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Updated 9:30 PM EDT, Mon June 9, 2025
Timeline of LA protests from beginning to now
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What you need to know
• Court action: California has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, asking a judge to declare the callup of National Guard troops in response to street protests in Los Angeles unconstitutional and for the court to halt any future deployments.
• More protests: Law enforcement members began throwing flash bangs and firing rubber bullets at a crowd of protesters in downtown Los Angeles this afternoon, telling people to “clear the area” after projectiles were thrown at them.
• Additional troops: Earlier today, the US Northern Command announced it activated about 700 Marines to help protect federal personnel and property in the Los Angeles area. Separately, the Pentagon said President Donald Trump is deploying another 2,000 National Guard troops to the area, after his initial order over the weekend.
• Defending deployment: The president’s border czar Tom Homan told CNN that it was necessary to deploy Marines to quell protests. He declined to say what standard the administration was using to decide if mobilizing the Marines would be necessary.
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20 min ago
LA mayor says city is being “used for an experiment” on what federal government can do
From CNN's Taylor Romine
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, flanked by Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department Jim McDonnell, holds a press conference at the City of Los Angeles Emergency Operations Center on Monday.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, flanked by Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department Jim McDonnell, holds a press conference at the City of Los Angeles Emergency Operations Center on Monday. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP/Getty Images
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass says the city is being “used for an experiment” by the federal government as they bring in National Guard and Marines to counter immigration protests.
She said when the Trump administration came into power, it planned to focus on criminals for immigration enforcement. But she said that is not the reality of who is impacted.
“These are not the people we were told were going to be detained, and it makes me feel like our city is actually a test case,” she said. “A test case for what happens when the federal government moves in and takes the authority away from the state or away from local government.”
20 min ago
Mayor Bass pushes back on language depicting Los Angeles as being “invaded” by “illegal aliens"
From CNN's Cindy Von Quednow
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass pushed back against comments describing the city as being “invaded and occupied by illegal aliens and criminals” and saying “violent insurrectionist mobs are swarming and attacking our federal agents.”
“I don’t know if anybody has seen that happen, but I’ve not seen that happen,” Bass said. “This is a despicable description of our city. Our city needs to come together now and not accept this, not allow us to be divided. We are a city of immigrants, and we have always embraced that.”
31 min ago
Protest "chaos" in LA started in Washington DC, Mayor Karen Bass says
From CNN's Amanda Musa
The chaos surrounding ongoing protests in Los Angeles was created by the Trump Administration, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said during a press conference Monday.
“On Thursday, the city was peaceful,” Bass said. “On Friday, it was not because of the intervention of the federal government.”
Protests in and around Los Angeles erupted on Friday after federal immigration agents arrested at least 44 people. The arrests come amid Trump’s crackdown on immigration, which has involved waves of raids and deportations across the country.
39 min ago
LA mayor says people are living in "fear and terror"
From CNN's Taylor Romine
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass speaks during a press briefing on Monday.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass speaks during a press briefing on Monday. KCAL/KCBS
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said the city is terrified as they worry of where ICE will strike next.
“I can’t emphasize enough the level of fear and terror that is in Angelenos right now, not knowing if tomorrow or tonight it might be where they live, it might be their workplace, should you send your kids to school, should you go to work,” she said during a news conference Monday.
42 min ago
Another federal judge in Texas says Trump’s use of Alien Enemies Act is unlawful
From CNN's Devan Cole
A federal judge in Texas ruled Monday that President Donald Trump unlawfully invoked the Alien Enemies Act earlier this year, becoming the latest jurist to block him from using the sweeping wartime authority to quickly deport alleged members of a Venezuelan gang.
The ruling from senior US District Judge David Briones applies to migrants being held in the Western District of Texas who could be targeted under Trump’s proclamation invoking the Alien Enemies Act.
The appointee of former President Bill Clinton said Trump had improperly invoked the 18th century law to target alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua in an attempt to remove the migrants without due process. “The government,” the judge wrote in a lengthy opinion, “must follow the law when effectuating removals from the United States.”
“Mass illegal migration or criminal activities plainly do not fall within the AEA’s statutory boundaries,” Briones wrote. “The AEA was clearly not meant to be all-encompassing. As such, this Court declines to stretch the AEA’s meaning so broadly that mass migration or criminal activities by some members of a particular nationality could qualify as an ‘invasion,’ and virtually any group, hailing from virtually any country, could be deemed alien enemies.”
But the judge said that if Trump still wished to use the Alien Enemies Act to remove migrants being held in his district, officials must give them “at least a 30-day notice” so that they have sufficient time to mount legal challenges to their designation under the act.
Other judges around the country – including in Texas – have similarly ruled that federal officials cannot summarily remove migrants under the act, but that they must instead give individuals targeted under it several weeks’ notice to allow for potential court proceedings.
The Supreme Court has also temporarily blocked Trump from moving forward with deportations under the 1798 act for a group of immigrants in northern Texas while an appeals court considers the underlying questions in the case.
15 min ago
Marines preparing to depart for Los Angeles after several days of protests
From CNN's Zenebou Sylla
Marines seen standing next to tactical vehicles ahead of departure
Marines seen standing next to tactical vehicles ahead of departure US Northern Command
Marines preparing to depart for the greater Los Angeles area Monday from Twentynine Palms, California, according to a post on X from the U.S. Northern Command.
Marines seen holding up shields at Marine Corps Combat Center
Marines seen holding up shields at Marine Corps Combat Center US Northern Command
The Marines will integrate with other armed forces who are protecting federal personnel and federal property in the greater Los Angeles area, US Northern Command said Monday.
Tactical vehicles stationed ahead of Marines departure to Los Angeles
Tactical vehicles stationed ahead of Marines departure to Los Angeles US Northern Command
Around 700 Marines have been activated to help federal personnel and property in the Los Angeles area. They’ll join thousands of National Guard members who were activated by President Donald Trump over the weekend without the consent of California’s governor or LA’s mayor.
California Attorney General Robert Bonta characterized the Marines as “unnecessarily mobilized” in a Monday interview with CNN.
14 min ago
LAPD chief says bringing in federal military creates “confusion”
From CNN staff
Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell speaks during a press briefing on Monday.
Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell speaks during a press briefing on Monday. KCAL/KCBS
Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell said that bringing in a federal military presence into the city creates confusion amid ongoing protests.
“The introduction of federal military personnel without direct coordination creates logistical challenges and risks confusion during critical incidents,” McDonnell said in a press conference Monday.
He added that more arrests are possible as demonstrators continue to block streets in the city, and that violence will not be tolerated.
57 min ago
Police begin throwing flash bangs, shooting rubber bullets at crowd of protesters
From CNN's Jason Carroll and Zoe Sottile
An image from CNN video shows the confrontation between officers and protestors on Monday.
An image from CNN video shows the confrontation between officers and protestors on Monday. CNN
Police began throwing flash bangs and shooting rubber bullets at a crowd of protesters in downtown Los Angeles after telling people to “clear the area” on a loudspeaker.
A CNN field team witnessed officers deploying the weapons early Monday evening in front of the Metropolitan Detention Center.
Some people had thrown plastic water bottles at officers. Someone over a loudspeaker was also heard saying, “Stop throwing things,” seemingly addressed to protesters.
“Protestors in the crowd began throwing objects at the officers at Temple and Los Angeles. The use of less lethal munitions has been authorized,” the LAPD said in a post on X.
Some protesters sat down in the street across from the officers.
Protesters were also seen waving flags from El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico and the US.
1 hr 17 min ago
Watch CNN correspondent explain why LA is such a hotspot for immigration unrest
From CNN staff
47 min ago
Trump to deploy another 2,000 National Guard members to LA as state sues administration
From CNN's Amanda Musa
President Donald Trump has ordered the Department of Defense to deploy an additional 2,000 California National Guard members to the Los Angeles area to support ICE amid ongoing protests in the city.
“At the order of the President, the Department of Defense is mobilizing an additional 2,000 California National Guard to be called into federal service to support ICE & to enable federal law-enforcement officers to safely conduct their duties,” Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said in an X post Monday.
Monday’s deployment is in addition to the 2,000 National Guard troops ordered to deploy by Trump on Saturday.
“Trump is trying to provoke chaos by sending 4,000 soldiers onto American soil,” Gov. Gavin Newsom said in an X post. “Foolish agitators who take advantage of Trump’s chaos will be held accountable. Stay safe. Stay calm. Look out for one another.”
The latest deployment comes on the same day California filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, asking a judge to declare the deployments unconstitutional.
1 hr 18 min ago
Newsom says he's sending more than 800 law enforcement officers to Los Angeles
From CNN's Zoe Sottile
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday he is surging more than 800 additional state and local law enforcement officers to “ensure the safety of our LA communities.”
“Chaos is exactly what Trump wanted, and now California is left to clean up the mess,” the governor wrote in a post on X.
The surge includes more than 640 highway patrol officers, according to a news release from the governor’s office. It also includes more than 240 officers from neighboring jurisdictions, including the sheriff’s departments of San Bernardino, Orange and Santa Barbara counties.
In its news release, the governor’s office also urged protesters demonstrating against federal immigration enforcement to remain peaceful.
“I want to make it crystal clear, you can hurl insults at whoever you want. However, if you hurl cinder blocks, light vehicles on fire, destroy property and assault law enforcement officers, you will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law,” Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said in the news release.
“Our First Amendment right is precious and we will protect it, but if you cross the line and commit criminal acts, please know this is your warning,” Hochman added.
1 hr 42 min ago
The "unnecessarily" deployed National Guard could "stoke the flames," California attorney general says
From CNN's Aditi Sangal
California Attorney General Rob Bonta appears on CNN on Monday.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta appears on CNN on Monday. CNN
As tense scenes played out in Los Angeles, Rob Bonta, the state attorney general, said the “National Guard was not necessary.”
“If the National Guard was ever needed, the governor of California could make that decision. But the National Guard wasn’t needed. They are not needed,” he said.
The concern is that their presence can worsen the situation, Bonta said.
“We are concerned that their presence can inflame an already sensitive situation, that they could be provocative, that they could increase tensions instead of calm and create peace,” he told CNN’s Erin Burnett. “So that’s what I’m worried about, that the unnecessarily deployed National Guard as well as the unnecessarily mobilized Marines could actually stoke the flames and increase tension instead of create common peace which is what we all desire.”
The tense situation was “all preventable,” he noted, calling the deployment of National Guard “unlawful.”
California has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, arguing that in deploying the National Guard, President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth “are trying to exercise authority they do not have,” Bonta said.
“In order for them to call in the National Guard, there needs to be a rebellion. There’s not. There needs to be an invasion. There is not. There needs to be an assessment that the regular forces can’t execute the laws. That has not been determined either,” Bonta added, saying the order to deploy the National Guard needs to come through the governor.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has objected to the deployment.
1 hr 56 min ago
2 rows of law enforcement standing off with protesters at Federal Building in Los Angeles
From CNN's Elise Hammond
Law enforcement officers line up in front of the Federal Building in Los Angeles, on Monday.
Law enforcement officers line up in front of the Federal Building in Los Angeles, on Monday. CNN
There are two rows of law enforcement standing between the Federal Building and protesters, including personnel from the Department of Homeland Security and the National Guard, according to CNN senior investigative correspondent Kyung Lah on the ground in Los Angeles.
National Guard troops are lined up, standing closely together with shields.
Protesters appeared to throw water bottles at law enforcement outside the building in downtown Los Angeles in a tense moment as the two groups stand off, Lah said.
After at least two water bottles were thrown, the officers took a different, more ready posture, with some of them moving up, she reported.
