The Los Angeles Police Department said a protester was arrested after spraying a chemical agent at two officers outside the Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown Los Angeles.
The department said in X that the incident occurred early Saturday morning when LAPD officers were trying to clear debris from the road and were surrounded by protesters.
The detention center has been the center of ongoing protests against federal immigration authorities and the Trump administration's mass deportation campaign. There are more than 60,000 immigrants detained in federal detention centers, according to federal government data.
In an effort to calm the situation early Saturday, the department said officers got into their vehicle and were beginning to drive away when a protester “reached out and sprayed a chemical agent, nearly causing a traffic collision.”
Officers were able to leave the area safely and called an ambulance, according to the social media post.
A spokesperson for the Los Angeles Fire Department could immediately report whether fire paramedics responded to assist police officers.
LAPD said the two officers were treated and released, and the protester was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon.
An LAPD spokesperson had no further details about the arrest or the name of the person detained.
