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National Guard Deployed to Los Angeles as Anti-ICE Protests Escalate

Officials have vowed to restore calm following a weekend of violent demonstrations triggered by immigration raids.

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A burnt US flag is seen on the ground amid clashes with law enforcement in the streets surrounding the federal building during a protest following federal immigration operations in Los Angeles, California, on June 8, 2025. Demonstrators torched cars and scuffled with security forces in Los Angeles on June 8, as police kept protestors away from the National Guard troops President Donald Trump sent to the streets of the second biggest US city. (RINGO CHIU/AFP via Getty)

Overview

  • Federal agents carried out ICE operations targeting undocumented immigrants in Los Angeles on June 7, sparking mass protests that turned violent.
  • Video captured demonstrators burning and spitting on American flags while waving Mexican flags and chanting anti-ICE and anti-Trump slogans.
  • President Trump ordered the National Guard into the city on June 8 to assist the LAPD and other law enforcement agencies in containing the unrest.
  • Governor Gavin Newsom and other California leaders denounced the Guard deployment as an overreach of federal authority into state affairs.
  • The Department of Homeland Security has assured residents that order will be restored as clashes between protesters and officers continue.