Clashes in Los Angeles between federal agents and people protesting immigration raids continued into a third day on Sunday as the National Guard arrived on orders from President Trump. Here is what happened on each day.
Sunday, June 8
The third day of protests in downtown Los Angeles began with roughly 20 National Guard troops arriving at the Metropolitan Detention Center early Sunday morning. By about 10:30 a.m. Pacific time, nearly 300 members of the California Guard took positions at three different sites around the city.
More than a dozen Homeland Security officers in riot gear joined the National Guard troops at the detention center. By early afternoon hundreds of protesters had gathered there.
At around 1 p.m. Pacific, California National Guard, Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers formed a line and attempted to clear protesters away from the Metropolitan Detention Center. Officers deployed tear gas, pepper balls and other crowd-control munitions.
Later in the afternoon, some protesters spilled onto nearby U.S. 101, blocking traffic in at least one direction before being cleared by the authorities.
By 6 p.m. Pacific, protesters in the area had mostly dispersed and law enforcement officers returned to their positions near the federal building complex. A few dozen protesters remained nearby, blocking Alameda St.
Saturday, June 7
On Saturday morning, separate clashes broke out between protesters and law enforcement officers in Paramount, a small city about 20 miles south of downtown Los Angeles, amid rumors that immigration agents planned to raid a Home Depot in the area.
Protesters kicked and threw objects at law enforcement vehicles, while officers deployed tear gas.
Later that day, tensions escalated. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department ordered protesters to disperse and warned they would face arrest or use of force if they did not. Officers shot tear gas canisters into the crowd as protesters retreated.
President Trump signed a memo around 6 p.m. Pacific ordering 2,000 National Guard members to Los Angeles to protect federal officers conducting immigration operations, over the objections of California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass.
As night fell, protesters and the Sheriff’s Department continued to clash in Compton — across the Los Angeles River from the Home Depot in Paramount. Officers shot flash-bang grenades and rubber bullets at the protesters, who threw rocks, glass bottles and fireworks at the officers.
Back in downtown Los Angeles Saturday evening, protesters had gathered outside of the Metropolitan Detention Center. The Los Angeles Police Department created a barrier outside the building and declared an unlawful assembly, ordering demonstrators to disperse.
Friday, June 6
Around 3 p.m. Pacific, a crowd of dozens gathered in the Fashion District near downtown Los Angeles after Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents appeared at an apparel manufacturer there.
Dozens of federal agents arrived in riot gear to disperse the crowd and clear a path for two white passenger vans leaving the area. The operation was one of three immigration raids on Friday in Los Angeles.
Later in the afternoon, hundreds of protesters gathered outside the Los Angeles Federal Building, calling for an end to immigration raids in the city.
Officers from the Department of Homeland Security fired pepper balls at the protesters before the Los Angeles Police Department dispersed the crowd. More than 100 people were arrested on Friday, according to federal officials. Among the arrested was David Huerta, the president of Service Employees International Union California, who officials said was impeding federal agents by blocking their vehicle.