1 hr 35 min ago
Newsom says he's been informed Trump to deploy additional 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles
From CNN's Cindy Von Quednow and Samantha Waldenberg
California Governor Gavin Newsom shared images of National Guard troops sleeping on the floor.
California Governor Gavin Newsom shared images of National Guard troops sleeping on the floor. California Governor Gavin Newsom
California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he was informed that President Donald Trump is deploying an additional 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles.
Previously, the governor criticized Trump for deploying the first 2,000 troops, sharing photos of sleeping guardsman and indicating that they were “given no food or water.”
Newsom pointed out that only 300 troops are deployed from the first 2,000, while “the rest are sitting, unused, in federal buildings without orders.”
“This isn’t about public safety. It’s about stroking a dangerous President’s ego,” the governor said. “This is Reckless. Pointless. And Disrespectful to our troops.”
CNN has reached out to the White House and the Pentagon for comment on Newsom’s post about more guards heading to Los Angeles.
In a response post on X, chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said Newsom is “allowing” Los Angeles to “burn” and that the governor shares the “same ideology as the rioters.”
“Our troops have orders. They’re well trained. They’re professionals. They’re stepping up to defend our federal officers because you will not,” Parnell’s post read.
Reminder: The White House said on Saturday that Trump signed a presidential memorandum deploying 2,000 National Guardsmen to Los Angeles.
1 hr 43 min ago
LA County Sheriff says they are still working to get answers on what the National Guard's mission is
From CNN's Taylor Romine
As the National Guard has started to make their way into Southern California, Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said he and his department are working to get “simple questions” answered on what the troops’ mission is.
The sheriff’s office has asked for more specifics on how they are going to be equipped, their rules for engagement, how the troops will be utilized, among other things, Luna told CNN’s Erin Burnett.
“Whether we like it or not, that is not the case here. We are going to work with any law enforcement or military folks that are here so that we can communicate, coordinate, and keeping our community safe is my priority,” the sheriff said.
1 hr 51 min ago
California sues Trump administration over National Guard mobilization in Los Angeles
From CNN's Andy Rose
The state of California filed suit against the Trump administration today, asking a judge to declare the callup of National Guard troops in response to street protests in Los Angeles unconstitutional, and asking the court to halt any future deployments.
The lawsuit, filed in federal court in San Francisco, names President Donald Trump, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and the United States Department of Defense as defendants and says Trump did not have the authority to deploy the California National Guard.
A White House spokesperson responded to Monday’s filing saying California Gov. Gavin Newsom should prioritize prosecuting “anti-ICE rioters” rather than suing the Trump administration.
“It’s pathetic that Newsom is more focused on saving face than protecting law enforcement and holding criminals accountable,” White House Deputy Press Secretary Anna Kelly said in a statement to CNN. “As the President said, Newsom should thank him for restoring law and order.”
In the lawsuit, Newsom asks that Trump’s order be voided and that control of the National Guard be transferred back to the State of California.
“You have the power to solve this problem immediately. Rescind this order,” Newsom said in an X post addressed to Trump and Hegseth after the lawsuit was filed.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta called Trump’s federalization of the state’s National Guard troops “unnecessary, counterproductive, and most importantly, unlawful,” during a news conference today.
The order “abused the federal government’s authority and violated the 10th Amendment and federal law,” according to Bonta who said Trump made the order “without authorization from Gov. Newsom and against the wishes of local law enforcement.”
Further, Bonta said Hegseth ignored Newsom’s request to rescind the deployment.
This is California’s 24th lawsuit in 19 weeks against the Trump administration, Bonta said.
This post was updated with more details from the lawsuit.
2 hr 22 min ago
"Multiple people" taken into custody at anti-ICE protests in New York, NYPD says
From CNN's Zoe Sottile
A protester is detained during an "ICE Out Of NYC" protest in New York on Monday.
A protester is detained during an "ICE Out Of NYC" protest in New York on Monday. Leonardo Munoz/AFP/Getty Images
“Multiple people” were taken into custody at anti-ICE protests at 26 Federal Plaza in New York City, a New York Police Department spokesperson told CNN today. The Jacob K. Javits Federal Building houses a number of government offices, including the Department of Homeland Security, as well as an immigration court.
The police spokesperson did not provide any details on the charges facing protesters or the number of people detained, saying the situation was still developing.
When officers arrived at the scene, they encountered “multiple individuals sitting in the roadway, blocking vehicles,” the spokesperson said.
“Demonstrators were instructed verbally numerous times to vacate,” the spokesperson added.
In a post on X, NYC Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said, “we have no tolerance for violence, property damage, or for people blocking cars, driveways, or entrances to buildings.”
“Any attack against law enforcement will be met with a swift and decisive response from the NYPD,” she said.
2 hr 19 min ago
Catch up: The latest on protests in Los Angeles
From CNN’s Elise Hammond, Taylor Romine, Aditi Sangal, Samantha Waldenberg, Matt Friedman, Cindy Von Quednow and Andy Rose
California National Guard members stand guard outside the Federal Building in Los Angeles, on Monday.
California National Guard members stand guard outside the Federal Building in Los Angeles, on Monday. Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP/Getty Images
Approximately 300 members of the California National Guard are currently in Los Angeles after President Donald Trump deployed troops this weekend, California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office said.
It comes as about 700 Marines were “activated” to help protect federal personnel and property in the area, according to the US Northern Command.
Here are the latest updates:
Lawsuit: The state of California has sued the Trump administration, asking a judge to declare the call-up of National Guard troops in response to protests unconstitutional, and asking the court to halt any future deployments. The lawsuit argues Trump did not have the authority to deploy the California National Guard.
Protests: A crowd gathered outside the Los Angeles Federal Building in the city’s downtown this afternoon. People also gathered outside the Metropolitan Detention Center, and police issued an order to disperse. This weekend, at least 50 people were arrested during protests, LAPD said today.
Mobilized Marines: The US Northern Command announced today it has “activated” about 700 Marines to help protect federal personnel and property in the Los Angeles area, the agency said in a statement. Newsom’s press office said it is its understanding that they “are not being deployed,” according to a post on X.
Tactical alert: The LAPD announced on X that the city “has declared a Tactical Alert,” which means all of the department’s officers are now on notice that they could be called up for service as needed to respond to any protests.
Union leader out on bail: David Huerta, the president of the Service Employees International Union in California, who was arrested by federal agents while protesting at a worksite this weekend, has been released from custody on a $50,000 bond, according to the Associated Press.
Immigration agreement terminated: The City of Glendale, located in Los Angeles County, announced it was ending its agreement with Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement to house immigration detainees at the local police facility, the city said in a news release Sunday.
What Trump is saying: Trump, appearing to soften his tone, said today that he “wouldn’t call” the Los Angeles protests “quite an insurrection.” Hours earlier, Trump had described the protesters as “insurrectionists” and “professional agitators.”
2 hr 40 min ago
Deployed Marines must ensure “clear coordination” with local authorities, LAPD chief says
From CNN's Cindy Von Quednow.
Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell is calling for “open and continuous lines of communication” between all agencies responding to protests in the city ahead of the deployment of US Marines.
“The arrival of federal military forces in Los Angeles—absent clear coordination—presents a significant logistical and operational challenge for those of us charged with safeguarding this city”
LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell
McDonell said in a statement that his agency and other partner agencies have experience dealing with large-scale demonstrations and safety remains a top priority for them.
That communication will “prevent confusion, avoid escalation, and ensure a coordinated, lawful, and orderly response during this critical time,” McDonnell stressed.
The US Northern Command announced earlier Monday it has activated about 700 Marines to help protect federal personnel and property in the Los Angeles area. They will join the 300 National Guard troops already on the ground after Trump activated 2,000 guard members over the weekend.
2 hr 47 min ago
California state and local leaders are working "to clean Trump’s mess," Newsom says
California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he had met “with local and state officials to discuss strategies to maintain the peace in Los Angeles” in a Monday post on X.
“State and local leaders are standing together to clean Trump’s mess and pick up the pieces to ensure the safety of our communities,” reads the post.
2 hr 43 min ago
Law enforcement issues dispersal order outside Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles
From CNN's Matt Friedman, Norma Galeana, and Kyung Lah
A person waves a flag near police officers outside the Metropolitan Detention center in Los Angeles, on Monday.
A person waves a flag near police officers outside the Metropolitan Detention center in Los Angeles, on Monday. Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP/Getty Images
Law enforcement outside of the Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles has issued a 10- minute warning for protesters to disperse.
A crowd has gathered outside the center, chanting “Stop the deportations,” “Free them all” and “National Guard out of LA.” Protesters also chanted “Shame” and “Traitors” at the row of law enforcement officers – including National Guard troops – dressed in riot gear standing in front of the building.
A CNN field crew witnessed protesters holding signs with messages like “ICE out of LA” as well as waving Mexican and flags from other nations.
This post was updated with more details from the scene.
1 hr 27 min ago
More than 70 people were arrested in weekend protests in Los Angeles, officials say
From CNN's Cindy Von Quednow
At least 72 people were arrested during protests in downtown Los Angeles over the weekend, authorities said.
Authorities said 29 people were arrested Saturday for failure to disperse, while 21 people were arrested Sunday on suspicion of a variety of charges, including looting, failure to disperse, assault with a deadly weapon and attempted murder with a Molotov cocktail, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
The California Highway Patrol said they arrested 19 people Sunday, while the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department arrested three people overnight, CNN affiliate KABC reported.
Five LAPD officers and five police horses suffered minor injuries during clashes with demonstrators, the department said.
Handheld gas canisters and other less lethal means were used to disperse crowds, according to LAPD.
More than 600 rounds of less-lethal munitions were used during the protests, the agency detailed.
3 hr ago
California union leader David Huerta says authorities want to make him an example
From CNN's Taylor Romine
David Huerta, president of the Service Employees International Union California, who was arrested during an immigration raid last week, speaks after he was released on a bond in downtown Los Angeles on Monday.
David Huerta, president of the Service Employees International Union California, who was arrested during an immigration raid last week, speaks after he was released on a bond in downtown Los Angeles on Monday. Damian Dovarganes/AP
California union leader David Huerta spoke with supporters outside following a court hearing, saying he thinks authorities want to make an example out of him, but he is “ready to face that.”
“I won’t face it alone because I know my family and my community is with me,” he said. “I know when we organize, we win.”
He also emphasized that “nothing will be resolved with violence,” and called on the community to act accordingly.
“Our movement needs to be one of non-violence,” he said. “We need to make sure we fight for the most vulnerable amongst us.”
3 hr 11 min ago
Los Angeles declares "tactical alert," LAPD says
From CNN's Aditi Sangal
A police officer stands watch as people attend a rally against federal immigration sweeps, in downtown Los Angeles on Monday
A police officer stands watch as people attend a rally against federal immigration sweeps, in downtown Los Angeles on Monday David Ryder/Reuters
The Los Angeles Police Department announced on X that the City of Los Angeles “has declared a Tactical Alert.”
“All uniformed personnel are to remain on duty,” it added.
What does this mean: An LAPD tactical alert means all of the department’s officers are now on notice that they could be called up for service as needed to respond to any protests observed around the area.
During a tactical alert, officers currently on duty must remain on shift until relieved by their commanders, and certain lower-priority calls for service from the public may not be addressed until the alert is lifted.
CNN’s Josh Campbell contributed to this report.
3 hr 15 min ago
California union leader David Huerta released from custody on $50,000 bond
From CNN's Amanda Musa and Taylor Romine
California union leader David Huerta was released on $50,000 bond Monday after making an initial appearance in court, the US Attorney’s office for the Central District of California said.
Huerta was charged with one count of conspiracy to impede an officer after he blocked access to a gate during an immigration protest, prosecutors said.
Huerta was part of a crowd of people who gathered outside a business and started yelling at officers, and refused to move when told to leave, they said.
