Outraged Americans are calling for ‘demonic’ Rep. Norma Torres to resign after she issued a foul-mouthed message to Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
Torres took to TikTok on Friday as riots were breaking out across Los Angeles, demanding immigration officers leave the city.
‘ICE get the f*** out of LA so that order can be restored,’ the congresswoman said in the video, which has since gone viral and been re-shared on multiple platforms.
Conservatives were quick to blast Torres (D-Calif.) over the remark, with many suggesting she is a ‘lunatic’ and should face ‘consequences’ for ‘fighting against the legal actions of the federal government’.
White House communications director Steven Cheung even responded to the clip, simply commenting: ‘Demonic possession.’
Democrats blame President Donald Trump and his sweeping immigration crackdown for the violence that erupted in downtown LA over the weekend.
Rioters looted downtown businesses, blocked off a major freeway, set cars on fire and wreaked havoc across LA, prompting Trump to deploy 2,000 National Guard troops to the city.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to file a lawsuit against Trump in response to the administration’s order yo deploy troops to confront the rioters.
Outraged Americans are calling for Rep. Norma Torres to resign after she issued a foul-mouthed message to Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on Friday
Rioters wave a Mexican flag as they vandalize a police car during a protest in LA on Sunday
LAPD officers hit protesters with batons as violence that erupted in downtown LA on Sunday
Torres, who was born in Guatemala and became an US citizen in the 1990s, is among the liberals battling backlash today following the riots.
Furious social media users have slammed her character and claimed she should no longer hold a seat in Congress after she publicly denounced ICE efforts.
Arizona state senator Wendy Rogers led the calls for her resignation in a tweet on X, stating: ‘Oof. Expel her from Congress.’
‘I think there should be legal consequences for those people who are actively fighting against the legal actions of the federal government,’ echoed a user, whose profile indicates he is a conservative Baptist pastor.
‘Especially against those like her who are supposed to BE the federal government.’
‘She needs to be removed,’ one X user added, while another wrote: ‘So much for her oath to the Constitution…..’
Some went as far as suggesting that Torres’ remarks contributed to the rioting.
‘Can people like her not please be arrested for incitement. We have laws against this!! When are we going to start enforcing them?’ one user urged.
‘Arrest her for inciting violence!!’ added another.
Conservatives were quick to blast Torres (D-Calif.) over the remark, with many suggesting she is a ‘lunatic’ and should face ‘consequences’ for ‘fighting against the legal actions of the federal government’
Other users suggested Torres did not actually want the rioting to stop, with one tweeting: ‘If Norma Torres wanted order to be restored, she would not side with the protestors waving other countries’ flags.’
‘She’s literally calling for federal law enforcement to abandon their post – encouraging lawlessness,’ echoed another.
Torres, in a statement to Daily Mail on Monday, said: ‘What ICE and the Trump Administration is doing in California is creating chaos – we’re witnessing ICE ignore federal law, people going missing, families being separated, and even American citizens being mistakenly detained.
‘I do not support violent conduct, but I believe the Los Angeles Police Department can restore calm, and prosecute any violent offenders as needed.
‘Bringing in the National Guard will only escalate tensions by introducing a weaponized military presence into the city.’
Law enforcement presence remains heavy in LA today, with police cars blocking the street in front of the federal detention facility that was a focus of the protests.
While much of the city was spared from any violence, clashes swept through several downtown blocks and a handful of other places.
Sunday was the third and most intense day of demonstrations against Trump’s immigration crackdown in the region, as the arrival of around 300 Guard troops spurred anger and fear among many residents.
Demonstrators march to the Metropolitan Detention Center during a protest against ICE and immigration raids in Los Angeles on Sunday
Protesters clash with law enforcement officers in the streets surrounding the federal building during a protest in Los Angeles on Sunday
US officials said about 1,000 National Guard members were in the city under federal orders by midday Monday. The full 2,000 members authorized by the president were expected to be on the ground by the end of the day.
It could take days to clear the debris from burned cars and to clean off or paint over graffiti sprayed on City Hall and other buildings near the detention facility.
Many protesters dispersed by Sunday night as police declared an unlawful assembly, a precursor to officers moving in and arresting those who refuse to leave.
Some of those who stayed threw objects at police from behind a makeshift barrier.
Others hurled chunks of concrete, rocks, electric scooters and fireworks at California Highway Patrol officers and their vehicles parked on the closed southbound 101 Freeway. Officers ran under an overpass to take cover at one point.
Trump said Monday that the city would have been ‘completely obliterated’ if he had not deployed the Guard.
Writing on his social media platform Truth Social, the president accused Newsom and the LA Mayor Karen Bass of lying by saying Guard troops were not necessary.
The Guard was deployed specifically to protect federal buildings, including the downtown detention center where protesters concentrated.
An anti-ICE protester jumps over a burning car with his bicycle in Los Angeles on Sunday
Tthe charred remains of a burned Waymo vehicle lay in the street on Monday following a night of protests in response to federal immigration operations in Los Angeles
Police officers stand near a California National Guard vehicle at a roadblock in downtown Los Angeles on Modnay, following a night of protests in response to federal immigration operations
Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell said officers were ‘overwhelmed’ by the remaining protesters. He said they included regular agitators who show up at demonstrations to cause trouble.
Several dozen people were arrested throughout the weekend. One was detained Sunday for throwing a Molotov cocktail at police and another for ramming a motorcycle into a line of officers.
Newsom called on Trump to rescind the Guard deployment in a letter Sunday afternoon, calling it a ‘serious breach of state sovereignty.’
The governor, who was was in Los Angeles meeting with local law enforcement and officials, also told protesters that they were playing into Trump’s plans and would face arrest for violence or property destruction.
‘Trump wants chaos and he’s instigated violence,’ he said. ‘Stay peaceful. Stay focused. Don’t give him the excuse he’s looking for.’
McDonnell pushed back against claims by the Trump administration that the LAPD had failed to help federal authorities when protests broke out Friday after a series of immigration raids.
He said his department responded as quickly as it could and had not been notified in advance of the raids.
Demonstrators attend a rally on Monday against the detention of SEIU California and SEIU-USWW union president David Huerta amid federal immigration sweeps in downtown LA
Newsom, meanwhile, has repeatedly said that California authorities had the situation under control.
He mocked Trump for posting a congratulatory message to the Guard on social media before troops had even arrived in Los Angeles, and he told MSNBC that Trump never floated deploying the Guard during a Friday phone call.
He even called Trump a ‘stone cold liar.’
But the admonishments did not deter the administration, with a White House spokesperson saying in a statement: ‘It’s a bald-faced lie for Newsom to claim there was no problem in Los Angeles before President Trump got involved.’