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.
Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom's office told ABC News Sunday morning that about 300 National Guard troops are on the ground there, far fewer than the 2,000 the White House said had been deployed in their Saturday-evening statement.
Members of the California National Guard arrive in Los Angeles, June 8, 2025.
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According to the Los Angeles Police Department, 11 arrests were made at Saturday night's protests outside the federal building in downtown LA. The arrests were primarily for failure to disperse once the order was given for an unlawful demonstration, according to officials.
-ABC News' Alex Stone
Jun 08, 2025, 10:56 AM EDT
Multiple arrests made at protests in LA and New York, says FBI
The deputy director of the FBI said "multiple arrests" have been made in both Los Angeles and New York after protests broke out in both cities due to immigration enforcement.
"We are not intimidated or apprehensive," FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino said on Sunday morning in a post on X. "Illegal immigration operations will continue, and anyone using violence to obstruct or impede these operations will be investigated and prosecuted."
A protester waves the Palestinian flag as law enforcement clashes with demonstrators during a protest following federal immigration operations, in the Compton neighborhood of Los Angeles, Calif., June 7, 2025.
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Bongino added, "We are not stopping or slowing down."
Bongino said many of those arrested "will face federal charges, along with local and state charges."
"It will not end well for you if you choose violence. Choose wisely," Bongino said.
In a post on X Saturday night, FBI Director Kash Patel warned: "Hit a cop, you’re going to jail… doesn’t matter where you came from, how you got here, or what movement speaks to you. If the local police force won’t back our men and women on the thin blue line, we @FBI will."
"Violence and intimidation against federal law enforcement will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law," according to a Sunday-morning post on X by the Department of Homeland Security. "These violent rioters are fighting against LAW and ORDER," the post added.
-ABC News' Luke Barr
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.
