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Dozens of No Kings protesters arrested in Los Angeles after clash with police

The Guardian · 🇬🇧 public United Kingdom · · 301 words · By Roque Planas
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What to know about Dozens of No Kings protesters arrested in Los Angeles after clash with police

Police arrested dozens of protesters and shot teargas into a crowd on Saturday night at a No Kings protest in Los Angeles.

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What happened

Police arrested dozens of protesters and shot teargas into a crowd on Saturday night at a No Kings protest in Los Angeles.

Why it matters

The conflict is the latest of many that have taken place outside the Metropolitan detention center, which has become a focal point of protests since the Trump administration launched an immigration offense on Los Angeles last year.

Common ground

More than 4o No Kings protests took place across southern California on Saturday – part of nationwide repudiation of Donald Trump’s chaotic second administration, the mass deportation campaign, the rising cost of living, and the Iran war.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 12 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The conflict is the latest of many that have taken place outside the Metropolitan detention center, which has become a focal point of protests since the Trump administration launched an immigration offense on Los Angeles last year.”
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Wikipedia confirms protests at the Metropolitan detention center since Trump's immigration policies began in 2025, aligning with the claim about its role as a focal point.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On June 6, 2025, protests began in Los Angeles after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents raided locations in the region to arrest individuals allegedly involved in illegal immigration to …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Newsom v. Trump was a lawsuit brought by California seeking relief against the second Trump administration for the administration's federalization and deployment of the California National Guard in re…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since January 2025, several protests broke out against United States president Donald Trump's mass deportation of immigrants following the start of his second presidential term on January 20, 2025. La…
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Claim 2: “Police surrounded a group of about 150 protesters and arrested those who declined to disperse.”
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Claim 3: “Tens of thousands of people took part in the demonstrations, according to ABC7 Eyewitness News.”
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Claim 4: “The rally had largely concluded by the time the conflict at the detention center took place.”
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Claim 5: “Protests began earlier in the day with a march through downtown Los Angeles, where protesters brandished signs criticizing the US president and his hardline immigration crackdown.”
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Claim 6: “More than 4o No Kings protests took place across southern California on Saturday – part of nationwide repudiation of Donald Trump’s chaotic second administration, the mass deportation campaign, the rising cost of living, and the Iran war.”
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Wikipedia entries about No Kings protests in 2025 and 2026 confirm nationwide opposition to Trump's policies, including mass deportations and rising costs, matching the claim's context.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 No Kings protests (also called No Kings 3 and No Kings Day 3.0) were a group of coordinated protests that took place on March 28, 2026. They were part of a series of demonstrations in the Uni…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The June 2025 No Kings protests, also known internationally as the No Dictators or No Tyrants protests, were a series of political demonstrations, largely in the United States, against what the organ…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — No Kings protests (also called No Kings 2 and No Kings Day 2.0) took place on October 18, 2025, as part of a series of demonstrations taking place largely in the United States against Donald Trump's p…
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Claim 7: “Police fired pepper rounds and bean bags into the crowd, according to KTLA.”
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Claim 8: “Los Angeles police department issued a 'tactical alert' and ordered a group of protesters who remained to disperse.”
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Claim 9: “Police shot a protester in the eye with a pepper round, according to the Los Angeles Times.”
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Claim 10: “LAPD issued a statement saying that demonstrators were 'throwing large concrete blocks, bottles and other objects'.”
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Claim 11: “Police arrested dozens of protesters and shot teargas into a crowd on Saturday night at a No Kings protest in Los Angeles.”
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All Wikipedia sources are unrelated to protests, tear gas, or police actions. No independent sources corroborate the claim about Saturday night events.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The history of the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League begins in 1966, as the league prepared a major expansion for the upcoming season, and awarded a new team to Los Angeles-based entrepr…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Los Angeles (often referred to by its initials, LA) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Southern California. With an estima…
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Claim 12: “Protesters and counter-protesters clashed at Trump National Golf Club in nearby Rancho Palos Verdes, where a supporter and an opponent of Trump yelled into each other’s faces, daring one another to fight.”
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