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.
Nearly 70 people were arrested over the weekend during protests in Los Angeles County, according to the latest figures from police.
People riding bicycles pass by the charred remains of a burned Waymo vehicle in the street following a night of protests in response to federal immigration operations in Los Angeles, June 9, 2025.
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They included 29 people arrested on Saturday for failure to disperse and 21 people arrested on Sunday with charges ranging from attempted murder with a Molotov cocktail to looting to failure to disperse, the LAPD said.
California Highway Patrol said it arrested 19 people on Sunday.
Jun 09, 2025, 6:35 PM EDT
City of Los Angeles goes on 'Tactical Alert' as protests continue
The Los Angeles Police Department announced on Monday that the city is going on "Tactical Alert."
"The City of Los Angeles has declared a Tactical Alert," the LAPD wrote on X. "All uniformed personnel are to remain on duty."
A member of the California National Guard stands outside the Edward R. Roybal federal building in Los Angeles, June 8, 2025.
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The term signifies a heightened level of response and preparedness where officers can be kept on past their shift end time and moved around between divisions.
This type of response is often deployed when major events occur in the city, which require significant resources.
Jun 09, 2025, 6:25 PM EDT
Union leader David Huerta released on bond after protest arrest
California union leader David Huerta, who has been charged with conspiring to impede an officer during a demonstration over President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, was released Monday from federal custody on $50,000 bond.
SEIU California and SEIU-USWW union president David Huerta reacts as he speaks to the media after his release from detention outside the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building, amid federal immigration sweeps in downtown Los Angeles, June 9, 2025.
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Huerta is the president of Service Employees International Union California, which represents thousands of janitors, security officers and other workers. The union said he was arrested on Friday while observing and documenting law enforcement activity at an ICE raid in Los Angeles.
A demonstrator holds a placard during a rally against the detention of SEIU California and SEIU-USWW union president David Huerta amid federal immigration sweeps in downtown Los Angeles, June 9, 2025.
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His arrest has become a rallying cry for union members nationwide and Democratic politicians who had called for his release. The SEIU held a large rally in downtown Los Angeles earlier Monday in support of Huerta. Demonstrations were also planned in at least a dozen cities, from Boston to Denver.
Jun 09, 2025, 6:12 PM EDT
Newsom calls Marines deployment on US soil 'un-American'
California Gov. Gavin Newsom reacted to the deployment of 700 Marines to Los Angeles, calling the move "un-American."
"U.S. Marines have served honorably across multiple wars in defense of democracy. They are heroes," he said in a post on X on Monday. "They shouldn't be deployed on American soil facing their own countrymen to fulfill the deranged fantasy of a dictatorial President."
California Governor Gavin Newsom announces the Golden State Literacy Plan and deployment of literacy coaches statewide, at the Clinton Elementary School in Compton, California, June 5, 2025.
