ICE protests in downtown Spokane escalate to state of emergency after demonstrators ignore curfew, with police deploying tear gas and making arrests for failure to disperse.

Protests against raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) popped up in major cities across the country this week as organizing groups gear up for a nationwide day of action on Saturday

Several lawmakers, including Michael Baumgartner and Patty Murray, released statements following Wednesday night's protests.

Protests erupted across the U.S. earlier this week, in response to the raids against undocumented immigrants in Los Angeles. At times, the demonstrations took a violent turn as self-driving Waymo taxis were set on fire and concrete was hurled at law enforcement officers.

Hundreds of people gathered at Washington Square Park in downtown City on Thursday, protesting the Trump administrations's raids on undocumented immigrants. Then they marched to the federal building.

Spokane is preparing for more unrest on Saturday after police dispersed a protest organized by former City Council President Ben Stuckart

The mayor of Spokane, Washington, has declared a state of emergency after two anti-ICE protests with hundreds of protestors ended with police officers shooting tear gas and making arrests. A curfew has also been set from 9:30 p.

Thousands of protestors gathered in downtown Salt Lake at Washington Square Park to stand in solidarity with anti-ICE protestors in Los Angeles.The protest was

WASHINGTON, June 12 (Reuters) - Americans are divided over President Donald Trump 's decision to activate the military to respond to protests against his crackdown on migrants, with about half supportive of the move, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll that closed on Thursday.