Tear gas was fired into a crowd of protesters in Las Vegas. At least eight people in Seattle were arrested as a protest was declared illegal. Police detained 10 people in another day of protest in New York.

Anti-ICE demonstrations spread to several cities including New York, Boston and Chicago following days of unrest in Los Angeles

The latest arrests suggest tensions are increasing ahead of the weekend, when more demonstrations are planned.

Here is an update on June 12 at 7 a.m. on anti-ICE protests across the country on Wednesday. Loeffler, Trump’s pick to lead the Small Business Administration, owns 136,555 shares worth of the company’s stock.

Demonstrations across the country cropped up to oppose ICE raids, while others gathered in counties neighboring Los Angeles. Some of the protests were launched by union members in response to the ...

Activists march on South Carpenter Street in the Lower West Side neighborhood to protest recent ICE arrests in the city and around the country Sunday June 8, 2025, in Chicago. The protest started at the Plaza Tenochtitlán and ended at Benito Juarez Community Academy. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)

In the Sunshine State, officials are promising zero tolerance for violence during demonstrations focused largely on immigration and ICE.

The Special Response Teams (SRTs) are tactical units under ICE that use BearCat tracked vehicles, long guns and tactical vests in operations considered high risk. They were used in the raid on Sean “Diddy” Combs’ home, for example. They were most recently used in Los Angeles and are seen as among the reasons protests began.