PNN – The US President announced that the use of masks will be banned at protests, amid violent demonstrations against immigration policies in Los Angeles.
According to the report of Pakistan News Network, citing Sputnik, US President Donald Trump announced a ban on the use of masks in protests, citing violent protests in Los Angeles.
Trump, while announcing a ban on the use of masks at protest rallies, also said that “far-left protests will not be tolerated.”
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He added that he has deployed 2,000 US National Guard troops to the city to suppress the protests in Los Angeles, adding: The National Guard did a wonderful job after two days of violence, clashes, and unrest.
As protests entered their second consecutive night, federal forces reportedly clashed with angry crowds in a Los Angeles neighborhood, throwing stun grenades at them and blocking part of a highway amid a police raid to detain illegal immigrants.
Officials say 44 people have been arrested in the protests so far. Since taking office in January 2025, Trump has pledged to impose strict regulations on the entry of illegal immigrants and their mass deportation from American soil, calling them “monsters” and “animals”!
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegsett also said that the US Marines may be called in to suppress the protests, citing the escalation of protests and tensions in Los Angeles in response to federal agents raiding several neighborhoods and arresting illegal immigrants.
California Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom, protesting Trump’s move, wrote in a message on the social network “X”: This action is a deliberate provocation and will only escalate tensions. We are in close coordination with city and regional officials, and all needs are currently being met.