The protest against recent immigration raids turned chaotic in downtown Los Angeles on Monday night, as several masked miscreants targeted multiple businesses, including an Apple Store. Police reported several arrests as clashes broke out and widespread vandalism occurred across the area.
In the now-viral video, masked men were seen breaking the windows of an Apple store before storming inside and stealing several products. They also spray-painted graffiti on the store’s exterior. Sharing the video, Brendan Gutenschwager, a journalist, wrote on X, “Apple store in downtown LA being looted tonight.”
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Apple store in downtown LA being looted tonight pic.twitter.com/3k5i7wKiSG
— Brendan Gutenschwager (@BGOnTheScene) June 10, 2025
The video went viral, triggering a wave of reactions and accumulating over 14 million views. “I would hope Apple could track every phone/device that was stolen and immediately deactivate it,” a user wrote. “It’s not really about outrage. It’s just an opportunity to be a criminal,” another user commented.
Officer Chris Miller of the Los Angeles Police Department said, “One woman was arrested at the scene of the Apple store burglary.” He added that two additional arrests were made, according to a report by NBC Los Angeles.
The looting came amid a wave of public protests following a series of immigration enforcement actions launched by the Trump administration last Friday. Several videos continue to emerge on social media platforms showing other businesses, including Adidas stores, pharmacies, dispensaries, and others, being vandalised by protesters.
This week, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) carried out the largest single-day immigration arrest operation in its history, detaining over 2,200 individuals, NBC News reported. The move aligns with President Donald Trump’s renewed initiative to deport undocumented immigrants, with ICE reportedly given a target of arresting at least 3,000 migrants per day.
Fulfilling his campaign pledge of initiating “mass deportations,” approximately 1,000 individuals were deported or repatriated by military aircraft within the first week of his presidency, according to BBC News.
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