Protesters rally against ICE in Los Angeles, clash with federal agents
Jan. 31, 2026, 10:38 a.m. ET

ICE protestors in Los Angeles marched from city hall to the federal detention center before clashing with agents in the evening on Jan. 30, 2026, forcing LAPD to issue a dispersal order. The rally was part of the “ICE Out of Everywhere” movement and a nationwide Jan. 30 shutdown in response to the fatal shootings of Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis.
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Protestors gather outside of city hall in Los Angeles, Calif., Friday, Jan. 30, 2026.
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Hacks actress Megan Stalter holds up a protest sign outside of city hall in Los Angeles, Calif., Friday, Jan. 30, 2026.
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A protestor dressed in a costume of President Donald Trump walks amongst fellow protestors in front of city hall in Los Angeles, Calif., Friday, Jan. 30, 2026.
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Emily Vazquez of Los Angeles gives advice to fellow protestors drawing from her experience having been arrested at a previous protest in Los Angeles, Calif., Friday, Jan. 30, 2026.
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A protestor walks with an “Abolish ICE” cube sign in Los Angeles, Calif., Friday, Jan. 30, 2026.
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A protestor dressed in an inflatable frog suit walks along North Springs Street in Los Angeles, Calif., Friday, Jan. 30, 2026.
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A protestor with the Black Lives Matter of Los Angeles organization raises a fist to the crowd from the back of a work truck in Los Angeles, Calif., Friday, Jan. 30, 2026.
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A protestor blows a whistle in support of a speaker in Los Angeles, Calif., Friday, Jan. 30, 2026.
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California State Assemblymember Isaac Bryan speaks from the back of a truck before protestors in front of city hall in Los Angeles, Calif., Friday, Jan. 30, 2026.
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State Sen. Sasha Renée Pérez speaks to a crowd of protestors from the back of a work truck parked on North Spring Street near city hall in Los Angeles, Calif., Friday, Jan. 30, 2026.
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Protestors gather in front of city hall in Los Angeles, Calif., Friday, Jan. 30, 2026.
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Thousands of protestors begin to march away from city hall in Los Angeles, Calif., Friday, Jan. 30, 2026.
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Thousands of protestors begin to march away from city hall in Los Angeles, Calif., Friday, Jan. 30, 2026.
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Yellow tape, styled to look like police crime scene tape, reads “equity is not a crime” in front of city hall in Los Angeles, Calif., Friday, Jan. 30, 2026.
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A protestor writes “make your mark in history” in chalk on the sidewalk in Los Angeles, Calif., Friday, Jan. 30, 2026.
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Protestors wave flags and hold up signs to cars on U.S. Route 101 in Los Angeles, Calif., Friday, Jan. 30, 2026.
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A young man waves a half-American and half-Mexican flag while chanting “abolish ice” in Los Angeles, Calif., Friday, Jan. 30, 2026.
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Homeland Security agents clash with protestors at the back side of the federal detention center in Los Angeles, Calif., Friday, Jan. 30, 2026.
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A Department of Homeland Security agent holds a less-lethal firearm as protestors clash with agents in Los Angeles, Calif., Friday, Jan. 30, 2026.
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A protestor records federal agents as they establish a line of defense outside of the federal detention center in Los Angeles, Calif., Friday, Jan. 30, 2026.
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A protestor is shoved by a federal agent after getting face-to-face with the agent, who stood among a line of agents blocking off the federal detention center in Los Angeles, Calif., Friday, Jan. 30, 2026.
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U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters stands near the front line of protestors as they clash with federal agents at the federal detention center in Los Angeles, Calif., Friday, Jan. 30, 2026.
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A federal agent stands as a part of a line of agents outside of the federal detention center in Los Angeles, Calif., Friday, Jan. 30, 2026.
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Department of Homeland Security agents clash with protestors outside of the federal detention center in Los Angeles, Calif., Friday, Jan. 30, 2026.
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Federal agents briefly retreat into the federal detention center in Los Angeles, Calif., Friday, Jan. 30, 2026.
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Federal agents come back out of the federal detention center in an attempt to push protestors back in Los Angeles, Calif., Friday, Jan. 30, 2026.
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A man rubs his face after being targeted with tactical gas by federal agents in Los Angeles, Calif., Friday, Jan. 30, 2026.
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Federal agents aim their weapons at protestors from behind a chainlink gate at the federal detention center in Los Angeles, Calif., Friday, Jan. 30, 2026.
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Federal agents fire less-lethal weapons at protestors from behind a chainlink gate at the federal detention center in Los Angeles, Calif., Friday, Jan. 30, 2026.
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Protestors take cardboard and other items from a nearby dumpster to protect themselves from federal agents as they have retreated into the federal detention center in Los Angeles, Calif., Friday, Jan. 30, 2026.
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A protestor reacts to being hit by tactical gas used by federal agents in Los Angeles, Calif., Friday, Jan. 30, 2026.
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A protestor is targeted by a federal agent appearing out of a side door after other protestors blocked off the agents’ main vantage point at the federal detention center in Los Angeles, Calif., Friday, Jan. 30, 2026.
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Federal agents struggle through a barricade of cardboard boxes and other items from a nearby dumpster created by protestors at the federal detention center in Los Angeles, Calif., Friday, Jan. 30, 2026.
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Protestors wave flags, hold up signs and chant together between clashes with federal agents outside of the federal detention center in Los Angeles, Calif., Friday, Jan. 30, 2026.
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A Los Angeles Police Department helicopter circles the area over protestors outside of the federal detention center in Los Angeles, Calif., Friday, Jan. 30, 2026.
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Protestors block the loading dock of the federal detention center that agents were using as their primary vantage and egress point in their clash with the protestors in Los Angeles, Calif., Friday, Jan. 30, 2026.
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A protestor designated as a medic helps a fellow protestor overcome wash his face after coming into contact with tactical gas in Los Angeles, Calif., Friday, Jan. 30, 2026.
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A uniformed protestor holds their sign outside of the federal detention center in Los Angeles, Calif., Friday, Jan. 30, 2026.
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A tow truck pulls up and honks its horn to get the attention of protestors to deliver cases of bottled water near the federal detention center protest in Los Angeles, Calif., Friday, Jan. 30, 2026.
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Los Angeles Police Department officers come to the aid of federal agents to push back protestors down North Alameda Street from outside the federal detention center in Los Angeles, Calif., Friday, Jan. 30, 2026.
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Los Angeles Police Department officers run down North Alameda Street to establish a blockade at the intersection of East Temple Street in Los Angeles, Calif., Friday, Jan. 30, 2026.
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A Los Angeles Police Department officer stands guard with a line of officers to attempt to control and disperse protestors from the area of the federal detention center in Los Angeles, Calif., Friday, Jan. 30, 2026.
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Los Angeles Police Department officers form a line in an attempt to disperse protestors from the area of the federal detention center in Los Angeles, Calif., Friday, Jan. 30, 2026.
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A protestor ollies his skateboard in front of a line of Los Angeles Police Department officers while leaving the protest area in Los Angeles, Calif., Friday, Jan. 30, 2026.
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A protestor’s left-behind sign reads “got democracy?” at a U.S. Route 101 overpass in Los Angeles, Calif., Friday, Jan. 30, 2026.
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