Day 4 of ICE protests - June 9
On Monday at around 5:30 p.m., a dense crowd outside the Edward R. Roybal federal building was deemed an unlawful assembly and gradually pushed out by LAPD, Sheriff Department and federal forces. As they had done previously, police used stun grenades to enforce the dispersal.
Guardsmen could be spotted from the top floor of the federal building. Some protesters alleged they were deploying less-than-lethals from above.
Over the next few hours, LAPD pushed the group, adamantly refusing a full dispersal, through Little Tokyo and into the Arts District. While moving through the zone, police would partially cordon the streets and have an immobile standoff with protesters that lasted about half an hour per area. The police continuously deployed stun grenades and rubber bullets.
One protester marched down the police line, reading the names of the officers aloud. After each name, the crowd yelled, “Quit your job!”
Occasional water bottles were tossed from the protesting side. As the other group had earlier, many protesters chastised the throwers: “Stop throwing shit!”
Many members of the group repeatedly chanted the words: “Peaceful protest!”
By 8:30 p.m., Alameda Street was fully cordoned between Traction Avenue and Third Street, enclosing about 50 people. Everybody inside the kettle was detained, including all members of the press.
“I saw the kettle was happening, and I had an opportunity to escape if I had wanted to,” Fleshman said. “And I felt that maybe by being somebody who has a bit of power and privilege, just by virtue of my occupation, maybe being here and being an ally was something that I wanted to do.”
Elsewhere downtown, other protesting groups were engaged in their own clashes with police lines. On San Pedro Street and Second Street, where protesters filled the lanes, police began firing stun grenades in congruence with a dispersal order, while some retaliated with fireworks. The street was cleared around 10 p.m.