LAPD declares unlawful assembly at DTLA anti-ICE protest. Moments ago, officers took @lamotogirl into custody outside the Metropolitan Detention Center. The demonstration, which began with protesters adorning the facility’s fence with silicone phalli, escalated after a dispersal order was issued around 3:30 PM. #DTLA #LAPD #LAmotorgirl #Protest
“A spark could be enough to set them ablaze.”
03.28.26 Downtown Los Angeles
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“The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle.”
Demonstrators march through Downtown Los Angeles on Saturday, March 28, 2026, to protest current administration policies. The “No Kings” rally drew a diverse crowd also calling for government accountability and systemic reform.
03.28.26 DTLA
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“People don’t sleep forever.”
Seeing the energy at the 3rd No Kings protest reminded me that the loudest voices aren’t always the ones in power—they’re the ones in the streets. Watching the community, activists, leaders and fellow photojournalists document this fight against the current administration in our own backyard is the ultimate inspiration to keep showing up.
03.28.26 Downtown Los Angeles
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Katherine Vu, a demonstrator at the “No Kings” protest, says she is protesting federal immigration enforcement and supporting the immigrant community she grew up in at a demonstration outside Los Angeles City Hall on Saturday, March 28, 2026.
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Oct. 18, 2025 | Los Angeles City Hall
Protesters use satire and political caricatures to demonstrate in downtown Los Angeles. Visual performance and symbolic costumes were utilized to critique current political leadership.
More live coverage from today’s protest coming soon.
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Oct. 18, 2025 | Los Angeles City Hall
Demonstrators gathered at Los Angeles City Hall during last year’s“No Kings” protest. Participants voiced opposition to systemic oppression through cultural performances and street-level activism.
As I head out to document today’s “No Kings 3” actions, here is a look back at the energy from last October.
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03.24.26 | Tensions boil over at the LAPD Board of Police Commissioners meeting.
After an order for the room to be seated, officers confronted attendee Jason Reedy while he was holding his child. The footage captures the moment a simple seating dispute escalated into a physical altercation involving several community members and LAPD officers.
During the following public comment, speakers challenged the board on the legal basis for the “seated only” rule and the level of force used in a room full of families.
🎥: James Archer
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03.24.26 | LAPD Headquarters, Downtown Los Angeles
Part II. A closer look at the public testimony and department leadership during the debate over proactive policing and pretextual stops.
📸: James Archer
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03.24.26 | LAPD Headquarters, Downtown Los Angeles
Documenting Tuesday’s Board of Police Commissioners meeting. The session was headlined by a presentation on Pretextual Stops and an update on Human Trafficking/Vice Operations in South Bureau.
Swipe for highlights from the session.
📸: James Archer
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1-3: Anti-war demonstrators rally against U.S. strikes on Iran outside Los Angeles City Hall on March 7, 2026.
4-14: A small crowd protests federal immigration enforcement outside the Metropolitan Detention Center on March 7, 2026.
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