Overview

• ICE conducted operations at multiple sites around Los Angeles this week, arresting about 118 individuals suspected of immigration violations, including people with criminal histories
• Protests erupted in downtown LA, Paramount and Compton, where demonstrators pelted federal officers with rocks while law enforcement used tear gas, pepper spray and flash-bangs to disperse crowds
• President Trump signed a presidential memorandum to activate Title 10 authority and deploy the California National Guard to protect federal facilities and personnel
• Governor Gavin Newsom called the federal takeover “purposefully inflammatory” and urged residents to remain peaceful to prevent further unrest
• The LAPD and county sheriffs declared several unlawful assemblies and warned that anyone obstructing ICE operations or assaulting officers faces arrest and federal prosecution