Santa Ana Mayor Valerie Amezcua is speaking out days after outrage over ICE raids in the city resulted in clashes between peaceful protestors and authorities outside federal buildings.

Santa Ana Councilman Johnathan Ryan Hernandez tells the crowd, “These streets belong to us” as he gathers with protesters at the Federal Building in Santa Ana, CA, on Monday, June 9, 2025.

SANTA ANA, Calif. (KABC) -- At least 10 people were arrested after a protest against immigration raids in Orange County Monday turned chaotic and led to police declaring an unlawful assembly.

One of those condemning the Santa Ana Police Department was Santa Ana Councilmember Johnathan Hernandez, who said he was shot at eight times with rubber bullets as he marched alongside residents.

Ricky Dominguez, 36, of Santa Ana, said he went to the protest near the civic center after work because he had been left “speechless” that ICE was seen detaining people in Santa Ana.

I told her not to be afraid.” The Santa Ana police slowly pushed the protesters out of Sasscer Park. Some, like Brayn Nestor, bore bloody welts from the rubber bullets that had hit them.

Day laborers targeted in raid at Santa Ana Home Depot, OC officials say One of the men taken into custody said he was released after showing agents documents proving he was an asylum seeker.

Protests against immigration raids stretched into the night in Orange County, with demonstrators taking to the streets of Santa Ana for the second straight day. One female protester said it was ...

U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli issued the warning in a letter sent Friday to Santa Ana City Attorney Sonia Carvalho, saying the proposal to publicize courtesy alerts from Immigration and Customs ...

Elsewhere in Santa Ana on Tuesday, the normally crowded bus stops at the intersection of Bristol Street and McFadden Avenue, a heavily Hispanic area, were eerily quiet and empty.

The offshore air currents, known as Santa Ana winds in Southern California and Diablo winds in the San Francisco Bay Area, have been blamed in the past for knocking down power lines and igniting ...

Left, milk is poured on a peron's face. left, after police used tear gas and flash-bangs at the Federal Building in Santa Ana, California, on Monday, June 9. Right, police move people away from a ...