Anti-ICE Protesters Block 6th Street Bridge in Downtown Los Angeles

In a dramatic display of resistance against immigration enforcement, hundreds of far-left protesters shut down the historic 6th Street Bridge in Downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday. The demonstration comes as the Trump administration ramps up long-overdue deportation efforts, aiming to remove dangerous illegal aliens from U.S. communities.

The protest — which unfolded around noon — saw an estimated 150 to 200 activists blocking traffic with signs, flags, and chants, bringing a vital piece of city infrastructure to a standstill. According to CBS News, many demonstrators were affiliated with the Los Angeles Tenants Union (LATU), an openly anti-ICE, pro-amnesty group that has a long track record of radical activism in the city.

Their demand? A full moratorium on evictions, deportations, and — in effect — law enforcement.

In line with its usual agenda, LATU issued a statement last week urging Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass to halt evictions, claiming that illegal immigrants are now “afraid to go to work” amid increased ICE activity. Notably, Mayor Bass’s office has remained silent on the protest and the group’s demands.

One LATU spokesperson, who publicly admitted to being in the country illegally, gave a revealing quote during the protest:
“We know that many tenants will not be able to pay their rent come July 1. Why? Because this militarization of our community … has closed down businesses, taken away street vendors, separated families and then people cannot pay their rent. They have barely the minimum to survive.”

Rather than blame illegal activity or failed leadership, LATU blamed the deportations for the economic troubles. In reality, it’s the failure to enforce immigration laws — and the local government’s refusal to support lawful behavior — that has contributed to rising instability in cities like LA.

The demonstration was not spontaneous. It followed LATU’s coordinated call for what they dubbed a “community strike” — essentially urging lawlessness as a form of resistance.

In a public statement, the group said:
“For the kidnapped, for the detained, for the children whose parents are missing, for those who cannot work and for those who cannot pay rent the city must come to a stop!”

They also instructed supporters to:
“Don’t go to work, don’t take public transportation and do not do business. Join on the ground efforts in your neighborhood.”

What’s happening here is more than a protest — it’s a blatant rejection of American immigration law, backed by groups that believe borders are optional and law enforcement is a form of oppression.

President Trump’s administration has made it clear that the days of sanctuary cities turning a blind eye to illegal immigration are numbered. The opening of Florida’s new migrant detention facility this week — as reported in The Daily Wire and Breitbart — signals a national crackdown on what has become a crisis of lawlessness.

The bridge protest in LA highlights the growing divide between federal immigration enforcement and radical urban activists who believe enforcement itself is an act of violence. These protests aren’t about compassion — they’re about pushing back against any attempt to restore order at the border or hold lawbreakers accountable.

While Americans nationwide are demanding common-sense border security, groups like LATU are encouraging civil disobedience and economic disruption — all in the name of protecting illegal behavior.

Blocking major city infrastructure to protest immigration enforcement isn’t civil disobedience — it’s dangerous chaos. And it’s enabled by local officials who refuse to enforce the law. As deportation efforts increase under President Trump, cities like Los Angeles will be forced to choose: stand with the rule of law, or with radicals who reject it.