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Woke Hollywood stars unite to back fiery LA anti-ICE protests amid Trump’s crackdown on illegal migrants

Eva Longoria and Chrissy Teigen were among the Hollywood stars speaking out on social media about the ongoing protests in Los Angeles over ICE raids ordered by President Donald Trump.

Multiple stars took to platforms such as Instagram amid news Trump ordered 2000 troops with California’s National Guard to the area amid ongoing unrest, to the objection of California Governor Gavin Newsom.

On her Instagram Stories, Longoria reposted a tweet from the Newsom in which he criticized Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over his threat to deploy active-duty marines into the area to quell the resistance to Trump’s policy.

Newsom calling Hegseth’s vows ‘degranged behavior’ while the Desperate Housewives star characterized it as ‘Un-American.’

Longoria, who has long been out outspoken about social issues also reposted a video from singer, Gloria Estefan, talking about the issue; a clip of a woma being separated her child from her child due to the raid.

The actress also posted a clip of a person advising citizens on their rights in pertinence to the issue.

Teigen, pictured in NYC last month, declared her support for the protesters

Eva Longoria and Chrissy Teigen , were among the Hollywood stars speaking out on social media about the ongoing protests in Los Angeles over ICE raids ordered by President Donald Trump. Pictured in Cannes last month

Multiple stars took to platforms such as Instagram amid news Trump ordered 2000 troops with California ’s National Guard to the area amid ongoing unrest, to the objection of California Governor Gavin Newsom

Multiple stars took to platforms such as Instagram amid news Trump ordered 2000 troops with California ’s National Guard to the area amid ongoing unrest, to the objection of California Governor Gavin Newsom 

On Teigen’s Instagram Stories, the Sports Illustrated swimsuit alone shared a tweet that mused about the allocation of resources toward the raids as opposed to feed or help people in need.

Another post had an ‘I [love] LA’ logo in support of the city and its citizens amid the time of civil unrest.

Another post implied Trump had deeply political motives with the flurry of bold moves in Southern California.

Teigen also linked to advertisement for an event called the No Kings mass protest on June 14 along with a link provided by organizers.

The outspoken star, who is married to A-list singer John Legend, has had a complicated history of activism.

She emerged as a prominent voice of opposition to Trump in his first term, repeatedly getting under the sitting president’s skin. 

Some said Teigen had no room to virture signal after it was revealed she had repeatedly encouraged a then-teen Courtneney Stodden to take her own life in 2011.

There were numerous flashpoints of violence in Southern California over the tension-packed weekend, the AP reported.  

Another Teigen post had an 'I [love] LA' logo in support of the city and its citizens amid the time of civil unrest

Another Teigen post had an ‘I [love] LA’ logo in support of the city and its citizens amid the time of civil unrest 

Police officers take cover as activists shower rocks and debris onto their vehicles during protests sparked by immigration raids in LA Sunday

Police officers take cover as activists shower rocks and debris onto their vehicles during protests sparked by immigration raids in LA Sunday 

In the city of Paramount,which is about 16 miles from downtown Los Angeles, there was a conflict between autohrities and protesters close to a Home Depot where federal agents had erected a makeshift office for the Department of Homeland Security.

Authorities unfurled tear gas, pepper balls, and explosives at protesters, who fought back with rocks and cement in some of the area’s most chaotic times since that riots that followed the verdicts in the police officers in the Rodney King case in April 1992.

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