White House aide calls Los Angeles anti-ICE protests an 'insurrection'

8/6/2025 6:25

Senior White House aide

Stephen Miller on Saturday condemned protests in downtown Los

Angeles against federal immigration raids as an "insurrection"

against the United States.



Helmeted police in riot gear engaged in a tense

confrontation with protesters on Friday night after Immigration

and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents conducted enforcement

operations in the city and arrested at least 44 people on

immigration violations.



"An insurrection against the laws and sovereignty of the

United States," Miller, the White House deputy chief of staff,

wrote on X.



Miller, an immigration hardliner, was responding to video

footage on X showing a large number of people protesting in

downtown Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD)

said it had not made any arrests related to the demonstration.



FBI deputy director Dan Bongino posted on X that they were

reviewing evidence from the protests.