No plea was entered today, they said. His arraignment is scheduled for July 7.
CNN has reached out to his attorney for comment.
3 hr 56 min ago
About 300 National Guard members are in LA and 1,600 are nearby awaiting orders, governor's office says
From CNN's Taylor Romine
California National Guard members were posted Monday outside the Federal Building following protests in Los Angeles.
California National Guard members were posted Monday outside the Federal Building following protests in Los Angeles. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP/Getty Images
Approximately 300 members of the California National Guard are currently in Los Angeles while 1,600 others are awaiting orders at armories in the region, California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office said.
The troops are in the area after President Donald Trump ordered the deployment of 2,000 National Guard members over the weekend.
4 hr 5 min ago
Trump softens tone from calling LA protests an insurrection
From CNN’s Samantha Waldenberg
President Donald Trump speaks during an "Invest in America" roundtable with business leaders at the White House on Monday.
President Donald Trump speaks during an "Invest in America" roundtable with business leaders at the White House on Monday. Evan Vucci/AP
President Donald Trump, appearing to soften his tone, said today that he “wouldn’t call” the Los Angeles protests “quite an insurrection.”
“I wouldn’t call it quite an insurrection, but it could have led to an insurrection. I mean that was a serious, that was a lot of, that was a lot of harm that was going on last night. I watched it very closely, and it was amazing the job that the National Guard did,” the president said at a roundtable event at the White House Monday afternoon.
Hours earlier, Trump had described the protesters as “insurrectionists” and “professional agitators” to reporters upon arriving at the White House from Camp David.
3 hr 37 min ago
How Democrats are responding to the protests across California
From CNN's Antoinette Radford and Elise Hammond
Rep. Maxine Waters tries to enter the Federal Bureau of Prisons in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday.
Rep. Maxine Waters tries to enter the Federal Bureau of Prisons in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday. Eric Thayer/AP
Democrats across the country are responding to President Donald Trump’s decision to send the National Guard into California.
Many of them are warning the Trump administration’s latest move to mobilize more than 700 Marines to respond to the protests in Los Angeles will further escalate the situation on the ground.
Here’s how some of them are reacting:
Rep. Nanette Barragán of California argued there is a way to conduct immigration enforcement that is not “an abuse of power.” She told CNN, “They know where the serious criminal offenders are and they send folks out to get them. They don’t just go massively round up people.” Barragán said that is what many of the protesters are angry about.
Rep. Sara Jacobs of California, who represents San Diego, said on X that deploying Marines is “a gross abuse of power similar to what we see from dictators around the world, setting the stage for martial law or full-on authoritarianism.” Though the Marines have only been mobilized for now, Jacobs warned that they are “trained for combat — not crowd control, de-escalation, or community policing” and could lead to even further escalation.
Rep. Norma Torres of California, who represents part of the Inland Empire, also noted the mobilization of Marines could ramp up tensions. “Military force has no place in silencing Americans demanding justice. LA is not a battlefield. Our communities deserve respect, not military force,” she said on X.
Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost of Florida, similarly said in a post on X Marines “are not trained to deescalate a protest. They are trained to fight & win wars” and Trump is escalating the situation.
Rep. Seth Moulton of Massachusetts, who was previously in the Marine Corps, said he believed Trump had “always dreamed about politicizing the military and using it against what he sees as the left in America.” He noted that Trump wouldn’t call in the National Guard as the January 6 riots unfolded, but would in this situation, after the LAPD said they had the protest under control.
Rep. Maxine Waters of California told CNN she believes Trump has “literally instigated all of this.” Speaking to CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, she said the president “knows he cannot meet the numbers that he promised in the campaign that he was going to send back to their country” and had therefore decided to play “to his MAGA crowd to say, ‘See, I’m now working hard.’”
This post has been updated with additional lawmaker reactions.
4 hr 10 min ago
Trump’s suggestion to arrest Newsom is a “petty intimidation tactic,” Sen. Padilla says
From CNN's Cindy Von Quednow
President Donald Trump’s suggestion that his border czar Tom Homan should arrest California Gov. Gavin Newsom is “a petty intimidation tactic,” Sen. Alex Padilla said in an X post.
“This is the behavior of an authoritarian government,” the Democratic senator from California said. “We won’t stand for it.”
In another post, Padilla said that what is happening in LA is “straight out of the Trump playbook: manufacture a crisis and provoke violence to distract from terrible headlines.”
4 hr 7 min ago
About 700 Marines responding to protests in Los Angeles area, US Northern Command says
From CNN's Aditi Sangal
The US Northern Command announced today it has “activated” about 700 Marines to help protect federal personnel and property in the Los Angeles area, the agency said in a statement.
The agency said it has “activated the Marine infantry battalion that was placed in an alert status over the weekend.”
US Northern Command is chiefly responsible for protecting US territory and has overseen missions like the southern border task force.
4 hr 12 min ago
Newsom's office says it believes that mobilized Marines are not being deployed
From CNN's Elise Hammond
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s press office said it is its understanding that the Marines who have been mobilized to respond to protests in Los Angeles “are not being deployed,” according to a post on X.
Three people familiar with the matter told CNN that 700 Marines based out of the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in California have been mobilized and will join the thousands of National Guard troops activated by President Donald Trump over the weekend.
“From our understanding, this is moving Marines from one base to another base,” Newsom’s press office said.
Still, it added, “The level of escalation is completely unwarranted, uncalled for, and unprecedented — mobilizing the best in class branch of the U.S. military against its own citizens.”
4 hr 20 min ago
Scenes from the Los Angeles Federal Building
From CNN's Kyung Lah
As protests continue Monday, a crowd has gathered outside the Los Angeles Federal Building in the city’s downtown this afternoon.
Protesters outside the building:
Scene outside a federal building in Los Angeles
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National Guard troops can be seen at the entrance of the building:
Photo shows graffiti on the Los Angeles Federal Building amid the protest as guards stand by on Monday. Portions of this image have been obscured by CNN due to profanity.
Photo shows graffiti on the Los Angeles Federal Building amid the protest as guards stand by on Monday. Portions of this image have been obscured by CNN due to profanity. CNN/CNN/CNN
4 hr 36 min ago
Vice President Vance calls on Newsom to "do your job"
From CNN's Samantha Waldenberg
Vice President JD Vance, in the latest back-and-forth between the administration and officials from the state of California, called on Gov. Gavin Newsom to “do your job.”
“Do your job. That’s all we’re asking,” Vance wrote in a post on X.
The vice president posted those words alongside a clip of Newsom on MSNBC daring the president’s border czar Tom Homan to go through with an arrest.
Newsom posted on X, “This is a day I hoped I would never see in America. I don’t care if you’re a Democrat or a Republican this is a line we cannot cross as a nation — this is an unmistakable step toward authoritarianism.”
He later responded to Vance’s tweet, saying “Do YOUR job.”
“We didn’t have a problem until Trump got involved. Rescind the order. Return control to California,” Newsom continued on X.
Vance’s post comes as California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Newsom are asking the court to set aside Trump’s “unlawful action” of federalizing the California National Guard due to protests in Los Angeles.
4 hr 37 min ago
Waymo suspends downtown LA service after vehicles set ablaze
From CNN’s Matt Egan
Waymo said Monday it has suspended service to downtown Los Angeles after five of its self-driving taxis were set on fire during anti-immigration enforcement protests.
The company doesn’t believe its cars were “intentionally targeted,” however, a Waymo spokesperson said.
“Out of an abundance of caution given the recent activity, we removed vehicles from Downtown Los Angeles and will not be serving that specific area of LA at the moment,” the spokesperson said.
Waymo, which is owned by Google parent company Alphabet, said it is still operating in Los Angeles in general. Service to downtown LA was suspended Sunday night, the spokesperson said.
Video and photographs over the weekend showed what appeared to be Waymo cars on fire and covered in graffiti.
5 hr 2 min ago
DHS claims some migrants arrested by ICE in Los Angeles this weekend had criminal records
From CNN's Elise Hammond
Police stand outside of the city hall building after clashes with protesters on Sunday in owntown Los Angeles.
Police stand outside of the city hall building after clashes with protesters on Sunday in owntown Los Angeles. Jim Vondruska/Getty Images
The Department of Homeland Security claimed at least five of the people arrested during Sunday immigration sweeps in Los Angeles had criminal convictions or were accused of crimes, according to a Monday statement.
The agency identified five people who were caught up in ICE operations over the weekend and their previous criminal convictions, including offenses like domestic violence, grand theft and child molestation.
Protests are in their fourth day in the Los Angeles area in response to the Trump administration’s intensified immigration crackdown, prompting clashes between demonstrators and police and leading to dozens of arrests.
DHS said the arrests of the five individuals happened “despite violent riots and assaults on ICE law enforcement.”
“These rioters in Los Angeles are fighting to keep rapists, murderers, and other violent criminals loose on Los Angeles streets. Instead of rioting, they should be thanking ICE officers who every single day wake up and make our communities safer,” Tricia McLaughlin, the assistant secretary for public affairs at DHS, said in the statement.
5 hr 16 min ago
City of Glendale, part of Los Angeles County, ends holding agreement with ICE
From CNN's Taylor Romine
The City of Glendale, located in Los Angeles County, announced it was ending its agreement with US Homeland Security and US Immigration and Customs Enforcement to house immigration detainees at the local police facility, the city said in a news release Sunday.
The city says it’s maintained the facility since 2007, where it has given “basic dignities to those temporarily held” and offered access to local families.
“Nevertheless, despite the transparency and safeguards the City has upheld, the City recognizes that public perception of the ICE contract—no matter how limited or carefully managed, no matter the good—has become divisive,” the city said in a statement. “And while opinions on this issue may vary—the decision to terminate this contract is not politically driven. It is rooted in what this City stands for—public safety, local accountability, and trust.”
The city emphasized that it doesn’t enforce immigration law and doesn’t engage with immigration enforcement.
DHS responded to the announcement on X, saying ”Glendale’s politicians stand with criminal illegal aliens, including gang members, rapists, and murderers over American citizens.”
“It is deeply disturbing that sanctuary politicians in Glendale, California, would terminate an agreement to hold ICE detainees and violent criminals — which the city has had with DHS for more than 15 years — just as violent rioters are looting and defacing Los Angeles and assaulting federal law enforcement,” DHS wrote, and added a direct message from Secretary Kristi Noem: “You will not stop us or slow us down.”
4 hr 59 min ago
A peaceful crowd is gathering in downtown LA singing hymns
From CNN's Aditi Sangal
A peaceful crowd assembled in downtown Los Angeles this afternoon is singing hymns.
“They asking for the release of families that were detained, that may or may not be inside the federal detention” in a nearby federal building, reported CNN’s Julia Vargas Jones.
The people in the crowd appear to have a mixed level of preparations to be at this site — some seem more prepared for tear gas or any other situations that may arise, Jones reported.
Right in front of them is the Los Angeles Police Department in their riot gear, which includes weapons with rubber bullets.
In the distance behind the LAPD, Vargas reports the presence of National Guard.
Peaceful crowd gathers in downtown Los Angeles
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2 hr 10 min ago
Protesters across the US show support for David Huerta after arrest
From CNN's Hannah Rabinowitz, Holmes Lybrand and Maureen Chowdhury
Union members and supporters rally in Grand Park calling for the release of union leader David Huerta, who was arrested during an immigration enforcement action on Monday, in Los Angeles.
Union members and supporters rally in Grand Park calling for the release of union leader David Huerta, who was arrested during an immigration enforcement action on Monday, in Los Angeles. Mario Tama/Getty Images
Labor leaders are protesting across the country in support of David Huerta, an influential union leader who was detained during the demonstrations in California against President Donald Trump’s immigration policies.
