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Here’s where things stand on Sunday 8 June 2025:
- Donald Trump has deployed the National Guard to Los Angeles following clashes over raids on undocumented migrants
- Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass says the force has not yet arrived in the city, but a federal official says the troops will arrive within 24 hours
- California Governor Gavin Newsom calls the move from Trump “purposefully inflammatory” and warns it “will only escalate tensions”
- In a predominantly Latino district of LA, residents repeatedly clashed with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) federal agents
- In a post on Truth Social, Trump says: “These Radical Left protests, by instigators and often paid troublemakers, will NOT BE TOLERATED”
‘Deranged behaviour’: Newsom challenges Hegseth’s threat to mobilise Marines
Earlier, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned that active-duty Marines will be mobilised in Los Angeles (LA) “if violence continues”.
This comes after he said on X that his department was deploying the National Guard “IMMEDIATELY” – we’ve now heard that they will arrive in LA within 24 hours.
Protests continued into the early hours of Sunday morning in the city and it remains unclear whether Hegseth will follow through with his threat to deploy Marines.
In a post on X, California Governor Gavin Newsom says Hegseth’s threat demonstrates “deranged behaviour”.
A closer look at the arrest of union leader David Huerta
More now on the arrest of a US labour union leader David Huerta, who was detained on Friday.
Huerta is the president of the California branch of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) – the group’s website says its local unions in the state are made up of more than 750,000 people, including healthcare workers, janitors, social workers, and city and state employees.
The union says Huerta was “peacefully observing” a federal immigration enforcement operation when he was arrested, saying he suffered injuries and calling for his release.
US Attorney for the Central District of California, Bill Essayli, claims Huerta “deliberately obstructed” federal agents, saying he blocked their vehicle, and saying he faces arraignment in federal court on Monday.
American Civil Liberties Union condemns National Guard order
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) says Trump’s order to send the National Guard to LA is “unnecessary, inflammatory, and an abuse of power”.
Hina Shamsi, director of the National Security Project at the civil rights group, says Trump’s move puts Los Angeles residents “in danger”.
She also says it puts troops in “legal and ethical jeopardy”, and is “recklessly undermining our foundational democratic principle that the military should not police civilians”.
The ACLU says protests in LA were responding to “dangerous” immigration raids and the arrest of David Huerta, the president of labour group Service Employees International Union (SEIU) California, at the scene of an immigration enforcement operation on Friday.
Who has the authority to deploy the National Guard?
Each US state has its own contingent of National Guard forces. The state governor is usually in charge of deploying members, although it can be asked to work for the federal government.
Presidents can use rarely-used legal mechanisms to activate the National Guard. In this case, Trump relied on a federal law – Title 10 – which allows the president to federalise troops under three circumstances.
These include: where the US is invaded or in danger of invaded, where there is a rebellion or danger of a rebellion against the government’s authority, and where the president is “unable with the regular forces” to execute US laws.
It is not yet clear if presidents can use this mechanism without the order of the state’s governor. California Governor Gavin Newsom has called the move from Trump “purposefully inflammatory”.
Despite this, the interim US attorney for the Central District of California, Bill Essayli, has said the 2,000 National Guard members deployed by Trump will arrive in Los Angeles within 24 hours.
What we know so far
Donald Trump has ordered 2,000 National Guard members to Los Angeles to deal with unrest over raids on undocumented migrants, following a second day of clashes.
Here’s what’s happened so far:
- Trump has reportedly used a legal provision that allows him to take control of the National Guard, which is usually called by a state’s governor
- While Trump has thanked the National Guard “for a job well done”, guardsmen appear not be in LA yet, with a federal official saying they would arrive within 24 hours
- It comes after members of a predominantly Latino district repeatedly clashed with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) federal agents over immigration raids in the area
- California’s Governor Gavin Newsom described Trump’s order as “unnecessary” and “purposefully inflammatory”, saying there isn’t a shortage of law enforcement
- LA mayor Karen Bass said the raids “sow terror in our communities”, but did not directly criticise Trump’s order
- US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth has warned that active duty Marines “will be mobilized” if “violence” in LA continues
- As the time in LA approaches 03:00, overnight clashes look to have fizzled out, but more protests are expected in the county on Sunday
In pictures: LA clashes overnight
Clashes between local law enforcement in Los Angeles and protesters against immigration raids continued into the early hours, although we’re getting reports that they have since died down.
California ‘unable’ to maintain order – federal official
As we’ve been reporting, the interim US attorney for the Central District of California has told the New York Times that the National Guard is needed to “regain order”.
