Melina Abdullah, a Black Lives Matter activist and attendee, is removed by police during a packed and tense Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners meeting at LAPD headquarters in downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, after going over her speaking time. The meeting drew significant demonstrations and interruptions from attendees demanding accountability over issues including LAPD collaboration with federal immigration enforcement. After the meeting, Commissioner Teresa Sánchez-Gordon told The LA Local she was stepping down from the commission due to threats against her and her family.
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Los Angeles Police Department officers confront demonstrators during an anti-ICE protest outside the Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday, April 11, 2026. The demonstration was part of a nationwide protest against federal immigration enforcement, during which participants displayed and threw adult toys at the facility.
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Dozens of anti-war demonstrators gather at Pershing Square in downtown Los Angeles to protest the war in Iran on Wednesday, April 8, 2026.
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Los Angeles Police Department officers on foot and horseback disperse demonstrators near the Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday, March 28, 2026, following nationwide ‘No Kings’ protests.
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Thousands of demonstrators march in downtown Los Angeles as part of nationwide “No Kings” protests in opposition to the Trump administration, the war in Iran and federal immigration enforcement on Saturday, March 28, 2026.
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Meeting attendees blast LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell over issues including immigration enforcement and police shootings at Board of Police Commissioners meeting on March 10, 2026.
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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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2/10/26: Attendees protest the Los Angeles Police Commission’s limits on public comment following a heated meeting. After clearing the room, the commission then continued with a presentation on its police drone program.
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2/7/26:
1-6: Department of Homeland Security officers provide medical aid to a demonstrator struck by a car while crossing the street during a small immigration protest outside the Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles. DHS officers escorted the driver away and first responders transported the demonstrator to a hospital. The person is in stable condition.
7-14: Earlier, demonstrators gather outside the LA MDC to protest against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. One attendee was detained across the street before the vehicle collision occurred.
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2/3/26: Attendees protest the Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners’ restrictions limiting public comment.
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2/3/26: Los Angeles Fire Department firefighters pulled out a driver from a flipped car on Crenshaw Boulevard — right outside The LA Local offices. The driver only suffered minor injuries, according to firefighters.
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1/27/26: Attendees at the Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners meeting criticized the recent fatal shootings in Minneapolis by federal agents and drew parallels to the Los Angeles Police Department’s own deadly history. The room erupted in protest when the public comment period ended, with many left still waiting to be heard.
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