Trump, Los Angeles and National Guard
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After a day of peaceful protests in Los Angeles, tensions mounted as law enforcement moved to disperse the crowd.
Demonstrators hit the streets again in L.A. after President Trump deployed the National Guard due to protests against ICE raids.
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.
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.
President Trump has said the city would be burning without military intervention, but the protests have been confined to a relatively small area.
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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.
Large crowds gathered near a federal detention center in downtown Los Angeles Friday protesting immigration raids that had taken place throughout the city.
Anti-ICE demonstrations are expected to spread to more cities this week after days of unrest in Los Angeles, with at least 30 new protests planned across the country in response to the Trump Administration’s recent immigration raids.
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.
President Trump has called for expanded deportation operations in Los Angeles after "No King Day" protests over the weekend and anti-ICE protests last week in response to ICE raids across Southern California.