Overview

• Doechii used her Best Female Hip Hop Artist acceptance speech on June 9 at the 2025 BET Awards to condemn the use of military force against demonstrators in Los Angeles.
• President Trump ordered National Guard troops into the city on June 7 to suppress protests that erupted after ICE raids led to more than 40 arrests across LA workplaces.
• Governor Gavin Newsom and Mayor Karen Bass criticized the federal deployment as an overreach of power, with Newsom officially suing the administration over its federalization of the guard.
• Protests have continued in Los Angeles and spread to other major US cities as demonstrators rally against immigration raids and the government’s aggressive response.
• Doechii’s on‐stage remarks received widespread backing from fellow artists and social media supporters, amplifying solidarity calls for Black, Latino, trans and immigrant communities.