“The state has an obligation to maintain order and maintain public safety, and they’re unable to do that right now in Los Angeles,” he said.
“They threw rocks at the officers,” Bill Essayli told the outlet. “We had Molotov cocktails thrown. We had all kinds of assaults on agents.”
But in a post on X, California’s Attorney General Rob Bonta said local law enforcement in LA “have the resources they need at the moment” and Trump’s order to deploy the National Guard was “unnecessary and counterproductive”.
The state’s governor, Gavin Newsom, echoed Bonta’s comments, saying the order had been made “not because there is a shortage of law enforcement, but because they want a spectacle”.
Protests ongoing in LA, reports suggest
It’s just gone 02:00 in LA, and clashes between protesters and police are seemingly ongoing, although there are conflicting reports from US media about the current situation.
According to the New York Times, confrontation between police and demonstrators in Paramount has escalated over the past hour, with protesters reportedly launching fireworks towards police, while officers fired pepper-spray projectiles and other weapons in response.
The LA County Sheriff’s Department, which serves the wider county, has not issued an updated statement. However, the LA Police Department, which serves the city of Los Angeles, has been issuing updates suggesting unrest is continuing in downtown LA.
In an update after midnight local time, it said multiple people had been detained after breaching a dispersal order, while some road closures were in place due to “unlawful assembly”.
NBC News, however, said that while police held a skirmish line after midnight, protests were dying down with small groups of protesters walking the streets while waving flags. It’s not clear whereabouts in LA the outlet is referring to.
We’ll bring you the latest updates as soon as we have them. Stick with us.
National Guard to arrive in Los Angeles within 24 hours – federal official
The 2,000 National Guard members Donald Trump deployed to Los Angeles will arrive within 24 hours, according to the interim US attorney for the Central District of California.
Bill Essayli tells the New York Times the force is needed to “regain order”.
Has Trump deployed the National Guard before?
As we’ve been reporting, Donald Trump has ordered 2,000 National Guardsmen to LA to deal with unrest over raids on undocumented migrants.
It is not the first time the US president has said he would deploy armed forces on home soil.
After civil unrest broke out in the US following the death of George Floyd in police custody in 2020, Trump called on state governors to send troops to Washington DC in response to protests.
Many governors agreed, but those that refused to send troops were allowed to do so.
Trump has also previously outlined plans to use the National Guard to assist federal agents from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) carrying out deportations as part of his crackdown on immigration.
While the Guard usually operates under state command, there are legal mechanisms which allow presidents to activate it under certain circumstances.
For example, former US president George HW Bush used the Insurrection Act to federalise the National Guard in 1992 in response to riots that broke out in LA following the acquittal of white police officers accused of beating a black motorist.
Democrats clash with Trump over immigration raids and unrest
Trump has strongly criticised California and LA’s Democratic officials amid unrest in parts of the area in recent days.
California Governor Gavin Newsom has called Trump’s order for the National Guard to be deployed in the Los Angeles area “purposefully inflammatory”.
In a post on social media, he said law enforcement had no unmet need and accused the Trump administration of seeking a “spectacle”.
He also criticised the immigration raids, accusing the Trump administration of “sowing chaos so they can have an excuse to escalate”.
He shared a message written by his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, which said: “Weaponizing protest to justify federal crackdowns is a dangerous precedent.”
Congresswoman Sara Jacobs described the move as “an unnecessary escalation” as she called on the president to reconsider.
“No one wants their community to become militarized — it raises the potential for people to get hurt and erodes public trust. President Trump, don’t do this,” she wrote on X.
And Sen Alex Padilla said: “Using the National Guard this way is a completely inappropriate and misguided mission. The Trump Administration is just sowing more chaos and division in our communities.”
What is the US National Guard?
The National Guard of the United States, a reserve force that usually operates at state-level, is usually called by a state’s governor.
But President Trump has used a provision that allows him to take control himself by federalising the National Guard, California Governor Gavin Newsom’s office told the AP news agency.
The law – which puts National Guard troops under federal command – states that this can only be done in certain circumstances.
These include when the US is invaded or in danger of being invaded, when there is a rebellion or danger of rebellion against the authority of the US government, or when the president is not able to execute US laws with regular forces.
However, it is not currently clear if Trump can activate the troops without the order of the state’s governor under the law.
National Guard not deployed in city of LA, says mayor
The National Guard has not been deployed in the city of Los Angeles, mayor Karen Bass has said.