The protests that were previously calling for Huerta’s release are taking place in cities like San Francisco, Boston, Pittsburgh, Charlotte, North Carolina, and several other states, including Connecticut, Washington and New York.
In Los Angeles, demonstrators could be heard cheering upon hearing of Huerta’s release from federal custody on $50,000 bond.
Huerta spoke with those rallying for his release, saying authorities want to make an example out of him. He also called for peace amid ongoing protests.
In Washington, DC, labor leaders were protesting outside the FBI headquarters. There, the crowd chanted “Free David” and carried signs with his face in black and white.
Demonstrators said Huerta was injured during a clash with federal agents.
Speakers from several union organizations, immigration advocates and others, called for the immediate stop of the detention of undocumented migrants in the US. Some lawmakers also joined the rally, including Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Washington, who railed against ICE’s actions in Los Angeles.
In San Francisco, demonstrators from several organizations rallied in support of Huerta, and announced other protests across the Bay Area against US Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids and President Donald Trump’s travel ban.
“We must fight back. We reject these attacks on our communities and demand the immediate release of our union brother David Huerta,” Manny Pastreich, president of the building service workers labor group 32BJ SEIU, said while speaking at the demonstration in New York.
5 hr 14 min ago
Union chiefs hold rally for arrested leader David Huerta and other immigrant workers in Los Angeles
From CNN's Elise Hammond
Demonstrators rally against US Immigration and Customs Enforcement and call for the release of union leader David Huerta, President of SEIU California and SEIU-USWW, who was arrested on June 6 during federal immigration operations, at Gloria Molina Grand Park in Los Angeles, on Monday.
Demonstrators rally against US Immigration and Customs Enforcement and call for the release of union leader David Huerta, President of SEIU California and SEIU-USWW, who was arrested on June 6 during federal immigration operations, at Gloria Molina Grand Park in Los Angeles, on Monday. Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images
Community and union leaders held a rally in downtown Los Angeles today, calling for the release of David Huerta, the president of the Services Employees International Union California, who was arrested by federal agents after allegedly attempting to obstruct their access at a worksite.
“We are the union, and when we stand together and fight together, no one can come between us,” said Yvonne Wheeler, the president of the LA County Federation of Labor.
Wheeler said Huerta was “unjustly detained” and said he was at the worksite to “demand justice for immigrant workers facing fear and uncertainty.”
Lorena Gonzalez, the president of the California Federation of Labor, which represents thousands of unions, said the state has a “long history of walking shoulder and shoulder” with immigrants and the goal should be to protect all workers, “no matter where you came from.”
Teresa Romero, the president of United Farm Workers of America, said the protest is not only for Huerta, but for other immigrants who have been detained.
“We need to keep fighting because they need us, our community needs us. It’s not about one person, it’s about all of us,” Romero said. “All immigrants were here contributing to this country, contributing to the economy.”
Several elected officials and local assembly members were also in attendance as well as representatives from the California Immigrant Policy Center and the NAACP.
4 hr 47 min ago
24 arrested in New York City after protests inside Trump Tower lobby
From CNN's Nic Anderson and Sarah Boxer
Police cars outside Trump Tower in New York on Monday.
Police cars outside Trump Tower in New York on Monday. Sarah Boxer/CNN
Police in New York City have arrested 24 people following a protest inside the lobby of Trump Tower, a spokesperson for the New York Police Department told CNN.
Protestors were arrested Monday afternoon after police said they would not leave the building’s lobby, according to the NYPD.
There were no injuries or incidents reported during the arrests, and the scene both inside and outside Trump Tower had returned to normal by late afternoon, according to a CNN producer on scene.
5 hr 40 min ago
Trump says "we'll see what happens" when asked about deploying Marines to California
From CNN's Donald Judd
President Donald Trump today left the door open to deploying Marines to California to respond to protests in Los Angeles, telling reporters at the White House: “We’ll see what happens.”
“I mean, I think we have it very well under control — I think it would have been a very bad situation, it was heading in the wrong direction, it’s now heading in the right direction,” the president said in remarks from the State Dining Room. “And we hope to have the support of [California Gov. Gavin Newsom], because Gavin is the big beneficiary as we straighten out his problems.”
Earlier today, CNN reported that roughly 500 Marines based out of the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in California have been mobilized to respond to the protests in Los Angeles, according to three people familiar with the matter, and will join the thousands of National Guard troops that were activated by Trump over the weekend without the consent of Newsom or LA Mayor Karen Bass.
Newsom has said the state will sue the Trump administration over the deployment of the National Guard.
5 hr 28 min ago
After calling for Newsom's arrest, Trump says the governor's "primary crime" was running for office
From CNN’s Donald Judd
President Donald Trump arrives on the South Lawn of the White House, on Monday.
President Donald Trump arrives on the South Lawn of the White House, on Monday. Evan Vucci/AP
President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House Monday that California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s “primary crime” was “running for governor, because he’s done such a bad job.”
The president blasted Newsom after he suggested earlier on Monday that border czar Tom Homan should arrest the California Democrat, following protests in Los Angeles over the weekend.
Speaking at a business roundtable at the White House Monday, Trump also described Newsom as “an incompetent governor.”
“He’s destroying one of our great states, and if I didn’t get involved, if we didn’t bring the (National) Guard in, and we would bring more in if we needed it, because we have to make sure there’s going to be law and order — you had a disaster happening, and they now admit it was a disaster,” Trump said. “So, we did the right thing, everybody agrees to that, but you have a governor who let the city burn down.”
When a reporter asked about Trump’s own previous arrest, the president said the difference was that the charges against him were a “witch hunt.”
The president also pushed back after Newsom suggested he’d sue Trump for calling the National Guard into the state, telling reporters “I feel we had no choice,” but to deploy troops to California.
“I’m very happy I got involved. And I think Gavin, in his own way, is probably happy I got involved,” the president added.
And he attempted to rebut Newsom’s comments to KTTV suggesting Trump “wants a civil war on the streets of America.”
“No, it’s just the opposite, I don’t want a civil war,” Trump said. “Civil war would happen if you left it, if you left it to people like him. And I like him, you know, I always got along with him, never had a problem with him, but he’s grossly incompetent.”
5 hr 51 min ago
California will sue Trump over National Guard deployment. Here are key lines from the state's attorney general
From CNN's Elise Hammond, Alisha Ebrahimji, Maureen Chowdhury and Cindy Von Quednow
California’s attorney general announced the state will sue the administration after President Donald Trump ordered the deployment of National Guard troops to respond to protests in Los Angeles this weekend.
Rob Bonta called Trump’s federalization of the state’s National Guard troops “unnecessary, counterproductive, and most importantly, unlawful,” during a news conference today.
Meantime, California Gov. Gavin Newsom, accused Trump of “creating fear and terror to take over a state militia and violate the U.S. constitution,” according to a post on X.
This is California’s 24th lawsuit in 19 weeks against the Trump administration, Bonta said.
Here are the top lines from the state’s attorney general today:
Legal case: Bonta said the order “abused the federal government’s authority and violated the 10th Amendment and federal law.” He said Trump made the order “without authorization from Gov. Newsom and against the wishes of local law enforcement.” Further, Bonta said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ignored Newsom’s request to rescind the deployment.
Confidence California will win: Bonta said, “Yes, we think we will win,” when asked about the outcome of the lawsuit. He said the goal is to get the court to rescind Trump’s order. The state will also seek a restraining order as the case plays out, he said.
Escalation: News that Trump was going to deploy National Guard troops escalated the protests, Bonta said. He said the demonstrations in Los Angeles “mostly dissipated” when the first National Guard personnel arrived on Sunday. “It stokes the flames. It’s inflammatory and provocative and unnecessary and unhelpful and counterproductive,” he said.
Local law enforcement: The attorney general said agencies in Los Angeles are “completely prepared” for protests, and resources should be depleted before the National Guard is called. “If there comes a time when the National Guard should be considered, the governor of California will decide whether they should be brought in, not the president,” he said.
Message to violent protesters: While Bonta said local law enforcement has indicated to him that “the super majority of people engaged in protests are peaceful and lawful,” his office will hold those not following the law accountable. “If you don’t follow the law, we will find you,” he said.
Arrest threats: Bonta defended Newsom and dismissed a suggestion from Trump that border czar Tom Homan should arrest the governor as “more bluster.” He acknowledged that arresting Newsom would be an escalation of tension between the state and the administration, but said Newsom “should have nothing to worry about because he has only done lawful things.”
5 hr 8 min ago
About 700 Marines being mobilized in response to Los Angeles protests, sources tell CNN
From CNN’s Natasha Bertrand and Haley Britzky
The entrance to US Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine-Palms, California, on March 10, 2021.
The entrance to US Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine-Palms, California, on March 10, 2021. Mike Blake/Reuters/File
More than 700 Marines based out of the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in California have been mobilized to respond to the protests in Los Angeles, according to three people familiar with the matter, and will join the thousands of National Guard troops who were activated by President Donald Trump over the weekend without the consent of California’s governor or LA’s mayor.
The deployment of the full Marine battalion marks a significant escalation in Trump’s use of the military as a show of force against protesters, but it is still unclear what their task will be once in LA, the sources said. Like the National Guard troops, they are prohibited from conducting law enforcement activity such as making arrests unless Trump invokes the Insurrection Act, which permits the president to use the military to end an insurrection or rebellion of federal power.
US Northern Command said Sunday that 500 Marines from 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines were put on prepare to deploy orders, but one of the people familiar said Monday that the entire battalion was prepared to deploy and has been mobilized.
This post and headline have been updated with additional developments. Read more details here about the mobilization
6 hr 5 min ago
California governor says Trump sent National Guard "without fuel, food, water or a place to sleep"
From CNN's Taylor Romine and Danya Gainor
In a continued battle between California Gov. Gavin Newsom and President Donald Trump, Newsom said on X that the National Guard was sent “without fuel, food, water or a place to sleep.”
“Here they are — being forced to sleep on the floor, piled on top of one another. If anyone is treating our troops disrespectfully, it is you @realDonaldTrump,” he wrote.
The post is paired with two pictures of National Guard members sleeping on the floor. It’s not uncommon for servicemembers to sleep where they can when they are rapidly deployed.
6 hr 4 min ago
Pelosi calls Trump's suggestion to arrest Newsom "a hallmark of authoritarianism"
From CNN's Maureen Chowdhury
President Donald Trump’s suggestion that his border czar Tom Homan should arrest California Gov. Gavin Newsom is “a hallmark of authoritarianism,” Democratic Rep. Nancy Pelosi said.
“The Trump Administration’s escalation and provocation in California inflames tensions and incites violence. Now, the President of the United States said he would arrest a sitting American governor just for disagreeing with these actions. This is a hallmark of authoritarianism,” the former House speaker wrote on X.
6 hr 20 min ago
It's "highly likely" all 2,000 National Guard troops deployed by Trump will arrive to Los Angeles, Bonta says
From CNN's Cindy Von Quednow
Attorney General Rob Bonta said he believes it is “highly likely” that all 2,000 National Guard troops impacted by President Donald Trump’s order will be deployed over time.
As of Sunday, 300 troops had arrived to the Los Angeles area. Bonta noted he does not know exactly when all troops would be deployed, or where.
“Of course, that’s me trying to predict what a president who frequently changes his mind and flip flops back and forth and is completely unpredictable with the toggle switch, leadership style that he has,” Bonta said.
6 hr 34 min ago
Newsom accuses Trump of "creating fear and terror" to seize control of state's militia
From CNN's Maureen Chowdhury
California Gov. Gavin Newsom accused President Donald Trump of creating a “manufactured crisis” so he could take over the state’s militia.
“He is creating fear and terror to take over a state militia and violate the U.S. constitution.
