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National guard troops sent by Trump arrive in LA following protests against immigration raids – US politics live [1]

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Date: 2025-06-08

From 3h ago 10.01 EDT National guard troops arrive in LA National guard troops have arrived in Los Angeles, according to footage broadcast by news network ABC7. The video showed troops in the downtown area of the city, ahead of an expected demonstration near City Hall. They were also seen making their way through the Paramount area of LA, near Alondra and Orange. Share Updated at 10.18 EDT

22m ago 12.55 EDT Nick Stern, a British news photographer based in Los Angeles, is set to undergo emergency surgery for a wound sustained during the standoff between police and anti-Ice protesters in Los Angeles on Saturday. Stern told the Guardian he had been covering the protest near a branch of Home Depot in Paramount, where immigrants workers are typically hired for day work, when he felt a sharp pain in his leg. “I’m walking around taking photos and was untouched until around 9pm. I was walking across the road when I felt a mighty pain in my leg. I put my hand down and felt a lump kind of sticking out the back of my leg,” he said. Stern believes he was probably hit by a non-lethal round that deputies were using along with flash-bang stun grenades for crowd control. “People came over to help and got me on the curb. A medic was called, who cut off my clothes. In my leg was what felt like a five centimeter hole with muscle hanging out of it and blood all down my leg. The medic put a tourniquet on it, and a journalist I was with took me to ER.” For the full story, click here: British photojournalist hit by non lethal rounds during Los Angeles protests Read more Share Updated at 12.57 EDT

40m ago 12.36 EDT Speaking to reporters on Saturday, Los Angeles county sheriff Robert Luna was asked about how law enforcement would respond if protests turn violent. Luna said: “I really hope that that is not the case, but in the business that I am in, I have to prepare for the worst. That’s why we’re calling in more resources. And as I was coming in, some of the larger groups were starting to disperse. So I urge them to please leave the area so that nothing nobody gets hurt, nobody gets arrested, if possible … We’re going to maintain a significant presence here in the city of Paramount and we’re going to keep an eye on the rest of the county, just to make sure that other uprisings don’t start, and if they do that, there’s no violence or property damage there as well … I never give specific numbers on deployment, but I can assure you, it’s several dozen groups of deputies that are here with more coming in.” Share Updated at 12.48 EDT

1h ago 12.14 EDT House minority leader: 'This is the United States of America and we will not be intimidated by a wannabe dictator' Hakeem Jeffries, the House minority leader, condemned the arrest and detention of David Huerta, the president of the California branch of the Service Employees International Union. In a statement on X, Jeffries said: “The violent assault and arrest of California SEIU president David Huerta is unacceptable. Mr. Huerta should be released immediately and all charges dropped … Observing law enforcement activity is not a crime and the administration’s deployment of the national guard in response is inflammatory and provocative. This is the United States of America and we will not be intimidated by a wannabe dictator in the executive branch. House Democrats will stand with David Huerta for as along as it takes until the charges are dropped, and the rogue federal actions that have been unleashed will be completely investigated and exposed.” Share Updated at 12.17 EDT

2h ago 11.37 EDT California governor Gavin Newsom pushed back against Donald Trump over the president’s decision to deploy the national guard in Los Angeles, saying on Sunday morning: For those keeping track, Donald Trump’s National Guard had not been deployed on the ground when he posted this. For those keeping track, Donald Trump's National Guard had not been deployed on the ground when he posted this. pic.twitter.com/xm2CViZMKe — Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) June 8, 2025 Share

2h ago 11.20 EDT Here is a map of the protests occuring across Los Angeles in response to federal immigration raids: los angeles map Share

3h ago 10.46 EDT Here are a selection of photographs from protests in the early hours of Sunday morning. View image in fullscreen Fireworks explode in front of police as they face off with demonstrators during a protest in the Compton area of Los Angeles, California early on Sunday. Photograph: Étienne Laurent/AFP/Getty Images View image in fullscreen Law enforcement clash with demonstrators during a protest in the Compton area of Los Angeles, California early on Sunday. Photograph: Étienne Laurent/AFP/Getty Images View image in fullscreen Looters break into a gas station's shop as demonstrators and police clash with demonstrators during a protest in the Compton area of Los Angeles, California early on 8 June. Photograph: Étienne Laurent/AFP/Getty Images View image in fullscreen A vandalised doughnut shop in Compton on Sunday, after protests and clashes between immigration rights supporters and law enforcement. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images Share