In a post on X, external, Bass – who has criticised ICE raids and reported violence during protests against them – also thanked the LA Police Department and local law enforcement for their work on Saturday night.
However, it is still not clear whether the National Guard is on the ground in the wider LA area.
As we reported earlier, clashes over immigration raids have also erupted in
What caused the clashes?
Clashes were seen in the Los Angeles area on Friday after Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) immigration raids were carried out across the city.
The BBC’s US partner, CBS, reports that operations took place in the city, in the Westlake District and south LA.
As many as 118 arrests were made in LA this week as a result of ICE operations, including 44 on Friday. California Governor Gavin Newsom has condemned the raids as “cruel”.
The Federal Building in downtown LA later became the focus of demonstrations, after it emerged that detainees were allegedly being held in the building.
Graffiti was sprayed on the building and objects were thrown at police, CBS reports, leading to an unlawful assembly declaration.
On Saturday, the LA County Sheriff’s Department said another protest broke out in the city of Paramount over what appeared to be another immigration raid.
As many as 400 people were involved in the protests, LA County Sheriff Robert Luna said. The department then declared an unlawful assembly in an attempt to disperse demonstrators “without any violence”.
Immigration raids have ramped up under President Trump’s administration, which last month asked federal agents to arrest 3,000 people a day.
Saturday’s clashes centred in Paramount
As we’ve been reporting, clashes on Saturday took place in the city of Paramount, in Los Angeles County.
The tiny city – which has a population of about 51,000 – borders Compton in the south of the county.
It became a flashpoint after reports emerged that law enforcement officers were conducting an immigration raid in the area.
The LA County Sheriff’s Department said a large crowd blocked traffic on Paramount Boulevard at about 12:42pm on Saturday.
Trump thanks National Guard for ‘job well done’
Trump thanks the National Guard for a “job well done” in LA in a post on social media.
He repeats his criticism of the state and city’s Democrat leaders before taking aim at the protesters: “These Radical Left protests, by instigators and often paid troublemakers, will NOT BE TOLERATED.”
He adds that “from now on, MASKS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED to be worn at protests”.
“Thank you to the National Guard for a job well done,” he says.
The BBC has not yet been able to verify whether the National Guard have actually arrived to LA following Trump’s order.
LA clashes in pictures
Photos from Saturday show clashes in the Los Angeles county city of Paramount.
Tear gas and “less lethal munitions” were used by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) federal agents to disperse crowds during a second day of unrest.
‘Multiple people detained for failing to disperse’, LA police says
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) has issued dispersal orders for an area around a detention centre in the city’s downtown area.
“Multiple people have been detained for failing to disperse after multiple warnings were issued,” the LAPD’s central division says on social media.
“The use of less lethal munitions has been authorised,” it says, saying these can “cause pain and discomfort”.
Hegseth says Marines will be ‘mobilised’ if ‘violence continues’
Earlier, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on X, external that his department was “mobilizing the National Guard IMMEDIATELY” to support law enforcement in LA.
“And, if violence continues, active duty Marines at Camp Pendleton will also be mobilized — they are on high alert,” he adds.
Hegseth says “violent mob assaults” in the city were “designed to prevent the removal of Criminal Illegal Aliens from our soil”.
He also claims the unrest was “a dangerous criminal invasion facilitated by criminal cartels (aka Foreign Terrorist Organizations) and a huge NATIONAL SECURITY RISK”.
Residents of a predominantly Latino district have clashed with Immigration and Customs (ICE) federal agents over the past two days over raids on undocumented migrants.
Hegseth warns that under Trump’s administration “violence & destruction against federal agents & federal facilities will NOT be tolerated. It’s COMMON SENSE”.
Trump orders National Guard to LA unrest over immigration raids
US President Donald Trump has ordered the National Guard to Los Angeles to deal with unrest over immigration raids.
It comes after a second day of unrest in the Californian city, with residents of a predominantly Latino district clashing with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) federal agents.
Tear gas and “less lethal munitions” have been used to disperse crowds in the Paramount district.
“To the extent that protests or acts of violence directly inhibit the execution of the laws, they constitute a form of rebellion against the authority of the Government of the United States.” Trump says in an order saying National Guard units will “temporarily protect” law immigration officers.
California Governor Gavin Newsom says on social media: “The federal government is taking over the California National Guard and deploying 2,000 soldiers in Los Angeles — not because there is a shortage of law enforcement, but because they want a spectacle.
“Don’t give them one. Never use violence. Speak out peacefully.”
We’ll be bringing you updates on this story as it develops.