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‘Mayfair Witches’ Star Jen Richards Says LAPD Shot Her With Rubber Bullets At “Peaceful” ICE Protest: “We Won’t Stand By”


As protests in resistance to ICE raids pop up around Los Angeles, Jen Richards detailed her experience on the frontlines.

The Emmy-nominated writer, actress and producer claimed she was hit by flash grenades and rubber bullets during a peaceful protest on Monday in Downtown LA, accusing the LAPD of using “rabid aggression” in response to the demonstration. Seen by many as a prelude to invoking the Insurrection Act, Trump’s order to put National Guard boots on the tense streets of LA came without any consultation with Newsom, the Governor has said repeatedly the past few days. Newsom’s sharply-crafted words followed a failed effort to get a federal judge to move with haste to place a Temporary Restraining Order on Trump’s control of the California Guard.

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