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Finneas Tear-Gassed During LA Protest

During what started as a “very peaceful” protest in Los Angeles, Finneas claimed that he was tear-gassed by the National Guard.

Taking to social media, the superstar singer/songwriter )and brother of Billie Eilish,) shared his experience with his 4,000,000+ Instagram followers with “Tear gassed almost immediately at the very peaceful protest downtown – they’re inciting this.” 

It was over the weekend that the multi-Grammy award winner attended a protest against the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) department’s operations in Los Angeles, The peaceful demonstrations, that started on Friday (6.06) thru Sunday (6.08,) saw numerous people campaigning against ICE’s raids of several workplaces in Los Angeles for alleged immigration violations. 

After President Donald Trump responded by authorizing the deployment of the National Guard, Finneas wrote on an Instagram Story: “F**k ICE,” followed by a message to National Guard and military personnel who do not wish to partake in Trump’s order:

“If you are National Guard or Active Duty military and you are being ordered to violate the Constitutional rights of US citizens, then this is the number to the GI Rights Hotline. There is support, you don’t have to go through with it.”

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Author: Saul Goode

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