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ARTICLE VIEW:
Trump deploys National Guard after second day of Los Angeles
immigration protests
By Karina Tsui, Zoe Sottile, Dalia Faheid, CNN
Updated:
11:30 PM EDT, Sat June 7, 2025
Source: CNN
President Donald Trump has signed a presidential memorandum deploying
2,000 National Guardsmen to Los Angeles to disperse protests that began
in response to immigration raids, the White House said in a statement
Saturday night.
Immigration authorities and demonstrators have clashed for two days in
the Los Angeles area, with unrest beginning Friday after dozens of
people were detained by federal immigration agents across different
locations. The arrests come amid Trump’s , which has involved waves
of raids and deportations across the country.
Law enforcement in riot gear deployed tear gas and flash bangs to
disperse crowds in downtown Los Angeles and the city of Paramount over
the two days, with authorities reporting multiple arrests Saturday.
“These operations are essential to halting and reversing the invasion
of illegal criminals into the United States. In the wake of this
violence, California’s feckless Democrat leaders have completely
abdicated their responsibility to protect their citizens,” White
House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom called the deployment of troops
“purposefully inflammatory” and warned it would only escalate
tensions.
“This is the wrong mission and will erode public trust,” Newsom
said.
Officials from the Trump administration described protesters as
“lawless rioters.” The Los Angeles Police Department, meanwhile,
said Saturday’s demonstrations within the city “remained
peaceful” and “events concluded without incident.”
Elsewhere in Los Angeles County, a crowd of protesters in Paramount
became “increasingly agitated, throwing objects and exhibiting
violent behavior toward federal agents and deputy sheriffs,” the Los
Angeles Sheriff’s Department said in an Saturday night. In response,
the department requested additional resources countywide and deployed
additional deputies.
In nearby Compton, a vehicle was set on fire where protesters began to
gather, video from CNN affiliate showed. On Friday, video showed
several projectiles being thrown at officers equipped with body armor
and protective shields outside a Los Angeles federal detention center.
Leavitt argued that Trump called in the guardsmen to “address the
lawlessness that has been allowed to fester” and “violent mobs
attacked ICE Officers and Federal Law Enforcement Agents.”
Trump invoked his authority under Title 10, which allows the president
to call in the National Guard as necessary to repel invasion, suppress
rebellion or execute laws. US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth active
duty marines at Camp Pendleton will also be mobilized if the unrest
continues.
Protesters face off with police
The White House’s move is facing criticism from some in law
enforcement. Many see the deployment of the National Guard as an
overreaction that may backfire and only provoke additional agitators,
one senior law enforcement source involved in responding to the Los
Angeles protests said.
Dozens of potentially violent demonstrators were observed by law
enforcement around Los Angeles as of Saturday evening and law
enforcement officers were actively working to bring them under control,
according to the source.
Videos of the scene Friday show law enforcement officers in riot gear,
wielding batons, holding shields and throwing smoke bombs into the
crowd. Protesters chanted “Free them all” and held signs with
messages including “Full Rights for All Immigrants” and “Stop the
Deportations.” Video shows several officers in riot gear pinning at
least one person to the ground.
Other videos show the detention center sprayed with anti-ICE graffiti,
with some protesters blocking LAPD vehicles close by.
Further investigations
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino said Saturday the bureau was
investigating alleged instances of demonstrators obstructing
immigration enforcement operations.
“Insurrectionists carrying foreign flags are attacking immigration
enforcement officers, while one half of America’s political
leadership has decided that border enforcement is evil,” Vice
President JD Vance said in a on X Saturday night.
Mayor Karen Bass said many in Los Angeles County are fearful following
recent federal immigration enforcement actions. She added that reports
of “unrest” are “deeply concerning.”
“We’ve been in direct contact with officials in Washington, D.C.,
and are working closely with law enforcement to find the best path
forward,” Bass said in a statement Saturday night. “Everyone has
the right to peacefully protest, but let me be clear: violence and
destruction are unacceptable, and those responsible will be held
accountable.”
