The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) today said that no Taiwanese citizens have reported injuries during the ongoing protests against federal immigration raids in Los Angeles.
No Taiwanese citizens have been arrested, either, ministry spokesman Hsiao Kuang-wei (蕭光偉) said.
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The ministry and Taiwan's representative office in Los Angeles are monitoring the protests, but that they mainly took place in the downtown area and the city of Paramount, where very few Taiwanese citizens live, Hsiao said.
Those visiting the representative office would not be affected either, as it is far from all of the protest areas, he said.
Hsiao called on all Taiwanese citizens to avoid protest sites and enforcement zones.
In case of an emergency, Taiwanese should call 911 or the office's emergency hotline at 213-923-3591.
Protests erupted at three locations across Los Angeles on Friday last week, after US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers carried out raids and arrested dozens of people.
Earlier yesterday, US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced that 700 Marines are to deploy to Los Angeles to support the hundreds of US National Guard members already in the city to help control protests against federal immigration raids.
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