After a day of peaceful protests in Los Angeles, tensions mounted as law enforcement moved to disperse the crowd.

6:30 p.m.: More than 100 people gathered at the immigration services building and detention center in downtown Los Angeles to protest the raids. DHS officers fired pepper balls at the protesters before the Los Angeles Police Department dispersed the crowd.

As protests against immigration raids erupted in Los Angeles and other major US cities in June 2025, an old video clip from Florida circulated in false posts purporting to show a lady caught in the clashes pleading for her child's safety.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said President Donald Trump is “pulling a military dragnet” across Los Angeles during a brief public address on Tuesday.

Anti-ICE protests continue in Los Angeles after the National Guard was deployed following immigration enforcement actions.

President Trump has said the city would be burning without military intervention, but the protests have been confined to a relatively small area.

Parts of Los Angeles and other cities across the country have seen protests against immigration raids as President Donald Trump’s administration enforces a hard-line immigration policy.

The Trump administration faces a legal challenge to its deployment of the military to protests. Tensions flared after President Trump sent troops, and protests spread to other U.S. cities.

Tensions escalated after President Donald Trump called up the National Guard over the objections of state and city leaders.