Protesters in Los Angeles against troops and raids: "They're making people even angrier."

Chanting "ICE Out!" and "Free them all!", protesters in Los Angeles continued their demonstrations for a fourth consecutive day, warning that the troop deployment ordered by President Donald Trump is only intensifying public outrage.

"People are angry, and the fact that (the authorities) are responding with violence makes us angrier every day," Isabella, a young woman originally from Los Angeles and the daughter of Mexican and Argentine parents, who attended today's rally, told EFE.

A diverse crowd gathered at noon Monday at the entrance to the federal building located downtown to demand the release of migrants detained in recent anti-immigrant raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and the withdrawal of the National Guard and the 700 Marines deployed on Trump's orders.

The congregation was peaceful for most of the day, with people waving flags from Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, and even Palestine.

Trump supporters show up

Tempers flared with the arrival of a few supporters of President Trump, who instigated confrontations with the protesters , who, despite the anger they generated among those present, attempted to safely remove them from their demonstration.

Protesters once again attacked the White House for ordering a 30-day immigration operation, in a standoff with a city where undocumented immigrants are an important part of its social fabric.

For Alex Aguilar, a young man originally from Los Angeles, whose father is Salvadoran and whose mother is Mexican, it has been his duty to attend the protests on behalf of his family and Latino community.

"My parents came here because they had to leave their countries. It's not a crime to work to support your family," he told EFE. "Bringing the Navy... that's just to create more fear, but it gives us more reasons to be here," he said.

Assigned to take care of a building

The National Guard officers, who stood stoically outside the main entrance of the federal building throughout the day, received all kinds of complaints from civil society about their role in the protests.

"Shouldn't you be on the side of the people?" a woman asked with her son, while a group shouted "Traitors!" in unison, along with chants like "Trump has to go now!"

In this regard, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said at a press conference that the federal government is using the city for "an experiment" by deploying troops. The Democrat refuted the US president's comments describing the city as "invaded and occupied by illegal immigrants and criminals."

"This is a despicable portrayal of our city . Our city needs to unite now and not accept this, not allow it to divide us. We are a city of immigrants, and we have always accepted that," the mayor said.

A sentiment shared by Paola, a 40-year-old woman born in Costa Rica who arrived in Los Angeles at age six, who blamed the Republican administration for forgetting that "this country is made of the blood and sweat of immigrants."

"We're angry , upset, disappointed. This energy isn't going away. I hope the public realizes that we're here for what's right and that together we're stronger," he added.

By late afternoon, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) declared the demonstration an "unlawful assembly," and authorities subsequently began responding to the already dispersed crowd with stun grenades and pepper spray.

Bass again urged the administration to halt the immigration raids, which have enraged protesters. "Last Thursday, nothing happened in this city to justify the raids," he said.