Federal judge issues temporary restraining order preventing LAPD from using less-lethal munitions on journalists covering immigration protests after citing troubling incidents.

Following allegations of journalists being shot by non-lethal munitions while covering recent anti-deportation protests, a federal judge issued a temporary restraining order barring Los Angeles Police Department officers from firing on working reporters or preventing them from accessing protest areas.

The ruling comes nearly a month after the Los Angeles Press Club and Status Coup sued LAPD and Chief Jim McDonnell, alleging rights violations during the June protests.

The face shields, which guard against irritants and debris, were handed out to demonstrators protesting the Trump administration’s immigration raids.

Since early June, protesters in Los Angeles have been making noise outside hotels ICE agents are staying at in a "no sleep for ICE" campaign.

The confrontation between the two groups comes as assaults against ICE agents soared up to 700% higher than last year, according to ICE.

The anti-gentrification rallies in Mexico City mirror protests that have erupted in cities like Barcelona and Paris against skyrocketing costs, which have been blamed on overtourism, short-term home rentals,

Representative Pramila Jayapal denounced recent actions by DHS and ICE, accusing them of assaulting and arresting elected officials and staff during immigration-related incidents in New York. She emphasized that Democrats are standing up for immigrant rights and condemning what they see as unacceptable and escalating treatment of both immigrants and public servants.