The illegal order he signed could allow him to send the military into ANY STATE HE WISHES.
Every governor – red or blue – should reject this outrageous overreach,” Newsom wrote in his post on X.
“There’s a lot of hyperbole out there. This isn’t that. This is an unmistakable step toward authoritarianism that threatens the foundation of our republic. We cannot let it stand,” Newsom added.
Tensions between the Trump administration and California officials intensified this weekend as President Donald Trump decided to deploy 2,000 National Guard members to the Los Angeles area, a move the state’s Democratic leaders cast as an unnecessary escalation amid protests over the administration’s immigration policies.
CNN’s Priscilla Alvarez and Betsy Klein contributed to this post.
6 hr 38 min ago
Law enforcement in LA are “completely prepared” for protests, Bonta says
From CNN's Cindy Von Quednow
A police officer stands at a road block near the Metropolitan Detention Center and the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building on Monday.
A police officer stands at a road block near the Metropolitan Detention Center and the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building on Monday. Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP/Getty Images
Law enforcement agencies in Los Angeles are “completely prepared” for protests, and resources should be depleted before the National Guard is called in, California Attorney General Rob Bonta said.
“Law enforcement, like the biggest sheriff’s department in the nation and the third-largest police department in the nation, are completely prepared and ready to address that, and they have mutual aid they can call on,” Bonta said, adding that nearby agencies are available to help as well.
“Before the National Guard is resorted to, mutual aid needs to be depleted, and if there comes a time when the National Guard should be considered, the governor of California will decide whether they should be brought in, not the president,” the attorney general stressed.
6 hr 49 min ago
Around 150 arrested during protests yesterday in San Francisco, police say
From CNN's Amanda Musa
Police officers confront protestors during a rally against ICE's deportation operations in San Francisco, on Sunday.
Police officers confront protestors during a rally against ICE's deportation operations in San Francisco, on Sunday. Minh Connors/Anadolu/Getty Images
Approximately 150 people, including juveniles, were arrested yesterday in San Francisco for “refusal of dispersal orders due to acts of violence and vandalism” during protests outside the Immigration Services building, the San Francisco Police Department said in a statement today.
The arrests happened after police issued a dispersal order to all demonstrators, according to police.
“Individuals in the group became violent and began to commit crimes ranging from assault to felony vandalism and causing property damage,” the statement said. Several individuals became violent, vandalized property and refused to leave the area, police said.
Demonstrators stand in front of a line of police officers as they rally during a protest against federal immigration sweeps at the ICE building in San Francisco, on Sunday.
Demonstrators stand in front of a line of police officers as they rally during a protest against federal immigration sweeps at the ICE building in San Francisco, on Sunday. Manuel Orbegozo/Reuters
Two police officers suffered non-life threatening injuries, the statement added.
“Individuals are always free to exercise their First Amendment rights in San Francisco but violence — especially against SFPD officers — will never be tolerated,” the statement continued.
Authorities initially reported 60 arrests, which included some individuals under the age of 18.
6 hr 57 min ago
California AG says a president has federalized the National Guard only once before in modern history
From CNN's Maureen Chowdhury
A president has only federalized the National Guard only once before in modern history and it was to facilitate the delivery of mail when the Postal Service went on strike under President Richard Nixon’s administration, California Attorney General Rob Bonta said.
President Donald Trump has invoked “a law that’s only been used on its own once before in modern history, when 55 years ago, when President Nixon ordered the National Guard to deliver mail during the Postal Service strike,” Bonta said. “The movement of the mail for the Postal Service was down, it was not happening. The laws could not be executed, not without the federal government calling in the National Guard,” Bonta said.
6 hr 52 min ago
New lawsuit is California's 24th in 19 weeks against the Trump administration, Bonta says
From CNN's Cindy Von Quednow
California Attorney General Rob Bonta speaks during virtual press conference on Monday.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta speaks during virtual press conference on Monday. California Dept. of Justice
It is not acceptable to have a president who violates the law so “blatantly and frequently,” Attorney General Rob Bonta said today in announcing what he said was California’s 24th lawsuit in 19 weeks against the Trump administration.
But when the President Donald Trump violates the law, Bonta said he and other Democratic attorneys general’s response will be “to haul him into court and hold him accountable.”
Bonta said during today’s news conference that the presence of the National Guard in Los Angeles was an “unnecessary escalation.”
He added: “It stokes the flames. It’s inflammatory and provocative and unnecessary and unhelpful and counterproductive.”
6 hr 17 min ago
California attorney general to violent protesters: "If you don't follow the law, we will find you”
From CNN's Alisha Ebrahimji
Police clear demonstrators after they blocked a street with a barricade during a protest against federal immigration sweeps in downtown Los Angeles, on Sunday.
Police clear demonstrators after they blocked a street with a barricade during a protest against federal immigration sweeps in downtown Los Angeles, on Sunday. David Ryder/Reuters
California Attorney General Rob Bonta addressed violent demonstrators and cautioned them against breaking the law.
“My message to them is, do not participate in unlawful activity,” Bonta said during a Monday news briefing. “Follow the law. If you don’t follow the law, we will find you and we will come for you and we will hold you accountable, as those who have been arrested on the ground have already found out.”
To protest “peacefully against an injustice or against something” people don’t believe in, is “a core, fundamental right in the United States of America,” Bonta said.
Sometimes however, some people are not interested in the underlying issue prompted a protests and use them “as a cover for chaotic, harmful, destructive and criminal actions, and that is wrong.”
Bonta added that he relies heavily on local law enforcement who have “indicated that the super majority of people engaged in protests are peaceful and lawful.”
Those who have not been peaceful “appear to be members of outside groups, not related to the underlying subject of issue that is being protested,” he said.
6 hr 58 min ago
Bonta says he believes California will win lawsuit against Trump administration
From CNN's Elise Hammond
California Attorney General Rob Bonta said he is confident his state will win a lawsuit against the Trump administration over its order to federalize National Guard troops and deploy them to protests in Los Angeles.
“Yes, we think we will win,” Bonta said in response to a question during a virtual press conference.
“We only bring cases we believe we will win based on the law and the facts and our analysis. We wouldn’t bring this one if we weren’t confident of our success,” he added.
The goal of the lawsuit, which Bonta said will be filed today, is to get the courts to rescind President Donald Trump’s order federalizing the California National Guard.
Bonta said the state is also seeking a restraining order as the case plays out.
The attorney general said there is not a lot of existing precedent or case law around this issue because the section of the law Trump used to deploy National Guard troops is rarely used.
6 hr 35 min ago
"More bluster": California attorney general dismisses Trump suggestion to arrest governor
From CNN's Elise Hammond
California’s attorney general dismissed President Donald Trump’s suggestion that his border czar Tom Homan should arrest California Gov. Gavin Newsom, calling it “more talk, more bluff, more bluster, more threats.”
“States have rights. States can do lawful things,” California Attorney General Rob Bonta said.
He said it is the “president and the Trump administration that is consistently and frequently, blatantly and brazenly violating the law, not Gov. Newsom.”
“This is what the Trump administration does,” Bonta said, pointing to instances where the administration has threatened its perceived political enemies, including law firms.
Still, he acknowledged that the move would be an escalation of tension between the state and the administration.
“If they decide to arrest a governor, it will be a very significant racheting up of their unlawful actions and, of course, we will do everything in our power to make sure no rights are violated and that the rights and freedoms of all people — including our governor — are protected,” Bonta said.
However, he said Newsom “should have nothing to worry about because he has only done lawful things.”
This post has been updated with additional remarks from Bonta.
6 hr 44 min ago
Trump "needs to put a mirror up to himself and realize that the unlawful actor here is him," Bonta says
From CNN's Alisha Ebrahimji
California Attorney General Rob Bonta defended the state’s governor, Gavin Newsom, during a news conference Monday, saying everything he “has done and is doing is completely lawful in the best interest of California.”
“It is the president that needs to put a mirror up to himself and realize that the unlawful actor here is him and his administration, not Governor Newsom,” he added.
6 hr 23 min ago
Hegseth ignored Newsom's request to rescind "unlawful deployment of troops," California attorney general says
From CNN's Maureen Chowdhury
California Attorney General Rob Bonta said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ignored Gov. Gavin Newsom’s request to rescind the National Guard troop deployment.
“Yesterday afternoon Gov. Newsom actually sent a letter to Mr. Hegseth requesting that the secretary rescind the unlawful deployment of troops and return them to the governor’s command. The request was ignored,” Bonta said today.
More on the letter: Newsom asked the Defense Department to rescind its deployment of the National Guard to Los Angeles and return control of the troops to the state in a Sunday letter to Hegseth.
“State and local authorities are the most appropriate ones to evaluate the need for resources to safeguard life and property,” the letter said. “Indeed, the decision to deploy the National Guard, without appropriate training or orders, risks seriously escalating the situation.”
CNN’s Danya Gainor contributed to this post.
7 hr 18 min ago
California attorney general announces lawsuit against Trump's federalization of National Guard
From CNN's Cindy Von Quednow
California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a lawsuit will be filed Monday asking a federal court to set aside President Donald Trump’s “unlawful action” of federalizing the California National Guard amid protests in Los Angeles.
The attorney general announced lawsuit during a virtual news conference after days of protests in Los Angeles.
6 hr 19 min ago
California attorney general says protests escalated after National Guard troops arrived
From CNN's Elise Hammond
Members of the California National Guard stand guard at the Paramount Business Center parking lot on Sunday.
Members of the California National Guard stand guard at the Paramount Business Center parking lot on Sunday. Jill Connelly/Reuters
California Attorney General Rob Bonta said protests in Los Angeles were “mostly dissipated” when the first National Guard troops arrived on Sunday.
“Since (Donald) Trump announced his plan to deploy troops, the situation on the ground has escalated quickly with unrest growing overnight, causing highways to close and putting people in danger,” Bonta said during a virtual news conference today.
He said this “wasn’t the case on Saturday or Sunday morning.”
“We’ll never know what might have been had the president left our state and local authorities to continue the important work they were already doing and were more than capable of doing,” Bonta said.
The attorney general said the violence started after Trump’s move to call in National Guard troops. He called the order “unnecessary, counterproductive, and most importantly, unlawful.”
6 hr 50 min ago
Trump "violated the 10th Amendment and federal law," California attorney general said
From CNN's Alisha Ebrahimji
California Attorney General Rob Bonta called President Donald Trump’s order calling in the National Guard to Los Angeles “unnecessary, counter-productive and most importantly, unlawful,” during a news briefing on Monday.
Bonta added, “the order that abused the federal government’s authority and violated the 10th Amendment and federal law, an order that skipped over multiple rational, common sense, strategic steps that should have been deployed to quell unrest and prevent escalation.”
6 hr 31 min ago
Trump "unlawfully" federalized 2,000 of California's National Guard troops, state attorney general says
From CNN's Maureen Chowdhury
California Attorney General Rob Bonta accused President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth of “unlawfully” federalizing the state’s National Guard.
“In the early hours of Sunday morning, President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth unlawfully federalized 2,000 California National Guard troops for 60 days with no indication as to when they intend to stand down,” Bonta said during a news conference. “They did so without authorization from Gov. Newsom and against the wishes of local law enforcement.”
7 hr 15 min ago
NOW: California attorney general holds news conference amid Trump's deployment of National Guard
From CNN staff
California Attorney General Rob Bonta holds a virtual press conference on Monday.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta holds a virtual press conference on Monday. California Dept. of Justice
California Attorney General Rob Bonta is holding a news conference in response to President Donald Trump’s federalization of the National Guard.
Trump ordered the deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops to quell immigration protests in Los Angeles, overriding California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s objections in a rare move. Currently, there are 300 troops on the ground, protecting federal personnel and property.
