Protests live updates: Marines make 1st temporary detention in LA

Marines are now on duty in Los Angeles for the first time.

Last Updated: June 14, 2025, 5:09 AM EDT

Tensions are escalating between President Donald Trump and California Gov. Gavin Newsom as protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement continue to grip Los Angeles and spread to New York City, San Francisco, Boston, Austin, Texas, and other cities.

Trump deployed about 4,000 National Guardsmen and 700 Marines to LA against Newsom's wishes.

A federal appeals court Thursday delayed an order requiring the Trump administration to return control of the National Guard to Newsom, dealing the administration a temporary reprieve to what would have been a major reversal of its policy on the protests.

Jun 08, 2025, 10:16 AM EDT

House Speaker Johnson defends National Guard deployment to LA

House Speaker Mike Johnson said he is “not concerned at all” over President Donald Trump's order to send 2,000 National Guard troops to respond to immigration protests in Los Angeles.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson speaks with ABC News while appearing on This Week, June 8, 2025.
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“I think the president did exactly what he needed to do,” Johnson told ABC News' "This Week" co-anchor Jonathan Karl on Sunday. “That is real leadership and he has the authority and the responsibility to do it.”

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said he is prepared to mobilize Marines if the violence continues. Pressed if sending Marines into the streets of American cities is warranted, Johnson said, “We have to be prepared to do what is necessary.”

-ABC News' Lauren Peller

Jun 08, 2025, 7:42 AM EDT

National Guard members begin arriving in Los Angeles

Members of the California National Guard arrived in Downtown Los Angeles shortly before 4 a.m. local time on Sunday morning, with some vehicles stopping in front of the Hall of Justice, which is next to City Hall.

Members of the California National Guard arrive in Los Angeles on Sunday, June 8, 2025, in this screengrab from a video acquired by ABC News.
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-ABC News' Jennifer Watts

Jun 08, 2025, 4:14 AM EDT

Multiple people detained after LAPD dispersal order issued

Multiple people were detained after reentering an area the Los Angeles Police Department had ordered them to leave, the department said.

"Those detained will be arrested and booked for failing to disperse from an area where an unlawful assembly was ordered," the department’s Central Division said in a statement posted on social media at midnight.

An order to disperse had been issued about three hours prior.

The division said "multiple" people were detained on Alameda Street between Aliso and Temple streets, which are near the local office of the U.S. Justice Department, on the eastern side of Downtown Los Angeles.

Police officials didn’t say how many people had been taken into custody.

-ABC News' Jessica Gorman

Jun 07, 2025, 11:23 PM EDT

LA mayor calls reports of unrest outside the city 'deeply concerning'

LA Mayor Karen Bass, who condemned the Trump administration's immigration enforcement actions on Friday as stoking fear, called reports of unrest Saturday outside the city limits disturbing.

A car burns in flames following multiple detentions by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the Los Angeles County city of Paramount, Calif., June 7, 2025.
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"This is a difficult time for our city," Bass said in a statement on X. "As we recover from an unprecedented natural disaster, many in our community are feeling fear following recent federal immigration enforcement actions across Los Angeles County. Reports of unrest outside the city, including in Paramount, are deeply concerning. We’ve been in direct contact with officials in Washington, D.C., and are working closely with law enforcement to find the best path forward. Everyone has the right to peacefully protest, but let me be clear: violence and destruction are unacceptable, and those responsible will be held accountable."

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