January 2026: TRUMP PRESIDENCY LAPD banned from using non-lethal weapons on violent anti-ICE protestors

LAPD banned from using non-lethal weapons on violent anti-ICE protestors
"Police have been banned from using a powerful, non-lethal weapon to control protests in an extraordinary federal court decision.
Judge Consuelo B. Marshall ruled on Thursday the Los Angeles Police Department violated a standing court injunction by deploying the 40mm and 37mm projectile launchers against protesters who did not pose an immediate threat of physical harm.

The ruling arose from protests in Los Angeles during the summer of 2025 following immigration enforcement raids carried out by the U.S Department of Homeland Security.
It comes as video, obtained by The Post, shows LAPD using the non-lethal weapons while under fire from protestors using fireworks against them. The videos were recorded during anti-Trump and anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles in June 2025.
Police believe using the projectile launchers is essential for officers facing fast-moving, unpredictable situations. They say they prevent more dangerous confrontations one-on-one confrontations, which increase danger not only to police, but to protesters and innocent bystanders during large-scale unrest.
The rounds fired from the weapons are from foam, rubber and plastic." 

NYP