Newsom has said the state will sue the Trump administration over the deployment,
7 hr 58 min ago
Trump suggests border czar should arrest Newsom
From CNN’s Alejandra Jaramillo
President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he arrives at the White House on June 9, in Washington, DC.
President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he arrives at the White House in Washington, DC, on Monday. Win McNamee/Getty Images
President Donald Trump suggested border czar Tom Homan should arrest California Gov. Gavin Newsom, despite Homan’s attempts to walk back his earlier remarks on the subject Monday.
When a reporter on the White House lawn asked Trump today if Homan should arrest Newsom, the president replied: “I would do it if I were Tom.” He added, “Gavin likes the publicity.”
“I like Gavin Newsom. He’s a nice guy, but he’s grossly incompetent. Everybody knows it. All you have to do is look at the little railroad he’s building,” Trump said.
Trump also described protestors in Los Angeles as “professional agitators,” and “insurrectionists.”
His comments come after Homan tried to clarify in an interview with Fox News Monday morning that he wasn’t calling for Newsom’s arrest.
“There was no discussion about arresting Newsom,” Homan said. He told NBC News on Saturday that anyone blocking immigration enforcement in Los Angeles could face arrest, including the governor and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass.
Newsom in an interview on MSNBC dared Homan to go through with an arrest and responded to Trump’s suggestion he could be arrested.
“This is a day I hoped I would never see in America. I don’t care if you’re a Democrat or a Republican this is a line we cannot cross as a nation — this is an unmistakable step toward authoritarianism,” Newsom wrote on X.
8 hr 53 min ago
Trump defends decision to deploy National Guard in California
From CNN’s Alejandra Jaramillo
Members of the California National Guard carry shields during a protest in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday.
Members of the California National Guard carry shields during a protest in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday. Daniel Cole/Reuters
President Donald Trump today defended his decision to deploy the National Guard in response to recent unrest in Los Angeles, saying the intervention prevented the city from being “completely obliterated.”
“We made a great decision in sending the National Guard to deal with the violent, instigated riots in California,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. “If we had not done so, Los Angeles would have been completely obliterated.”
The president continued to criticize California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass.
“The very incompetent ‘Governor,’ Gavin Newscum, and ‘Mayor,’ Karen Bass, should be saying, ‘THANK YOU, PRESIDENT TRUMP, YOU ARE SO WONDERFUL. WE WOULD BE NOTHING WITHOUT YOU, SIR.’ Instead, they choose to lie to the People of California and America by saying that we weren’t needed, and that these are ‘peaceful protests.’ Just one look at the pictures and videos of the Violence and Destruction tells you all you have to know. We will always do what is needed to keep our Citizens SAFE, so we can, together, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!” Trump wrote.
Trump ordered the deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops to quell immigration protests in Los Angeles, overriding Newsom’s objections over the weekend.
8 hr 54 min ago
Arrested union leader set to appear in federal court this afternoon, US attorney says
From CNN's Elise Hammond and Josh Campbell
David Huerta, the president of the Service Employees International Union California, will appear in federal court this afternoon in California, according to the US attorney.
Huetra 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 previous a post on X.
He is charged with conspiracy to impede an officer, a felony charge, according to the criminal complaint. This afternoon’s initial appearance is a bond hearing, the US attorney said, and Huerta is in federal custody in Los Angeles.
After being treated for injuries from his arrest, Huerta released a statement condemning the citywide raids.
There is a rally planned this afternoon for the union leader. At protests in Washington, DC, the crowd is holding signs with Huetra’s face on them with the words “free David” and “end ICE raids.”
Several Democratic senators also sent a letter to the Trump administration seeking answers about Huetra’s arrest.
9 hr 27 min ago
Democratic senators seek answers from Trump administration over arrest of SEIU labor leader David Huerta
From CNN's Clare Foran
Sens. Adam Schiff, Alex Padilla and Chuck Schumer have sent a letter seeking answers from the Trump administration about the arrest of Services Employees International Union leader David Huerta.
CNN previously reported 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 a post on X.
9 hr 6 min ago
"We're not going anywhere," Democratic Rep. says at immigrants rights rally in Chicago
From CNN's Antoinette Radford
Rep. Jesús "Chuy" Garcia speaks at a rally in Chicago on Monday.
Rep. Jesús "Chuy" Garcia speaks at a rally in Chicago on Monday. WLS
Speaking at an immigrants rights rally Monday morning in Chicago, Democratic Rep. Jesús “Chuy” Garcia had a clear message for President Donald Trump: “We’re not going anywhere.”
The lawmaker described arrests carried out by ICE officials as “cruelty with intent.”
“‘You don’t belong here,’ is what they’re telling us. Well, we have a message for you: We’re not going anywhere. This isn’t about safety. This is about control. Fear is the tactic. Silence is the goal,” the lawmaker said.
“This looks like a war on immigrants, part of a long coordinated campaign to criminalize our culture, erase our identity, and break our spirit.”
9 hr 45 min ago
BET "monitoring" situation in LA ahead of Monday night award show
From CNN's Lisa Respers France
As protests against immigration raids continue in Los Angeles, organizers of the Black Entertainment Television (BET) Awards say the event will take place as planned on Monday night.
“BET remains committed to the safety of our guests and staff. We are working closely with LAPD and monitoring the situation,” a spokesperson for the network said in a statement to CNN.
The event is scheduled to take place at 5 p.m. PT at the Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles, blocks from several areas where protests have been taking place.
9 hr 47 min ago
LA protests: A timeline from the beginning to now
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Timeline of LA protests from beginning to now
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CNN takes a look at protests in Los Angeles over the weekend in response to immigration raids.
Immigration authorities and demonstrators clashed over the weekend with unrest beginning Friday after dozens of people were detained by federal immigration agents across different locations.
President Donald Trump has deployed 2,000 National Guard troops to the city to disperse protests.
9 hr 23 min ago
LA mayor says ICE raids were "fuel for a fire that was unnecessary"
From CNN's Andy Rose
Los Angeles mayor blames immigration raids for violence
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Immigration workplace raids conducted in Los Angeles on Friday sparked the increasingly violent protests over the weekend, Mayor Karen Bass said Monday.
“If you dial back time and go to Friday, if immigration raids had not happened here, we would not have had the disorder that went on last night,” Bass said on CNN’s “The Situation Room.”
Immigration and Customs Enforcement did not make city officials aware the raids were going to happen, making it difficult from them to quickly respond to the protests, she said.
“We do not know where and when the next raids will be. That is the concern because people in this city have a rapid response network,” said Bass. “If they see ICE, they go out, and they protest, and so it’s just a recipe for pandemonium that is completely unnecessary. Nothing was happening here. Los Angeles was peaceful before Friday.”
The weekend protests resulted in vandalism, cars set ablaze and dozens of arrests by the LAPD, but the mayor emphasized the lawlessness was isolated to a small area of Los Angeles.
“This is not citywide civil unrest taking place in Los Angeles. A few streets downtown – it looks horrible. People committed crimes,” Bass said. “It is absolutely unacceptable, and those people that set cars on fire or did other forms of vandalism will be sought to be arrested and prosecuted.”
10 hr 20 min ago
Situation in Los Angeles has calmed down after chaotic protests, official says
From CNN's Maureen Chowdhury
Debris is cleaned up from the streets of downtown Los Angeles on Monday morning.
Debris is cleaned up from the streets of downtown Los Angeles on Monday morning. Damian Dovarganes/AP
The situation in Los Angeles have calmed down after “probably one of the most volatile nights” in the city, Hilda Solis, chair pro tem of the Los Angeles County board of supervisors, told CNN today.
“There was a kind of a emergency situation where people needed to be removed or told to leave the city of Los Angeles because so much destruction and chaos was going on. That has since been lifted,” Solis said. “There’s still a major freeway, on-ramps, off-ramps and road closures. People are coming back into the city to work, but it’s very, it’s very measured.”
On the deployment of National Guard troops, Solis said, “Yes, you’re correct in saying that the governor and our local law enforcement did not ask for the National Guard to be deployed. So that is a point of contention.”
Solis said Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna has the authority to “call on our local police departments, that surround our cities, our city of Los Angeles, so those can also be made available” if needed. She added “If there are more disruptions as we saw last evening that they may have to make a formal request for National Guard, but that should come through our protocols that the sheriff understands and so does LAPD.”
Solis also urged demonstrators: “Don’t feed into this narrative that we don’t care, that we’re going to hurt each other and hurt our city. We don’t want that to happen. Definitely we want to have calm.”
10 hr 28 min ago
California governor "has to bring in more resources," CNN analyst says
From CNN's Alisha Ebrahimji
Based on the Los Angeles Police Department’s size, California Gov. Gavin Newsom is going to need reinforcements from other state departments to help protect federal personnel and property in the aftermath of protests over the weekend, CNN Chief Law Enforcement and Intelligence Analyst John Miller said.
“The LA County Sheriff, LAPD, California Highway Patrol and other jurisdictions are going to really have to set up a unified command to reach the kind of numbers that you’re going to need to deal with this,” Miller said Monday on The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown.
“You have immigration demonstrators, worked in with anti-government demonstrators, mixed in with some anarchist groups and anti-government groups that lurk in the back of the crowds and egg them on – and are probably responsible for more of the violence than the actual demonstrators who were there for protesting immigration,” Miller said.
Additionally, community outreach to protest groups is needed to decipher “who are the people behind the violence and the trouble” and “who are the core demonstrators concerned with the issue who want to protest peacefully,” Miller said. Those agencies will then need to decide how to work with some groups and handle others, he explained.
10 hr 2 min ago
Trump border czar says “there was no discussion about arresting Newsom"
From CNN's Alejandra Jaramillo
White House Border Czar Tom Homan speaks to reporters at the White House on May 29.
White House Border Czar Tom Homan speaks to reporters at the White House on May 29. Samuel Corum/Sipa USA/AP
Trump’s border czar Tom Homan tried to clarify today that he wasn’t calling for the arrest of California Gov. Gavin Newsom over the weekend.
“I’ve said it many times. You can protest, get your First Amendment rights, but when you cross that line, you put hands on (an) ICE officer, or you destroy property, you impede law enforcement or you knowingly harbor or conceal it in any way, that’s a crime, and that, the Trump administration is not going to tolerate,” Homan told Fox News.
Homan went on to recount his interview with NBC News over the weekend. “The reporter asked me, well, could govern Governor Newsom or Mayor (Karen) Bass be arrested? I said, well no one’s above the law — if they cross the line and commit a crime, absolutely they can.”
“There was no discussion about arresting Newsom,” Homan said.
Homan told NBC News on Saturday that immigration enforcement would continue in Los Angeles despite criticism from Democratic leaders and warned that anyone obstructing federal operations, including Newsom and Bass, could face arrest.
In response, the California governor challenged Homan to follow through. “He knows where to find me,” Newsom told MSNBC on Sunday.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass also responded to Homan’s comment Monday, saying she was “not concerned about being arrested.”
“I can’t imagine a situation where I am going to interfere with federal agents. So, it was something that was inappropriate to say and what I am going to focus on is bringing our city together. We cannot allow ourselves to be divided,” she told CNN.
11 hr 56 min ago
California governor once again signals he'll sue Trump
From CNN's Andy Rose and Antoinette Radford
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, right, attends a news conference in April.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, right, attends a news conference in April. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Gavin Newsom, the Democratic Governor of California, has again suggested he’ll sue President Donald Trump for calling the National Guard into the state.
He first suggested he’d sue the president yesterday, when he said the state would file a lawsuit Monday against what he described as an “illegal, immoral and unconstitutional” deployment of the National Guard.
