Catch this wild clip -- a protester's doing a little dance in front of sheriff's deputies in full riot gear ... he hauls off and hurls a can at one deputy, and they immediately retaliate with tear gas -- just as he turns to run, a random guy comes flying in with a flying tackle and body-slams him like it’s WWE.
🚨"Jesus you just hit me!" our reporter @TinaDesireeBerg shouts as LA County Sheriff officers hit her with "less lethal" ammunition. "I got hit by a less lethal, I'm OK, that's what the Kevlar's for...it didn't penetrate anything."
The guy who stuck the body slam doesn't look like a cop -- but social media's convinced he's undercover -- 'cause that was one hell of a takedown in the aid of authorities.
Conservative commentator Michael Knowles tore into Gov. Gavin Newsom on "TMZ Live" -- ripping his response to the L.A. ICE protests and claiming it was such a mess, Trump had no choice but to step in.
Knowles pointed to torched cop cars, assaulted officers, and even an 'illegal alien' allegedly tossing a Molotov cocktail as proof L.A. was in serious trouble -- blaming the chaos on Newsom and Mayor Karen Bass' failure to act accordingly, which forced Trump to bring in the National Guard and send in the Marines.
When our hosts pushed back -- noting the chaos was limited to one small area -- Knowles doubled down, saying Trump’s actually showing restraint in the matter... and this kind of tough crackdown is exactly what voters are begging for.
You gotta watch the full convo -- it gets seriously heated. Knowles even dives into whether he’d back a Dem president doing the same in a red state ... and you're gonna want to hear his take on that!
9:34 AM PT -- Assistant Secretary Dept. of Homeland Security, Tricia McLaughlin, has responded to Kim Kardashian.
Kim Kardashian is coming out swinging against the Trump administration's ICE raids in Los Angeles ... calling the president's immigration policies "inhumane."
The reality TV star posted a statement on her Instagram story Tuesday, offering her opinion on the violent protests that have erupted in downtown L.A. and Paramount — a largely Latino city in L.A. County -- over the past 5 days.
In her post, KK wrote that she was OK with Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents removing violent criminals, but not hardworking people ripped from their families.
Gavin Newsom says Los Angeles is just the start of President Trump's plan to tear down Democracy across the whole country ... and he's urging all Americans to stand up against POTUS.
The Cali governor issued his alarming address Tuesday evening ... a few hours after a federal judge refused to grant an emergency restraining order to block Trump from federalizing the CA National Guard, and from deploying U.S. Marines on the streets of Los Angeles.
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Newsom said, "This isn't just about protests here in Los Angeles. When Donald Trump sought blanket authority to commandeer the National Guard, he made that order apply to every state in this nation. This is about all of us."
The chaos erupting in L.A. is less about politics and more about a serious leadership problem, according to a Texas congressman.
Rep. Wesley Hunt didn't hold back on "TMZ Live" Tuesday -- telling us the federal government had to deploy 700 Marines and thousands of National Guard troops to restore order in the City of Angels ... because it's all about protecting American streets from looking like a war zone.
Wesley makes it clear to us this isn't about red vs. blue states -- it’s about who's actually leading with backbone, and in his eyes, Texas is setting the bar.
As protests against ICE raids have continued in Los Angeles this week -- sometimes violently -- one particular cop was singled out for ridicule as he stood in riot gear with his squad on the street.
Viral video circulating online shows the moment two protesters in the downtown crowd appear to recognize an LAPD officer as a frequent customer at CAVA, a Mediterranean-style fast-casual restaurant chain, where they claim to work.
An alleged CAVA employee was spotted clowning a police officer at the anti-ICE protest in Los Angeles. pic.twitter.com/JHJtb7inL0
The two young adults immediately start hazing the cop with hateful comments, who stands stoically ... as the young lady lists the details of the guy's counter order, and says he's always asking for a discount.
