Finneas said he was hit by tear gas during a peaceful event in the center of Los Angeles that took place yesterday. The musician shared the news after President Donald Trump ordered the deployment of the National Guard in the city, in response to protests against the Oce (Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations), who in those days was arresting people considered irregular immigrants from the federal government.
«Struck by tear gas almost immediately, to the absolutely peaceful event in the center. They are the one who provokes all this, “wrote Finneas around 19 local time. At the moment it is not clear whether he has suffered injuries. A spokesman did not respond to the request for comment from Rolling Stone.
The post was part of a series of stories published on Instagram. In a Finneas he wrote: “Fuck Ice”. In another, he shared a message addressed to members of the National Guard and the Armed Forces in active service: «If you are ordered to violate the constitutional rights of US citizens, you can call the Gi Rights Hotline at number 1-877-447-4487. There is support, you are not forced to do it ». The post was accompanied by I Won't Back Down by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. The number is managed by the GI Rights Network, a coalition of non -governmental organizations that offers free assistance to military and their families.
Finneas also relaunched content of other users, including a post by the musician and comedian Tim Heidecker, who expressed solidarity in Los Angeles and hardly criticized the Ice and the so -called “Weekend GIE Joe Losers”, a sarcastic reference to the militarist reservists. “If you agree with this fascist shit, you are small, weak and destined to lose,” we read in part of the message.
Saturday evening, Trump signed a memorandum to federalize the units of the National Guard in California for a period of 60 days. Through his secretary Pete Hegseth, he also made it known that he is ready to unfold also regular troops “if necessary”. Hegseth confirmed the hypothesis on X: «If violence continues, the marines of Camp Pendleton will also be mobilized; I am in a state of maximum alert ». Sunday, the National Guard arrived in the city.
The protests began on Friday, while the ICE conducted a series of raids in different places in the Los Angeles area, including the city of Paramount, where at least 44 people were arrested for alleged violations of immigration laws. The police stopped over a dozen demonstrators, accusing them of hindering the work of the federal agents.
A separate event was held near a federal building, where the participants believed some immigrants were detained, arrested after introducing themselves to an appointment with the ICE. According to lawyers, several people who had regularly gone to the meeting were brought to the basement of the building and deductions.
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