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- Celebrities hit disconnect between Trump鈥檚 claims about arresting dangerous criminals and raids that appear to be targeting day laborers and factory workers
- 鈥淭here are ruthless attacks that are creating fear and chaos in our communities in the name of law and order," says singer Doechii
LOS ANGELES: As President Donald Trump鈥檚 military-backed crackdown on immigrants continues in Los Angeles and across the US, celebrities are speaking out against the tactics and what they say are the intolerant views driving them.
Some pointed to the gulf between Trump鈥檚 apocalyptic descriptions of a city in flames and the reality of a vast and diverse metropolis where largely peaceful protests are limited to a small part of downtown.
Here鈥檚 what the glitterati had to say:
Many celebrities touched on the disconnect between Trump鈥檚 claims about arresting dangerous criminals and raids that appear to be targeting day laborers and factory workers.
鈥淲hen we鈥檙e told that ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) exists to keep our country safe and remove violent criminals 鈥� great,鈥� LA native and reality star Kim Kardashian wrote on social media.
鈥淏ut when we witness innocent, hardworking people being ripped from their families in inhumane ways, we have to speak up.鈥�
The billionaire behind Skims underwear added: 鈥淕rowing up in LA, I鈥檝e seen how deeply immigrants are woven into the fabric of this city. They are our neighbors, friends, classmates, coworkers and family.
鈥淣o matter where you fall politically, it鈥檚 clear that our communities thrive because of the contributions of immigrants.鈥�
Singer Doechii echoed that sentiment in her acceptance speech for best female hip hop artist at the BET Awards on Sunday.
鈥淭here are ruthless attacks that are creating fear and chaos in our communities in the name of law and order. Trump is using military forces to stop a protest,鈥� the 鈥淎nxiety鈥� singer said. 鈥淲e all deserve to live in hope and not fear鈥�
Late night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel gave a blistering 12-minute monologue from his studio in the heart of Hollywood, opening with footage of tourists enjoying the nearby attractions and a movie premiere.
鈥淣ot only is it not an apocalypse, they鈥檙e having a Disney/Pixar movie premiere right now for 鈥楨lio鈥�, a movie about aliens 鈥� don鈥檛 tell Trump, he鈥檒l send the Green Berets in, too,鈥� the comedian said.
There is something wrong, he said, with innocent people 鈥渂eing abducted 鈥� which is the correct word to use 鈥� by agents in masks, hiding their identities, grabbing people off the streets.鈥�
Grammy- and Oscar-winning musician and producer Finneas, famous for collaborations with sister Billie Eilish and for work on the 鈥淏arbie鈥� movie soundtrack, reported being caught up in a heavy-handed police response at a protest.
鈥淭ear-gassed almost immediately at the very peaceful protest downtown 鈥� they鈥檙e inciting this,鈥� the LA native wrote on Instagram.
鈥淒esperate Housewives鈥� star Eva Longoria, called the raids 鈥渦n-American.鈥�
鈥淚t鈥檚 just so inhumane, hard to watch, it鈥檚 hard, it鈥檚 hard to witness from afar, I can鈥檛 imagine what it鈥檚 like to be in Los Angeles right now,鈥� she wrote on Instagram.
Longoria added that the protests were a result of 鈥渢he lack of due process for law-abiding, tax-paying immigrants who have been a part of our community for a very long time.鈥