Overview

• ICE conducted June 6 raids in Los Angeles targeting undocumented immigrants with serious criminal convictions, including murderers and child molesters.
• President Trump authorized National Guard troops on June 8 to assist local law enforcement as demonstrations escalated.
• Rioters have burned vehicles, looted stores and thrown bricks at officers, prompting curfews in multiple neighborhoods.
• Governor Gavin Newsom filed a June 11 lawsuit challenging the federal deployment as exceeding presidential authority.
• Jimmy Kimmel condemned the ICE operations as an “abuse of power” and called the demonstrations peaceful despite video evidence of widespread unrest.