Reporter tear-gassed live on air during LA ICE protest coverage

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9 Jun 2025 • 4:45 AM MYT
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  • A KCAL reporter, Lauren Pozen, was caught in tear gas while covering Los Angeles ICE protests, struggling to speak and see live on air.
  • The incident occurred during a CBS Los Angeles broadcast showing law enforcement dispersing demonstrators protesting immigration raids at the Metropolitan Detention Center on Saturday night.
  • Pozen reported "fireworks going off" and "tear gas in the air" before her condition deteriorated, prompting anchors to switch to a chopper shot.
  • President Donald Trump has deployed the National Guard to quell the protests.
  • Watch the video in full above.

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