3h ago 10.40 EDT Immigration officers could be in California for a month, a Democrat congresswoman has been told. Nanette Barragán, who has Paramount in her constituency, said she has been told to prepare for a large presence of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers. “We’ve been told to get ready for 30 days of enforcement. Thirty days of ICE enforcement,” Barragán told CNN’s Dana Bash today, adding that the presence of national guardsmen is “going to escalate the situation.” “We haven’t asked for the help. We don’t need the help. This is [President Trump] escalating it, causing tensions to rise. It’s only going to make things worse in a situation where people are already angry over immigration enforcement,” she said. She joined the calls for calm – but said protests on Saturday night were peaceful. She said: “Last night, when I talked to the sheriff, he had told me the situation in Paramount was under control, the people that were peacefully protest have left. “The situation was now across the street into the Compton area and this was the unruly folks – that Saturday night crowd – the people that were there to actually protest immigration were gone. “We agree that if you’re being violent, you should be arrested, you should be prosecuted.” Share

3h ago 10.29 EDT President Trump is expected to meet senior members of his administration today at Camp David, the presidential retreat in Maryland. “The White House has organized what will become a regular off campus retreat of principals attended by the President and vice-president,” a White House official told CNN. They’ll meet on a number of issues and topics, the official said. Attendees are expected to include vice-president JD Vance, secretary of state Marco Rubio, and secretary of defense Pete Hegseth, according to another person familiar with the meeting. Trump is expected to stay at Camp David tonight and return to the White House tomorrow, according to the White House official. Share

3h ago 10.14 EDT As Los Angeles wakes up, people in the city will be waiting to see if a third day of protests gets underway. Tensions were high after a series of sweeps by immigration authorities on Friday, including in LA’s fashion district and at a Home Depot, as more than 100 people have been arrested in the city in the last week. A prominent union leader was arrested while protesting and accused of impeding law enforcement.



The White House announced that Trump would deploy the national guard to “address the lawlessness that has been allowed to fester.” Troops have begun to arrive in LA on Sunday morning.



Newsom, a Democrat, said in a post on the social platform X that it was “purposefully inflammatory and will only escalate tensions.” He later said the federal government wants a spectacle and joined calls by the city’s mayor Karen Bass for demonstrations to stay peaceful.



In a signal of the administration’s aggressive approach, defense secretary Pete Hegseth threatened to deploy the US marines.



Trump’s order came after clashes in Paramount and nearby Compton, where a car was set on fire. Protests continued into the evening in Paramount, with several hundred demonstrators gathered near a doughnut shop, and authorities holding up barbed wire to keep the crowd back.



Crowds also gathered again outside federal buildings in downtown Los Angeles, including a detention centre, where local police declared an unlawful assembly and began to arrest people. Share

3h ago 10.02 EDT Here’s a video of events yesterday, during the second day of protests in Los Angeles sparked by an immigration crackdown on Friday. 2:01 Protesters and authorities face off for second day in LA over Ice raids – video Share

3h ago 10.01 EDT National guard troops arrive in LA National guard troops have arrived in Los Angeles, according to footage broadcast by news network ABC7. The video showed troops in the downtown area of the city, ahead of an expected demonstration near City Hall. They were also seen making their way through the Paramount area of LA, near Alondra and Orange. Share Updated at 10.18 EDT

4h ago 08.56 EDT California’s governor Gavin Newsom has said the potential deployment of US marines would be “deranged”, after it was threatened by the secretary of defence. “The Secretary of Defense is now threatening to deploy active-duty Marines on American soil against its own citizens. This is deranged behavior,” Newsom wrote on X. Earlier Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s controversial and hardline defense secretary, had raised the possibility of deploying US marines onto the streets of the Democrat-run state amid the protests that had erupted in the wake of Ice raids in the state. You can find more from our report from Edward Helmore and Lauren Gambino at the link below Gavin Newsom calls threats to deploy US marines in California ‘deranged’ Read more Share Updated at 09.22 EDT

5h ago 08.29 EDT One person was arrested overnight in connection with the protest in Paramount, according to the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department. The New York Times reported two officers had been treated in hospital for injuries and discharged. It added that one car had been burned and a fire at a local strip mall had been extinguished. Share

5h ago 08.05 EDT President Trump appears to have used a federal law to order the national guard to go to Los Angeles, rather than the 18th century Insurrection Act. The national guard is a hybrid entity that serves both state and federal interests. Often, it operates under state command and control, using state funding. Sometimes national guard troops will be assigned by their state to serve federal missions, remaining under state command but using federal funding. The law cited by Trump’s proclamation places national guard troops under federal command. The law says this can be done under three circumstances: when the US is invaded or in danger of invasion; when there is a rebellion or danger of rebellion against the authority of the US government; or when the president is unable to “execute the laws of the United States”, with regular forces. But the law also says that orders for those purposes “shall be issued through the governors of the States”. It’s not immediately clear whether the president can activate national guard troops without the order of that state’s governor – especially pertinent given the order has been made despite the objections of California governor Gavin Newsom. We have a broader explainer available here: How can Trump use the national guard on US soil? Read more Share Updated at 11.57 EDT

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