JAKARTA - California National Guard troops were deployed to the streets of Los Angeles on Sunday to help defuse the third day of protests over US President Donald Trump's immigration law enforcement.
National Guard troops were stationed around federal government buildings, while police and protesters clashed in separate demonstrations over federal immigration raids in Los Angeles.
Los Angeles police declared several demonstrations as "legally violating protests" by accusing some protesters of throwing concrete, bottles and other objects at the police. Several cars were burned on the city's central road on Sunday night, as video footage shows.
"Arrests are being made," the police department wrote in a post on social media. Los Angeles police deployed equestrians to try to control the crowd.
Demonstrators shouted "blame to you" at the police and some seemed to throw objects, according to the video. A group of protesters blocked the 101st Toll Road, the main highway in downtown Los Angeles.
PRESS RELEASE: USNORTHCOM statement regarding protection of federal property and personnel in the LA Area. Approx. 2,000 @TheCalGuard soldiers have been placed under in a Title 10 status. Read more: https://t.co/Hew1buGKyN pic.twitter.com/9Cwj08cYK5
— U.S. Northern Command (@USNorthernCmd) June 9, 2025
PRESS RELEASE: USNORTHCOM statement regarding protection of federal property and personnel in the LA Area. Approx. 2,000 @TheCalGuard soldiers have been placed under in a Title 10 status. Read more: https://t.co/Hew1buGKyN pic.twitter.com/9Cwj08cYK5
A group of protesters, many carrying Mexican flags and posters criticizing US immigration authorities, gathered in several places around the city. The Socialism and Liberation Party Branch in Los Angeles organized speakers outside City Hall for the evening campaign.
Members of the National Guard along with personnel from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have pushed back a group of demonstrators gathering outside a federal building in downtown Los Angeles, as shown in a video.
US Northern Command said 300 California National Guard members had been deployed to three areas in the Los Angeles area. Their mission is limited to federal personnel and property protection.
President Trump, in a social media post on Sunday, called the demonstrators a " brutal rebel group", saying he directed his cabinet officials "to take all necessary measures" to stop what he called "unifications."
Speaking to reporters in New Jersey, he threatened to commit violence against demonstrators spat on police or National Guard troops, saying "they beat us, we beat." He did not mention any particular incident.
"If we look at the dangers to our country and citizens, this country will be very, very strong in terms of law and order," said President Trump.
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Separately, the FBI is offering a $50.000 reward for information about a suspect accused of throwing stones at a police vehicle in Paramount, which injured a federal officer.
Despite President Trump's rhetoric about demonstrations, he has not implemented a Law on Insurgency, an 1807 law authorizing the president to deploy the US military to suppress events such as civil chaos.
When asked on Sunday whether to consider implementing the law, he replied "depending on whether there was an uprising or not."
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