Monday marks the fourth straight day of public pushback over federal immigration raids in the Los Angeles area, and protests over the weekend turned violent as the National Guard was called in by President Donald Trump, a move that drew the ire of L.A. Mayor Karen Bass and Gov. Gavin Newsom.
ICE agents conducted their first raids in downtown L.A. and the Westlake District on Friday, prompting a large crowd to unsuccessfully prevent people from being detained. The following day, a raid in Paramount drew protesters there and in neighboring Compton before the demonstrations made their way to DTLA.
Sunday, however, was a different story, as protesters took to the streets and hurled projectiles – including fireworks and Lime scooters – at law enforcement officers, including Los Angeles Police Department and CHP officers as well as L.A. County Sheriff’s Department deputies; none of those three agencies enforce federal immigration laws.
Protesters were also seen setting cars on fire and looting businesses. As a result of Sunday’s protests, more than 40 people were arrested and nearly a dozen law enforcement officers were injured.
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A protester holds a sign reading: “ICE: Out Of Our Communities” as burning Waymo cars line the street on June 08, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) -
A firework sent by protesters explodes near Los Angeles Sheriff Department officers during immigration protest on June 7, 2025 in Paramount, California. (Photo by Apu Gomes/Getty Images) -
Several cars burn on North Los Angeles street during clashes between protesters and police on June 8, 2025 in Downtown Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jim Vondruska/Getty Images) -
Protesters hold anti-ICE signs and a Mexican flag during clashes between police and demonstrators on June 8, 2025 in Downtown Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jim Vondruska/Getty Images) -
Demonstrators protest outside a downtown jail in Los Angeles following two days of clashes with police during a series of immigration raids on June 08, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) -
Protestors wave flags as burning and vandalized Waymo cars line the street on June 08, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) -
LAPD officers on horseback clash with protesters during protests after a series of immigration raids on June 08, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) -
Cars burn in front of protesters in Los Angeles, California, US, on Sunday, June 8, 2025. The deployment of National Guard troops by President Donald Trump over the weekend, despite the objections of state and city officials, led to growing friction between local leaders and the administration. Photographer: Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg via Getty Images -
Protesters outside of the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building in Los Angeles, California, US, on Sunday, June 8, 2025. The deployment of National Guard troops by President Donald Trump over the weekend, despite the objections of state and city officials, led to growing friction between local leaders and the administration. Photographer: Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg via Getty Images -
Damaged law enforcement vehicles in Los Angeles, California, US, on Sunday, June 8, 2025. The deployment of National Guard troops by President Donald Trump over the weekend, despite the objections of state and city officials, led to growing friction between local leaders and the administration. Photographer: Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg via Getty Images -
The remains of multiple burned Waymo vehicles are seen in the street following a night of protests in response to federal immigration operations in Los Angeles, on June 9, 2025. Los Angeles was on edge Monday after violent clashes between demonstrators and security forces over immigration raids, with the Californian governor vowing to sue President Donald Trump for deploying National Guard soldiers. Police stood watch after ordering people not to gather in the city’s downtown where cars were torched over the weekend and security forces fired tear gas at protesters. Protests in Los Angeles, home to a large Latino population, broke out on June 6, triggered by immigration raids that resulted in dozens of arrests of what authorities say are illegal migrants and gang members. (Photo by Frederic J. Brown / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images) -
A man stands next to a bus stop vandalized with an anti-ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement) message, in the working class neighborhood Van Nuys of Los Angeles, California on June 9, 2025. The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) issued a statement June 9, 2025 to announce that schools would continue to function normally in the midst of the stress and disruption caused by recent federal immigration enforcement activity. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP) (Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images) -
Demonstrators rally against US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and call for the release of union leader David Huerta, President of SEIU California and SEIU-USWW, who was arrested on June 6 during federal immigration operations, at Gloria Molina Grand Park in Los Angeles, on June 9, 2025. Police ordered the public to disperse from downtown Los Angeles on June 8 after further unrest, with cars torched and security forces firing tear gas at protesters, in the wake of US President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to America’s second-biggest city. Protests in Los Angeles, home to a large Latino population, broke out on June 6, triggered by immigration raids that resulted in dozens of arrests of what authorities say are illegal migrants and gang members. (Photo by Frederic J. Brown / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images) -
Demonstrators rally against US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and call for the release of union leader David Huerta, President of SEIU California and SEIU-USWW, who was arrested on June 6 during federal immigration operations, at Gloria Molina Grand Park in Los Angeles, on June 9, 2025. Police ordered the public to disperse from downtown Los Angeles on June 8 after further unrest, with cars torched and security forces firing tear gas at protesters, in the wake of US President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to America’s second-biggest city. Protests in Los Angeles, home to a large Latino population, broke out on June 6, triggered by immigration raids that resulted in dozens of arrests of what authorities say are illegal migrants and gang members. (Photo by Frederic J. Brown / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images) -
People throw debris at law enforcement officers while others take cover during a protest against a series of immigration raids that occurred over the weekend, in downtown Los Angeles, Calif. on Sunday, June 8, 2025. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP) -
A woman waves the Mexican flag as flames erupt from a burning dumpster during a protest in downtown Los Angeles, Sunday, June 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope) -
A California Highway Patrol officer pulls an electric scooter off a vehicle on a highway as protesters throw objects at the police vehicles near the Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown Los Angeles, Sunday, June 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope) -
Protesters are seen in downtown Los Angeles, Sunday, June 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer) -
Protesters starts fire in the trash dumpster near the metropolitan detention center of downtown Los Angeles, Sunday, June 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer) -
California Highway Patrol vehicles on the 101 Freeway as officers take cover under the overpass in downtown Los Angeles, Sunday, June 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer) -
A person reacts to irritants during protests near the Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown Los Angeles, Sunday, June 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope) -
A protester leaps off a burning Waymo taxi near the Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown Los Angeles, Sunday, June 8, 2025, following last night’s immigration raid protest. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer) -
Officers make their way down a ramp to the 101 Freeway near the metropolitan detention center of downtown Los Angeles, Sunday, June 8, 2025, following last night’s immigration raid protest. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) -
Matt Hobbs uses milk after being teargassed near the Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown Los Angeles, Sunday, June 8, 2025, following last night’s immigration raid protest. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) -
People throw debris at law enforcement officers while others take cover during a protest against a series of immigration raids that occurred over the weekend, in downtown Los Angeles, Calif. on Sunday, June 8, 2025. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
The fourth day of protests was already underway Tuesday morning as a rally was held demanding the release of union leader David Huerta, who was arrested on Friday by ICE agents.
More protesters were seen in the streets of downtown L.A. by 11 a.m.
Just before 11:45 a.m., L.A. Mayor Karen Bass advised demonstrators to protest peacefully and follow in the city’s “proud history of peaceful protest for immigrants’ rights.”
“We must continue that legacy — don’t fall into the Trump administration’s trap,” Bass said on X. “Protest peacefully. Looting and vandalism will not be tolerated.”