This morning in a post on social media, the governor said Trump “flamed the fires and illegally acted to federalize the National Guard,” when he signed a presidential memorandum on Saturday activating the officers.
“The order he signed doesn’t just apply to CA. It will allow him to go into ANY STATE and do the same thing. We’re suing him,” he wrote in a post on X.
12 hr 26 min ago
"This violence that I've seen is disgusting," LA police chief says
From CNN's Antoinette Radford
The level of violence across Los Angeles following anti-immigration enforcement protests is “disgusting,” LAPD police chief Jim McDonnell said late Sunday.
Twenty-seven people were arrested in the city yesterday. Some of the alleged crimes include throwing a Molotov cocktail at an officer and ramming a motorbike into a police line, McDonnell said in a news conference.
“This violence that I’ve seen is disgusting. It’s escalated now since the beginning of this incident. What we saw the first night was bad. What we’ve seen subsequent to that is getting increasingly worse and more violent. Tonight we had individuals out there shooting commercial grade fireworks at our officers. That can kill you,” he said.
The police chief added officers had adapted their operations to arrest those responsible and hold them accountable, but did say the LAPD was “overwhelmed as far as the number of people out there engaged in this type of activity.”
He thanked police officials and the LAPD’s partner agencies for taking care of the community, which he said they do “night in and night out.”
Later in the same news conference, McDonnell said he believed those responsible for the violence were not the same as those protesting against immigration-enforcement activity.
“When I look at the people who are out there doing the violence, that’s not the people that we see during the day who are legitimately out there exercising their First Amendment rights to be able to express their feelings about the immigration enforcement issue,” he said.
12 hr 17 min ago
Protests erupted across the LA area over the weekend amid Trump's immigration crackdown. Here's what we know
From CNN staff
The National Guard, police and protesters stand off outside of a downtown jail in Los Angeles on Sunday following two days of protests.
The National Guard, police and protesters stand off outside of a downtown jail in Los Angeles on Sunday following two days of protests. Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Protests rocked the Los Angeles area over the weekend in response to the Trump administration’s intensified immigration crackdown, prompting clashes between demonstrators and police and leading to dozens of arrests.
Here’s what we know about the law enforcement response:
Why are protests happening? Protests in and around Los Angeles erupted on Friday after at least 44 people were arrested by federal immigration agents earlier in the day. The arrests come amid President Donald Trump’s crackdown on immigration, which has involved waves of raids and deportations across the country.
How many National Guards troops are on the ground? About 300 National Guard members are on the ground after Trump ordered the deployment, dismissing California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s objections. It’s the first time a president has called in the National Guard without a state’s request or consent in decades.
What we know about the other law enforcement deployed: “Law enforcement presence is not letting up,” CNN’s Marybel Gonzalez said. Earlier, Gonzalez reported “more enforcements arrived on the scene, including an armored vehicle from a sheriff’s department. Los Angeles Police Department are also here blocking the street and right behind them, we’re seeing a line of national guardsmen patrolling the area.” In response to the unrest and the arrest of dozens over the weekend, authorities have declared all of Downtown Los Angeles an unlawful assembly area.
Scene on the ground and arrests: CNN observed police deploying flash-bangs and tear gas to break up crowds, with some hitting protesters, while some demonstrators were seen setting fire to self-driving cars. Police arrested 27 people on Sunday in Los Angeles. Meanwhile, around 60 people, including some under the age of 18, were arrested Sunday in San Francisco after protests outside the Immigration Services building turned violent, authorities said.
Here’s where the protests are happening:
12 hr 24 min ago
Video shows protests unfolding overnight
From CNN's Sara Smart and Antoinette Radford
Videos captured during the overnight hours show the continued protests that unfolded in downtown Los Angeles.
Protesters can be seen smashing the windows of vehicles and spray-painting city buses near Chinatown and downtown Los Angeles. Other protesters faced off with officers that lined portions of the streets in tactical gear.
On Sunday evening, Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell said he believed those responsible for the violence were not those protesting against ICE-enforcement activity.
“When I look at the people who are out there doing the violence, that’s not the people that we see during the day who are legitimately out there exercising their first amendment rights to be able to express their feelings about the immigration enforcement issue,” he said.
Watch the moments unfold here:
Protesters smash windows, spray paint city buses during overnight hours in Los Angeles
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Video credit: RMG News
12 hr 29 min ago
"Everything is very calm" in Paramount, the mayor says
From CNN's Antoinette Radford
Members of the California National Guard stand guard at the Paramount Business Center parking in the Los Angeles County city of Paramount on Sunday.
Members of the California National Guard stand guard at the Paramount Business Center parking in the Los Angeles County city of Paramount on Sunday. Jill Connelly/Reuters
Mayor of Paramount, California, John Moreno says the last 24 hours have “thankfully” been “calm and quiet” after a series of anti-immigration enforcement protests across the city on Friday.
“Right now from what we’re told everything is very calm. Overnight we didn’t have any protests. We didn’t have any protesters out yesterday,” he told CNN’s John Berman on “CNN News Central.”
But, he noted that the National Guard equipment and troops were guarding the Department of Homeland Security office.
Moreno added that the presence of the National Guard officers in a “small town like Paramount,” might promote “fear and uncertainty.” He said he hoped the officers would not have to help police protesters.
“We want a community that is harmonious, that will call on law enforcement if they need help. That’s where… it does have a ripple down effect on us.”
The mayor said he believed in the public’s right to protest, but urged those participating to: “Do it peacefully.”
“We are a country that’s built on freedom of speech however when it comes to vandalising and causing disruption to private property, that’s uncalled for. That will not be tolerated by our LA County Sheriffs department.”
11 hr 22 min ago
What is the "outside agitator" narrative?
From CNN's Harmeet Kaur
Smoke fills the air as law enforcement officers in riot gear advance during protests in Los Angeles, California, on Sunday.
Smoke fills the air as law enforcement officers in riot gear advance during protests in Los Angeles, California, on Sunday. David Pashaee/Middle East Images/AFP/Getty Images
As authorities and demonstrators enter a fourth day of protests in Los Angeles, intelligence experts believe protesters are motivated by immigration raids, deployment of the National Guard and agitators who fit profiles of “professional rioters,” who continually seek out confrontation with law enforcement, according to a senior law enforcement source who said intelligence analysts conducted assessments of the crowds on Sunday.
Large-scale social movements can certainly be vulnerable to groups who seek to capitalize on the chaos for their own ends, said Aldon Morris, a professor emeritus of sociology and African American studies at Northwestern University. But time and again, authorities have leveled the broad accusation to undermine or stifle protests.
So what is an “outside agitator” or “professional rioter?” It’s a term that has been used broadly to describe a number of different groups in an effort to undermine protest movements throughout the country.
The “outside agitator” label was also frequently evoked during the civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s, implying that protesters participating in demonstrations were driven by the nefarious agendas of shadowy “others,” as opposed to being motivated by their own concerns.
“This is a problem for law enforcement because what you have are opportunists,” CNN’s Kyung Lah said Sunday. “Just based on previous protests that we’ve covered, tempers get extremely short. There aren’t a lot of bathrooms, people get hungry. Opportunists come in, agitators come in,” she said.
And while it may be totally unclear who the “professional rioters” or agitators are and their motivations, here are 5 reasons why experts say we should be wary of the familiar trope:
It’s been used to discredit protests
It distracts from the underlying causes
It ignores the fact that movements are connected
It’s used to justify violence against protesters
It prevents the movement from growing
Learn more about the label’s history here and more on the “outside agitator” narrative here.
This post has been updated with additional information.
13 hr 42 min ago
Protesters have mostly dispersed in downtown LA, but law enforcement is still scaling up, CNN reporter says
From CNN’s Marybel Gonzalez in Downtown LA
Police block a bridge over the 101 freeway while protesters stand in front of them in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday.
Police block a bridge over the 101 freeway while protesters stand in front of them in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday. Jim Vondruska/Getty Images
The expansive crowds that were in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday have mostly dispersed after the Los Angeles Police Department declared the district an “unlawful assembly area,” reports CNN’s Marybel Gonzalez.
“Law enforcement presence is not letting up,” Gonzalez said. “Moments ago, more enforcements arrived on the scene, including an armored vehicle from a sheriff’s department. Los Angeles police department are also here blocking the street and right behind them we’re seeing a line of national guardsmen patrolling the area.”
Gonzalez is reporting from the downtown Los Angeles area, near the Metropolitan Detention Center — the building at the heart of the protests.
Gonzalez added that she has heard and seen a Los Angeles police helicopter keeping watch over the area.
At least 27 people were arrested in the Los Angles area on Sunday. Some of the alleged crimes include throwing a Molotov cocktail at a police officer and ramming a motorcycle into a police line.
While the Los Angeles police department has asked businesses to report any looting, Gonzalez said there are not many reports of specific looting incidents.
“What we can see in the downtown area is a lot of destruction of property, of some vehicles and profanities graffitied along the freeway and streets,” she said.
15 hr 15 min ago
Key sites where protests took place in Los Angeles
The anti-immigration enforcement protests in Los Angeles have been largely centered around three key areas this weekend.
Here’s a reminder of the key locations:
16 hr 58 min ago
From Rodney King to Black Lives Matter, LA has a rich history of protest. Here's a look back
From CNN's Jessie Yeung
The protests that rocked Los Angeles this weekend are just the latest in a long, rich history of public demonstrations in the second-biggest city in the US.
Here’s a look back at some of the most well-known and consequential ones.
The 1968 walkouts: Around 15,000 Mexican-American students in schools across East LA walked out to protest discrepancies in their education compared to their White peers. Mexican-American students were often steered toward vocational training and discouraged from higher education, and were sometimes prohibited from speaking Spanish at school. The protests, also known as Blowouts, pushed for curriculum changes and bilingual education – and was an early precursor for the larger Chicano civil rights movement.
The 1992 Rodney King protests: These are among the most famous demonstrations in LA – and US – history. Protests and deadly riots broke out after the acquittal of four white Los Angeles Police Department officers in the brutal beating of black motorist Rodney King in 1991. The riots lasted nearly a week and left more than 50 people dead and more than 2,000 injured. President George H.W. Bush ordered the deployment of thousands of National Guard members, along with thousands of US soldiers and marines.
2020 George Floyd protests: Though Black Lives Matter demonstrations took place nationwide after the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer, LA was a major hub for the protests. It was among the scores of cities that imposed curfews after a rise in looting. The protests were violent at times, with LA police firing rubber bullets and bean bag rounds, and protesters throwing fireworks at police. Some LAPD officers were removed from their field duties after using excessive force during the protests.
17 hr 20 min ago
Australian reporter covering LA protests hit by rubber bullet
Lauren Tomasi, a US correspondent for CNN-affiliate Nine News in Australia, was hit by a rubber bullet fired by police during her live broadcast. Tomasi was left sore but otherwise unharmed, according to the network.
Australian reporter covering LA protests hit by rubber bullet
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16 hr 32 min ago
Police arrest about 60 people in San Francisco after protests on ICE's raids turn violent
From CNN's Hanna Park
Demonstrators stand in front of police officers as they rally during a protest against federal immigration sweeps at the ICE building in San Francisco, California, on Sunday.
Demonstrators stand in front of police officers as they rally during a protest against federal immigration sweeps at the ICE building in San Francisco, California, on Sunday. Manuel Orbegozo/Reuters
Around 60 people, including people under the age of 18, were arrested Sunday in San Francisco after protests outside the Immigration Services building turned violent, authorities said.
Hundreds of protesters gathered outside ICE’s offices to rally against the agency’s raids and deportations across California and the US, CNN affiliate KGO reported.
The demonstration, initially peaceful, escalated into a tense standoff with San Francisco police officers in riot gear.
