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

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

ByJack Moore, Riley Hoffman, Kevin Shalvey, Leah Sarnoff, and Emily Shapiro
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.

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Jun 10, 2025, 6:38 PM EDT

Judge declines to immediately grant Newsom's emergency motion to stop Trump's 'illegal actions'

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he’s filed an emergency motion to block President Donald Trump’s deployment of Marines and National Guardsmen, saying the president’s actions were illegal and are "turning the U.S. military against American citizens."

"The courts must immediately block these illegal actions," Newsom wrote on social media.

Members of the California Nationa Guard stand watch outside the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building on Tuesday morning, following another day of protests in response to federal immigration operations in Los Angeles, on June 10, 2025.
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U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer has set a Thursday hearing to determine whether to issue a temporary restraining order.

He declined Newsom's request to issue the order immediately and is giving the Trump administration the time they requested to file a response.

Jun 10, 2025, 5:59 PM EDT

LAPD says officers are making arrests in DTLA after dispersal order

The Los Angeles Police Department said via X that officers have begun making arrests in the downtown area after announcing a dispersal order.

PHOTO: Members of security forces stand guard near the Edward R. Roybal Federal building after days of protests against federal immigration sweeps in Los Angeles, June 10, 2025.
Members of security forces stand guard near the Edward R. Roybal Federal building after days of protests against federal immigration sweeps and the deployment of the California National Guard and U.S. Marines, in downtown Los Angeles, June 10, 2025.
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Officials asked that people avoid the Alameda area between Aliso Street and Temple Street.

"Officers are making arrests," the LAPD wrote. "Please do not interfere with the lawful arrests."

Jun 10, 2025, 5:24 PM EDT

Trump rails against 'anarchy' in LA in birthday speech to Army

While visiting Fort Bragg to celebrate the Army's 250th birthday, President Donald Trump spoke at length about the ongoing protests in Los Angeles and his administration's response -- including the deployment of National Guardsmen and Marines, despite objections from California Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Trump again claimed, without evidence, that paid "insurrectionists" and "criminal invaders" are seizing the city.

President Donald Trump takes the stage during a rally with Army troops, June 10, 2025, at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
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"Generations of Army heroes did not shed their blood on distant shores only to watch our country be destroyed by invasion and third world lawlessness here at home, like is happening in California," Trump said.

"As commander in chief, I will not let that happen. It's never going to happen. What you're witnessing in California is a full-blown assault on peace, on public order and on national sovereignty carried out by rioters bearing foreign flags with the aim of continuing a foreign invasion of our country," he said.

Jun 10, 2025, 4:25 PM EDT

More US troops are in LA than in Iraq, Syria

There are now more U.S. troops deployed to Los Angeles than in Iraq and Syria.

There are 4,800 activated Guard and Marine personnel in LA, compared to the 2,500 troops in Iraq and 1,500 in Syria.

Members of the California National Guard stand watch outside the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building on the morning of June 10, 2025, following another day of protests in response to federal immigration operations in Los Angeles.
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-ABC News' Luis Martinez and Anne Flaherty

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