He shared on X helicopter news footage from ABC affiliate KABC of Los Angeles that showed a man in a black T-shirt point what appeared to be a handgun during the protest and tear gassing. He and U.S. Customs and Border Protection said the incident happened around 2:26 p.m. There were no reports of anyone being struck by gunfire during the incident.

Federal agents conducted immigration enforcement raids on Thursday on state-licensed marijuana nurseries in an agricultural region of coastal Southern California, where they were confronted by throngs of angry protesters.

Reports flooded social media of federal agents arriving at a Glass House Farms facility outside the city of Camarillo

A Times analysis of videos and interviews with police, protesters and legal experts found that officers misused 40-mm sponge rounds at immigration-raid protests.

A federal immigration detention center in Los Angeles has drawn protests and a military presence since June. While interviewing the son of a man recently