“We’ve been watching what’s going on in LA, and we’re like, no,” Nancy Kato, one of the protesters, told KGO.
“The whole thing about going after immigrants and people who are undocumented, the most vulnerable of our populations that is so wrong.”
The protests began near Sansome and Washington streets — close to the city’s Financial District — around 7:01 p.m., where San Francisco Police officers were monitoring the demonstration, the department said.
The gathering escalated as some protesters, according to police, vandalized property, committed assaults, and caused other damage. Authorities declared the event an “unlawful assembly,” leading many to leave, though some stayed behind.
Two officers were injured, and one was taken to the hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
The group eventually made its way to Market and Kearny streets, where protesters damaged buildings and an SFPD patrol car. A smaller group later gathered on Montgomery Street and refused to leave after being ordered to disperse. Police moved to detain people they say didn’t comply. Police said it recovered one firearm at the scene.
“Individuals are always free to exercise their First Amendment rights in San Francisco,” the SFPD said in a statement. “But violence — especially against SFPD officers — will never be tolerated.”
The investigation remains ongoing, and authorities have not released additional details.
18 hr 2 min ago
Downtown businesses and residents requested to report "vandalism, damage or looting"
From CNN's Karina Tsui
Police are urging businesses and residents in Downtown Los Angeles to report “any vandalism, damage or looting,” hours after police said they were investigating possible looting in the city’s Financial District.
On X, the LAPD said reporting the incidents will allow the department to officially document damage that occurs during the ongoing protests.
“Please photograph all vandalism and damage prior to clean up,” the LAPD wrote.
17 hr 48 min ago
In pictures: Los Angeles erupts in protest
Authorities and demonstrators clashed again on Sunday as crowds protested the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown and National Guard deployment.
A demonstrator waves a Mexico flag in front of burning dumpsters during a protest against federal immigration sweeps in downtown Los Angeles, California, on Sunday.
A demonstrator waves a Mexico flag in front of burning dumpsters during a protest against federal immigration sweeps in downtown Los Angeles, California, on Sunday. Aude Guerrucci/Reuters
A flash bomb explodes on the 101 freeway near the Metropolitan Detention Center of downtown Los Angeles, on Sunday.
A flash bomb explodes on the 101 freeway near the Metropolitan Detention Center of downtown Los Angeles, on Sunday. Eric Thayer/AP
A woman screams as protesters confront a line of police near the Metropolitan Detention Center in Downtown Los Angeles on Sunday.
A woman screams as protesters confront a line of police near the Metropolitan Detention Center in Downtown Los Angeles on Sunday. Jae C. Hong/AP
Waymo cars are set on fire as protesters clash with law enforcement near the federal building during a protest in response to federal immigration operations in Los Angeles on Sunday.
Waymo cars are set on fire as protesters clash with law enforcement near the federal building during a protest in response to federal immigration operations in Los Angeles on Sunday. Etienne Laurent/AFP/Getty Images
The National Guard, police and protesters clash following two days of protests after a series of immigration raids in Los Angeles, California on Sunday.
The National Guard, police and protesters clash following two days of protests after a series of immigration raids in Los Angeles, California on Sunday. Spencer Platt/Getty Images
17 hr 53 min ago
British photographer hit by non-lethal round while documenting protests in Los Angeles
From CNN's Hanna Park
A British news photographer is recovering from emergency surgery after being struck by a non-lethal round while covering protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Los Angeles, PA Media, the UK’s national news agency, reported on Monday.
Nick Stern was documenting a standoff on Saturday between protesters and police outside a Home Depot in Paramount, a city in Los Angeles County known as a hiring site for day laborers, when a 14mm “sponge bullet” tore into his thigh, the agency reported.
“My initial concern was, were they firing live rounds?” Stern told PA. “Some of the protesters came and helped me, and they ended up carrying me, and I noticed that there was blood pouring down my leg.”
After receiving first aid from a medic who urged him to seek hospital care, Stern says he passed out from the pain. He is now recovering at Long Beach Memorial Medical Center.
Stern, who emigrated to the United States in 2007, said he typically makes himself “as visible as possible” while working in hostile environments. “That way you’re less likely to get hit because they know you’re media.”
He says he sustained “substantial” bruising after being struck by another round during the George Floyd protests in 2020.
“An outside organization like ICE coming in and removing — whatever you want to call it, removing, kidnapping, abducting people from the community — is not going to go down well at all,” he said.
“I intend, as soon as I am well enough, to get back out there,” he said. “This is too important, and it needs documenting.”
18 hr 16 min ago
It's shortly after midnight in LA. Here's what you need to know
From CNN's Jessie Yeung
It’s just past midnight in Los Angeles after a long Sunday of clashes between protesters and law enforcement, which at times turned violent.
Video shot by CNN shows police walking down the street firing rubber bullets:
Police advance, shoot flashbangs
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Video shows motorcyclists burst through police line
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Many groups have dispersed, though some scattered demonstrators remain in the city, and police are still on the streets in large numbers.
Here’s what you need to know:
Demonstrators detained: Police arrested 27 people on Sunday. Of those, 17 were arrested while police cleared protesters from the 101 Highway, while the other 10 were arrested during scuffles. Police have declared all of Downtown Los Angeles an unlawful assembly area, paving the way for further arrests.
Clashes in the streets: Earlier on Sunday, protesters set at least two Waymo self-driving cars on fire, and threw objects at police cars. CNN witnessed police firing tear gas and pepper balls to disperse crowds, hitting and pushing some protesters while making arrests. After night fell, police said that several business owners reported looting at their stores.
Motorcycle crash: Two police officers were injured when two motorcyclists drove through a skirmish line during the protests. Both motorcyclists were detained. CNN’s video of the incident shows a motorcycle crashing through the police line, with the driver quickly apprehended after jumping off the bike.
Federal mobilization: About 300 National Guard members are on the ground after President Donald Trump ordered the deployment, dismissing California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s objections. It’s the first time a president has called in the National Guard without a state’s request or consent in decades. Newsom said he would sue the Trump administration over the move. LA Mayor Karen Bass said that that bringing in the National Guard created “intentional chaos.”
Newsom challenges Homan: Trump’s “border czar,” Tom Homan, told NBC News on Saturday that he vowed to continue immigration operations in LA despite criticism from Democratic leaders, warning that anyone obstructing enforcement, including Newsom and Bass, could face arrest. Newsom challenged Homan to follow through. “He knows where to find me,” Newsom told MSNBC on Sunday.
Reporter hit: A journalist from CNN affiliate Nine News, which is based in Australia, was hit by a rubber bullet fired by police on Sunday. The moment was caught on video, showing the reporter crying out in pain and grabbing her leg after being hit.
18 hr 30 min ago
27 people arrested in LA protests
From CNN's Karina Tsui
Police officers detain demonstrators during a protest against federal immigration sweeps in downtown Los Angeles, California, on Sunday.
Police officers detain demonstrators during a protest against federal immigration sweeps in downtown Los Angeles, California, on Sunday. Mike Blake/Reuters
A total of 27 arrests were made in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday, LAPD Police Chief Jim McDonnell told reporters at a nighttime news conference.
The alleged crimes include throwing a Molotov cocktail at an officer and ramming a motorbike into a police line, McDonnell said.
Seventeen of the arrests on Sunday were made by the California Highway Patrol while clearing protesters from the 101 Highway, while the LAPD made 10 arrests during scuffles downtown, the police chief said.
On Saturday, McDonnell said, 29 arrests were made for alleged failure to disperse.
“Our job is not to divide communities or to politicize law enforcement. Our job is simply to keep everyone safe,” McDonnell said.
The chief addressed the community’s “deep fear and anxiety” emerging from recent immigration enforcement, and assured the department is “committed to transparency, accountability, and treating every Angeleno with respect, regardless of their immigration status.”
16 hr 53 min ago
Labor activist says Pasadena community is rallying against ICE
From CNN's Hanna Park
Pablo Alvarado, co-executive director of the National Day Laborer Organizing Network, has condemned the presence of ICE agents in Pasadena, California, and called for peaceful protests to protect vulnerable immigrant communities.
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“I happen to live in Pasadena, nearby the area that was impacted by the Eaton fires, and this morning, we were notified that there were ICE agents lodging at AC Hotel, a local hotel,” Alvarado told CNN’s Rosemary Church on Sunday night.
“The community began coming to protest the presence of those ICE agents who had already questioned the workers who clean the rooms of the hotel.”
Alvarado described a groundswell of support from residents, saying people from “all walks of life” stood with the workers to demand ICE agents leave the city.
“Our communities have witnessed families being torn apart — mothers, sons, daughters, grandfathers, children are being detained. ICE agents are going to Home Depot to pick people up.”
The protests, which drew large crowds, delivered a clear message, according to Alvarado. “We don’t want to see your armored vehicles, men in masks come into our communities to pick people up, to rip families apart. The message was loud and clear: This is the moment we need to protest peacefully.”
Pasadena Mayor Victor Gordo condemned federal immigration actions, calling them “un-American, immoral, and wrong,” vowing to protect immigrant communities from family separations. Gordo confirmed the presence of federal agents in the city but added that they were not there for enforcement purposes.
“That’s part of the fear that’s being instilled by the [Trump] administration,” Gordo told CNN’s Brian Abel. “It’s wrong for people to live in fear … in their own homes, in their own communities.”
While Alvarado acknowledged the justified anger among protesters, he urged nonviolence.
“The anger is justifiable. The violence, in my view, is not,” he said. “Every time that there is violence, the most vulnerable communities pay the price.
“We are asking people of good conscience — people who believe that immigrants are part of the social fabric (and economy) of our communities to come out … and protect those who are in vulnerable circumstances, peacefully.”
18 hr 40 min ago
What is the National Guard, and when are they deployed?
From CNN’s Jessie Yeung
Authorities stand in tear gas while trying to clear protesters at the metropolitan detention center in downtown Los Angeles, on Sunday.
Authorities stand in tear gas while trying to clear protesters at the metropolitan detention center in downtown Los Angeles, on Sunday. Jae Hong/AP
President Donald Trump deployed the National Guard to Los Angeles on Sunday – the first time a US chief executive has used such power since 1992, when the Los Angeles riots erupted after four White police officers were acquitted in the beating of Black motorist Rodney King.
What is the National Guard? It’s part of the US military with a double line of command, answering to both state governors and the president. Its members are part of the primary combat reserve of the Army and the Air Force. Serving on a part-time basis, they can be deployed overseas for combat or support missions, but mostly operate in the US for domestic emergencies like natural disasters.
Every state and territory (plus Washington, D.C.) has a National Guard. Any state governor or the US president can call on the Guard at any moment - setting it apart from other military branches.
Previous state deployments: The National Guard has been mobilized by states for high-profile situations several times in recent years. During the pandemic, Guard members in some states helped to make face masks, field calls from concerned citizens, disinfect facilities and assembling testing kits. Following the January 7, 2021 insurrection at the Capitol, several states sent Guard members to Washington for additional security.
Federal deployments: It’s rare for the president to federally deploy the National Guard the way Trump did, without the request from a governor. Abraham Lincoln had mobilized troops to fight the Confederacy and later support Reconstruction, but National Guard would not evolve into today’s form until the 20th century. After Lincoln, no president deployed the Guard until 1957, when they were sent ensure public order during the desegregation of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas.
They were also federally deployed in 1967 to restore public order during the Detroit riots; in 1968 following the assassination of civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.; and in 1970 during the New York postal strike, according to the National Guard.
18 hr 45 min ago
CNN witnessed cars set on fire and protesters preparing to face off with police
CNN’s Kyung Lah reports on self-driving cars being set on fire and vandalized during protests against immigration raids in Los Angeles.
Self-driving cars set on fire during LA protests
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