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said it was working to
ensure the safety of the public by managing traffic and controlling
crowds.
The response to the protests drew a conflict between ICE and the Los
Angeles Police Department.
“Our brave officers were vastly outnumbered, as over 1,000 rioters
surrounded and attacked a federal building,” ICE said in a statement,
saying LAPD took two hours to respond.
But the LAPD said it mobilized personnel and acted “as swiftly as
conditions safely allowed.”
Sowing a ‘sense of terror’
Bass, the Los Angeles mayor, characterized the immigration arrests as
“mass chaos,” according to CNN affiliate KABC. The mayor said she
hadn’t been told about the raids in advance. “It sows a sense of
terror throughout the community,” she said. “ICE was literally
chasing people down the street.”
The Associated Press reported at least 44 people were arrested by
federal immigration agents. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
officers executed search warrants at three locations, according to a
spokesperson for Homeland Security Investigations.
The federal law enforcement activity came on the same day multiple
sources the Trump administration is preparing for “large-scale”
cancellation of federal funds for California.
CNN has reached out to DHS for further information.
One of the Friday raids was in the city’s Fashion District, where
agents served a search warrant after a judge determined a business was
allegedly using fictitious documents for some of its workers, US
Attorney’s office spokesperson Ciaran McEvoy told CNN.
Bass said Friday’s immigration arrests were different from previous,
more organized actions.
“I’ve been really worried about this from the beginning, and as far
as I know, this is the first time this has happened in our city like
this,” she told KABC. “We know ICE has been here, but it’s been
for targeted arrests; this was just mass chaos.”
“It sows a sense of chaos in our city, and a sense of terror, and
it’s just unacceptable.”
The American Civil Liberties Union called on “elected officials to
uphold their commitment to all Angelenos — immigrants and
non-immigrants alike — by taking all action necessary to grind this
oppressive and vile paramilitary operation to a halt and keep our city
safe and whole” in.
Union leader arrested
David Huerta, the president of the Service Employees International
Union California, was arrested by federal agents after allegedly
attempting to obstruct their access at a worksite, US Attorney for the
Central District of California Bill Essayli said in .
“Let me be clear: I don’t care who you are—if you impede federal
agents, you will be arrested and prosecuted,” Essayli said.
After being treated for injuries from his arrest, Huerta condemning the
citywide raids.
“Hard-working people, and members of our family and our community,
are being treated like criminals,” he said. “We all collectively
have to object to this madness because this is not justice. This is
injustice. And we all have to stand on the right side of justice.”
“No one should ever be harmed for witnessing government action,”
Newsom said responding to Huerta’s arrest, describing the union
president as a “respected leader, a patriot and an advocate for
working people.”
‘Eroding trust’
Protesters gathered outside the Federal Building in downtown Los
Angeles at roughly 4 p.m. Friday, reported. At one point, hundreds of
activists began marching toward a detention facility on Temple Street.
Families and friends who had loved ones taken by immigration
authorities visited the detention center to learn more about their
status, KABC reported.
A young woman who spoke with the outlet said she went to the building
in tears after her father was taken by federal agents.
The LAPD declared an unlawful assembly around 7 p.m. and warned
demonstrators were subject to arrest if they remained in the area.
Aerial footage from KABC shows law enforcement throwing smoke bombs on
a street to disperse people so they could make way for SUVs and
military-style vehicles.
“While the LAPD will continue to have a visible presence in all our
communities to ensure public safety, we will not assist or participate
in any sort of mass deportations, nor will the LAPD try to determine an
individual’s immigration status,” Police Chief Jim McDonnell said
in a statement about the immigration enforcement activities.
“I want everyone, including our immigrant community, to feel safe
calling the police in their time of need and know that the LAPD will be
there for you without regard to one’s immigration status.”
Newsom said in a Saturday statement, “Continued chaotic federal
sweeps, across California, to meet an arbitrary arrest quota are as
reckless as they are cruel.”
“Donald Trump’s chaos is eroding trust, tearing families apart, and
undermining the workers and industries that power America’s
economy,” the governor said.
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