Overview

• Doechii used her Best Female Hip Hop Artist acceptance speech at the Peacock Theater to criticize President Trump’s use of military force against protesters, asking what government deploys troops to quash democratic rights.
• Following ICE raids on June 6, President Trump mobilized National Guard units and hundreds of Marines to Los Angeles, raising the troop presence above 4,100.
• Demonstrations have continued across downtown L.A., where law enforcement pushed crowds through Little Tokyo with flash bangs and projectiles.
• Governor Gavin Newsom filed suit against the Trump administration for deploying federal troops without state authorization and has demanded their return.
• Artists including Billie Joe Armstrong and Finneas have voiced solidarity with protesters, condemning the immigration raids and militarized response.