LA businesses feel the heat of anti-ICE riots
Businesses in Los Angeles vandalized amidst anti-ICE protests
Protesters have turned city streets into a battleground, leaving retail stores like T-Mobile, Adidas, and Apple, as well as restaurants like Otoro Sushi, in ruins. (Brendan Gutenschwager via Storyful)
In the heart of Los Angeles, businesses are feeling the burn as anti-ICE riots heat up.
A T-Mobile, Adidas, Apple Store, and a popular sushi restaurant were on the receiving end of destructive protests that led to damages and lootings. As the city continues to be a hotbed for unrest, retail stores and restaurants are finding themselves caught in the crossfire.
Rioters stormed a T-Mobile store on 259 S. Broadway in Los Angeles, causing extensive damage to the property. The unrest has laid siege to several businesses across the city, including dispensaries, pharmacies, jewelry stores, and more.
VIOLENT CLASHES BETWEEN RIOTERS AND POLICE ESCALATE AS ANTI-ICE AGITATION CONTINUES
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Rioters spray paint an Apple Store during the chaos that ensued in Los Angeles. (Brendan Gutenschwager via Storyfo)
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A separate video shows a group of rioters breaking into Otoro Sushi on 2nd Street in Los Angeles. With law enforcement and protesters engaged in a full-blown standoff, the city is on high alert as tensions continue to rise.
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The Los Angeles Police Department has made over two dozen arrests, charging suspects with attempted murder with a Molotov cocktail, assault with a deadly weapon on a police officer, looting, and failure to disperse. To maintain order, a battalion of 500 U.S. Marines has been deployed to the city, focusing on protecting federal property and personnel.
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However, the situation remains fluid, with clashes between protesters and law enforcement continuing across the city. The new deployment comes as President Donald Trump announced the mobilization of 2,000 National Guardsmen to the city over the weekend.
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Fox News' Morgan Phillips and Jennifer Griffin contributed to this report
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Observations from the field:- Protests have mainly taken place in downtown Los Angeles, with a specific concentration around the Civic Center, federal buildings, and the stretch of the 101 Freeway near a downtown immigration detention center. Although media outlets have painted a grim picture, city experts believe that most of the turmoil is localized.[2][3]- The unrest and clashes with law enforcement have been intense but have generally remained confined to a few city blocks in downtown LA. While some skirmishes have spilled onto highways and other locations where ICE presence was reported, such as outside a Pasadena hotel, Paramount near a Home Depot, and Santa Ana,[2] the city as a whole is not in a state of total chaos.- ICE raids in the city have led to hundreds of arrests and ongoing protests. The National Guard and U.S. Marines have been called in to help quell the situation.
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The impact on local businesses:- There are no official reports detailing the direct impact on T-Mobile, Adidas, Apple Store, or Otoro Sushi locations in downtown Los Angeles. Concerns center around temporary closures in the immediate protest zone due to safety concerns or disruptions caused by curfews and heightened law enforcement activity.- Most reports detail disruptions primarily in the Civic Center and adjacent streets, with sporadic freeway blockades and brief curfews affecting businesses near protest hotspots.[2][3]- While the protests may cause temporary disturbances and localized losses for businesses directly affected by the unrest, the overall impact on businesses outside the immediate protest zone—such as major retail chains with multiple locations—may be limited.
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A tentative table of impact on selected businesses:
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| Business | Direct Impact Reported | Likely Impact ||--------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------------------|| T-Mobile | No | Possible temporary closure downtown || Adidas | No | Possible temporary closure downtown || Apple Store | No | Possible temporary closure downtown || Otoro Sushi | No | Possible temporary closure or reduced hours if in protest zone |
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A final note: While the ongoing protests and unrest have caused disruptions to local businesses, the detailed impact on specific stores like T-Mobile, Adidas, Apple Store, and Otoro Sushi remains largely unknown. Unless these businesses are directly in the affected downtown core, the overall impact may be limited to temporary closures or reduced hours due to safety concerns and law enforcement activities.[2][3]
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In the midst of the turmoil ignited by anti-ICE protests, general-news outlets have reported on the vandalism and looting of retail stores like T-Mobile, Adidas, Apple, and a sushi restaurant named Otoro Sushi. As the city of Los Angeles remains a hub for unrest, these businesses are grappling with the potential consequences, including temporary closures or reduced hours due to the ongoing protests and increased law enforcement activity falling under the categories of both crime-and-justice and politics.
