Hundreds of violent demonstrators targeted federal immigration agents in Los Angeles over the weekend, surrounding a federal building, vandalizing vehicles, and assaulting agents. 

ICE agents arrested illegal aliens in multiple raids across the Los Angeles area on June 6 and 7, Fox 11 reported. According to a press release, agents were targeting “criminal illegal aliens” including “gang members,” “drug traffickers,” and others with a history of violence, robbery, smuggling, and “cruelty to children.”

More than 1,000 attackers surrounded a federal building on June 6, leaving officers “vastly outnumbered,” ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons said in the release. They also targeted agents on June 7, destroying a local news SUV in the process. As Fox News’ Bill Melugin reported, rioters threw rocks at federal agents as they drove away. 

“These violent rioters will be held accountable if they harm federal officers, and make no mistake, ICE will continue to enforce our nation’s immigration laws and arrest criminal illegal aliens,” Lyons said.

Federal agents arrested David Huerta, president of the public union SEIU California, on June 6. He allegedly “obstructed their access by blocking their vehicle” while they were serving a warrant, according to U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli. California Gov. Gavin Newsom defended Huerta, calling him a “patriot” and saying he was simply “witnessing government action.”

Amid the riots, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass issued a statement to “immigrants” that the city was “fighting for you.” Lyons denounced Bass for siding with “chaos and lawlessness over law enforcement.” 

“It took over two hours for the Los Angeles Police Department to respond, despite being called multiple times,” Lyons said in the release. “Sanctuary politicians would do well to remember that impeding our efforts only endangers their communities, law enforcement officers, and the detainees they claim to support.”

Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell also pledged to “not assist or participate in any sort of mass deportations” in a statement on June 6. He said the deportations were causing “anxiety for many Angelenos.”

Stephen Miller, President Donald Trump’s deputy chief of staff for policy, said on X McDonnell was “siding with invaders over citizens.” He called the riots “an insurrection against the laws and sovereignty of the United States.”

These operations are “proceeding as planned” in Los Angeles County, Essayli posted to X on June 7. He urged residents to refrain from interfering, and said anyone who obstructs agents can expect “arrest and prosecution.”

ICE will “continue to enforce the law,” Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem posted to X. She said “if you lay a hand on a law enforcement officer, you will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”

Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a stark warning to rioters: