
The FBI has identified a masked protester who is accused of assaulting a federal officer during heated demonstrations against federal immigration enforcement operations in Los Angeles over the weekend.
Late Monday night, the LAPD said it was pushing a few hundred protesters east through Little Tokyo, warning drivers of protesters on the road who were obstructing traffic.
Officers, who all appeared to be from the Los Angeles Police Department, used flash bangs and shot projectiles into the crowd as they pushed the protesters through a crowded, popular commercial area where bystanders and restaurant workers rushed to get out of their way.
Some protesters set off fireworks and threw water bottles at the officers, yelling “Shame!” or chanting, “ICE out of LA.”

U.S. Northern Command said in a Monday update that 1,700 California National Guard members have already been active in the greater Los Angeles area assisting with protecting federal personnel and property amid the protests that started out peacefully on June 6 but have been tainted by increasing violence from some individuals.
Northcom added that the Pentagon has “activated the Marine infantry battalion that was placed in an alert status over the weekend,” and that those 700 Marines requested by the president will now be directed to “seamlessly integrate” with approximately 2,000 state National Guard who have been requested to form “Task Force 51.”
“The activation of the Marines is intended to provide Task Force 51 with adequate numbers of forces to provide continuous coverage of the area in support of the lead federal agency,” Northcom said.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Monday night said investigators see signs that the Los Angeles protests are being funded and organized.
Asked by Fox host Sean Hannity if there’s any evidence showing that the protesters were paid, in light of reports saying that they were being provided with equipment such as face shields and bricks, Noem said “Absolutely.”
“These are organized. These are people that are being paid to do this. You can follow how they behave, the signals they give to each other in these crowds and these protests to instigate violence,” she said. “This is an operation, and it’s professionally done. They’ve done it before, and we’re going to stop it and make sure that we prosecute every single one of them.”

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) says his political party “loses the moral high ground” when its members fail to condemn violent actions such as those seen in Los Angeles.
“I unapologetically stand for free speech, peaceful demonstrations, and immigration—but this is not that,” Fetterman said in a social media post Monday evening. He wrote those words above the photo of vehicles ablaze and flames filling the sky.
“This is anarchy and true chaos,” Fetterman said. “My party loses the moral high ground when we refuse to condemn setting cars on fire, destroying buildings, and assaulting law enforcement.”

Attorney General Pam Bondi says the FBI has identified a masked man who is listed in a “Wanted” poster for assaulting a law enforcement officer during the Los Angeles riots.
Agents were executing a search warrant at the man’s house "right now," she told Fox News’ Sean Hannity just after 9 p.m. ET Monday.
"We're coming after you … we will find you, and you will go to jail and we will prosecute you federally," Bondi said. Technology is "amazing," she said, and helps police ID people when they're wearing masks. "The mask won't protect you," she said.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Monday evening that he’s sending more than 800 additional law enforcement officers to Los Angeles as riots that have swept the city approach their fifth day.
“Chaos is exactly what Trump wanted, and now California is left to clean up the mess,” Newsom wrote in a post on social media platform X.
“We’re working with local partners to surge over 800 additional state and local law enforcement officers to ensure the safety of our LA communities.”

“I was just informed Trump is deploying another 2,000 Guard troops to L.A.,” California Gov. Gavin Newsom wrote in a post on X Monday.
The Pentagon later confirmed this in a social media post.
The additional guardsman "will be called into federal service to support ICE & to enable federal law-enforcement officers to safely conduct their duties," said Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell.

The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) has released information about arrests made over the weekend and the charges filed against those arrested.
On Saturday, 29 people were arrested for failure to disperse after an assembly had been declared unlawful.
On Sunday, 21 people were arrested, with charges ranging from attempted murder with a Molotov cocktail, a type of firebomb, assaulting a police officer with a deadly weapon, looting, and failure to disperse.

The police chief of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) responded to the announcement that Marines would be deployed to the city, saying that the department didn't receive formal notification.
Chief Jim McDonnell wrote in a statement that the absence of clear coordination “presents a significant logistical and operational challenge for those of us charged with safeguarding this city.”
He added that the LAPD has “decades of experience managing large-scale public demonstrations, and we remain confident in our ability to do so professionally and effectively.”


WASHINGTON—Members of the House of Representatives reacted as the unrest continues in Los Angeles, offering mixed reactions.
Reps. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) expressed support for the president, saying he was leading while Newsom let “the state burn to the ground.”
She indicated to The Epoch Times there should be robust involvement by the federal government. “I think the feds need to take over L.A., send in the Marines, send in the National Guard,” she said. Mace added that she thought the country was facing an invasion and insurrection.

Vice President JD Vance told California Gov. Gavin Newsom to “do your job” amid riots in Los Angeles that have prompted a strong response from the White House.
After Newsom on June 8 dared border czar Tom Homan to arrest him, President Donald Trump was asked on June 9 whether Homan should do so.
“I would do it if I were Tom,” Trump said.


WASHINGTON—Members of the U.S. Senate criticized both President Donald Trump and California politicians on Monday as protests persist in Los Angeles. Reactions split along party lines.
Two Democrats—Sens. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.)—suggested that Trump, who sent in the National Guard, was fostering conditions for greater tension.
“This is a recipe for confrontation,” Hirono said after being asked about violence and the National Guard. “That is not going to keep our communities safe.”


The Trump administration activated 700 active-duty U.S. Marines from the Camp Pendleton base in California to Los Angeles in the midst of immigration protests and riots in the city, said military officials.
Earlier, a senior Trump administration official told The Epoch Times that the Marines are being sent to Los Angeles because of increased threats against federal buildings and federal officials in the city during the unrest.

President Donald Trump has ordered the deployment of U.S. Marines to Los Angeles to help respond to the ongoing unrest, according to a senior administration official.
“In light of increased threats against federal officers and federal buildings, 500 active-duty U.S. Marines from Camp Pendleton will be deployed to Los Angeles to help protect federal agents and buildings,” the official told The Epoch Times.



The deployment of the SWAT-like unit comes amid chaos in America’s second-largest city, where riots against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations have entered their fourth consecutive day. The riots have led to personal and property damage across the city, looting, and other acts of violence that have so far resulted in 21 arrests, according to local authorities.
BORTAC agents are the highly trained arm of the Border Patrol, with a focus on counterterrorism, high-risk warrant service, anti-narcotics operations, and similarly dangerous or complex CBP enforcement activities.


WASHINGTON—House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) told reporters he supports Americans’ right to peacefully protest, but that if anyone involved in the Los Angeles demonstrations crosses the line, they should be held accountable.
Jeffries also called the Trump administration's actions regarding immigration enforcement, “egregious overreach” and said the National Guard wasn’t needed in the area because of the thousands of law enforcement officers already in the state.
According to Jeffries, immigration enforcement should focus on keeping communities safe, and the Department of Homeland Security’s information about the criminal history of detainees should be “scrutinized.”

California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Monday announced a lawsuit against the Trump administration for deploying the National Guard to Los Angeles to quell the riots in response to ICE apprehensions of illegal immigrants.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom did not request the deployment, but Trump federalized the National Guard, saying it was necessary to “address the lawlessness.”
Bonta called the deployment an “unlawful action.”
Where Protests Took Place


David Huerta, the president of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) of California, was on June 9 slapped with felony charges relating to his conduct during an ICE operation in Los Angeles on June 6.
Huerta has been charged with one count of "conspiracy to impede an officer" under 18 U.S.C. § 372, which carries a maximum penalty of six years in prison.
Huerta allegedly sat cross-legged in front of a gate to prevent federal agents from transporting illegal immigrant detainees, and encouraged others to do the same. The criminal complaint suggests that he was spreading and/or receiving information about the real-time locations of agents in order to protest.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta said that Trump “unlawfully” deployed the National Guard to Los Angeles in response to the riots over ICE operations.
“In the early hours of Sunday morning, President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth unlawfully federalized 2,000 California National Guard troops for 60 days with no indication as to when they intend to stand down,” Bonta said during a press conference.
“They did so without authorization from Gov. Newsom and against the wishes of local law enforcement.

The White House has released a list of 18 of the illegal immigrants that were taken into custody during ICE operations in Los Angeles in the past several days.
They include Cuong Chanh Phan, a Vietnamese national who was convicted of second-degree murder; Eswin Uriel Castro, a Mexican national with a criminal record that includes arrests for robbery and domestic violence in addition to convictions for child molestation and being armed with a dangerous weapon; and Rafael Gamez-Sanchez, a Mexican national who was convicted of vehicular manslaughter.
Several have been previously deported from the United States and the list of criminal convictions include burglary, hit and run, and abuse crimes with minors.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom responded to President Donald Trump's comment that he would arrest him if he were White House border czar Tom Homan.
“The President of the United States just called for the arrest of a sitting Governor. This is a day I hoped I would never see in America. I don’t care if you’re a Democrat or a Republican this is a line we cannot cross as a nation — this is an unmistakable step toward authoritarianism,” Newsom posted on the social media platform X.
Earlier at the White House, Trump was asked by a reporter whether Homan should arrest Newsom over his handling of the riots.

President Donald Trump was asked about California Gov. Gavin Newsom daring border czar Tom Homan to arrest him. A reporter asked Trump if Homan should do it.
“I would, if I were Tom,” Trump replied from the White House lawn. He added that the governor has done a “terrible job” over his handling of the riots in Los Angeles.


California Democratic Sens. Adam Schiff and Alex Padilla, along with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), are protesting the detention of David Huerta, the president of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) of California, during ongoing riots in Los Angeles.
Huerta was arrested on June 6 for allegedly obstructing the access of federal agents as they executed a warrant at a worksite in Los Angeles, according to a social media post by Bill Essayli, the interim U.S. attorney for the Central District of California.
Essayli said Huerta will be arraigned on June 9.

President Donald Trump on Monday stood by his decision to send the National Guard to Los Angeles to quell the riots.
“We made a great decision in sending the National Guard to deal with the violent, instigated riots in California. If we had not done so, Los Angeles would have been completely obliterated,” he posted on Truth Social.
Trump criticized California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass for downplaying the violence.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass blamed ICE operations arresting illegal immigrants for stoking the riots in her city.
“We do not know where and when the next raids will be. That is the concern because people in this city have a rapid response network,” she told CNN on Monday.
“If they see ICE, they go out, and they protest, and so it’s just a recipe for pandemonium that is completely unnecessary,” she continued.

The Los Angeles Police Department has arrested 21 protesters as of Sunday night, according to a department spokesperson.
The spokesperson told The Epoch Times that the unlawful assembly ended six hours ago and that information is still coming in and, therefore, the number of arrests is subject to change.
The protests, which started on Friday, were in response to ICE carrying out immigration operations to arrest those illegally in the United States.

White House border czar Tom Homan on Monday clarified his previous remarks, saying that public officials who do not enforce the law could be held accountable.
“Here’s what I said: They have a right to protest, they have the First Amendment rights, but they can’t cross that line. They can’t cross that line of impediment,” he told MSNBC.
“They can’t cross that line of putting their hands on officers. They can’t cross the line of knowing and concealing an illegal alien,” he continued. “These are all federal crimes, and they’re in statute, and they will be prosecuted.”


California Gov. Gavin Newsom formally requested that the Trump administration pull National Guard troops out of Los Angeles, said he will file a lawsuit, and dared President Donald Trump’s border czar to arrest him.

The City of Glendale, a suburb of Los Angeles, announced on social media Sunday that it is ending its agreement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to hold illegal immigrant detainees in the city’s jails.
"After careful consideration, the City of Glendale has decided to end its agreement with U.S. Homeland Security/ICE to house federal immigration detainees," wrote the municipal authorities. "This local decision reflects our core values: public safety, transparency, and community trust."
The city said that the "public perception of the ICE contract … has become divisive."

California Gov. Gavin Newsom criticized Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and White House border czar Tom Homan for their response to the Los Angeles riots.
The governor suggested Hegseth is "in over his head" in his role.
Hegseth issued the order to call the California National Guard into service at the direction of President Donald Trump.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt posted on social media platform X that the riots show a need to pass the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which passed the House last month and is pending before the Senate.
The bill would make the 2017 tax cuts permanent and includes border, deportation, and energy provisions.
"The riots in Los Angeles prove that we desperately need more immigration enforcement personnel and resources,” she posted.

After midnight Eastern Time on Monday, Trump wrote several posts on Truth Social about the riots and protests in Los Angeles over ICE arrests of illegal immigrants.
“Jim McDonnell, the highly respected LAPD Chief, just stated that the protesters are getting very much more aggressive, and that he would ‘have to reassess the situation,’ as it pertains to bringing in the troops. He should, RIGHT NOW!!! Don’t let these thugs get away with this,” the president posted at 12:14 a.m.
Two minutes later, Trump called for sending in troops to Los Angeles, though it was unclear to which troops he was referring. At least 300 National Guard troops have already deployed to the area.

Los Angeles Police Department Chief Jim McDonnell said during a Sunday night press conference that the violence from protesters directed toward law enforcement over the weekend was “disgusting,” and it was getting worse.
“This violence that I’ve seen is disgusting. It’s escalated now since the beginning of this incident,” McDonnell said.
“What we saw the first night was bad. What we’ve seen subsequent to that is getting increasingly worse and more violent.






LOS ANGELES—Several hundred protesters waving Mexican flags demonstrated against Immigration, Customs, and Enforcement (ICE) raids at a federal building in downtown Los Angeles on June 8 for the third day in a row.
Against a backdrop of anti-ICE graffiti lining the walls of the Edward R. Roybal federal building, which houses the Department of Homeland Security and various other federal agencies on Alameda Street, dozens of federal officers, including the California National Guard, formed a defensive perimeter around the facility where protesters gathered within yards of the entrance.
The protestors shouted expletive-laden anti-police and ICE rhetoric over bull horns and and carried signed denouncing the ICE raids. One protestor jumped to the roof of a white minivan parked near the facility holding a sign that read “National Guard LOL” (Laughing Out Loud).


At least 60 people were arrested on June 8 after protests against federal immigration raids in San Francisco escalated into violence, according to the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD).
The SFPD said officers began monitoring the assembly near Sansome and Washington streets at about 7 p.m. on June 8 as protesters engaged in “First Amendment activity.”


An Australian TV reporter has been hit by a rubber bullet while covering the anti-immigration enforcement riots in Los Angeles.
This comes as the U.S. government has taken strong measures to address the escalating situation.
Lauren Tomasi, U.S. correspondent for Nine News, was hit in the leg when she was reporting on the violent demonstration.
In addition to approximately 300 National Guardsmen, NORTHCOM said in a press release, “approximately 500 Marines from 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines at Twentynine Palms, California, are in a prepared to deploy status should they be necessary to augment and support the DoD’s protection of federal property and personnel efforts.”
Under the Posse Comitatus Act, active duty military can only be deployed in specific circumstances. The Insurrection Act of 1807—which Trump has not yet committed to using—lists these exceptions, which include things like suppressing insurrections, enforcing federal authority, and protecting civil rights when state authorities fail to act.
The statement makes clear that no final decision has yet been made on whether or not to declare the ongoing riots in violation of the Insurrection Act.
Earlier on June 8, reporters asked Trump whether he would activate the legislation to restore order and enforce deportations by ICE in the city.
Trump Calls on Officials to ‘Liberate LA’
Trump had said that he was directing top military officials and prosecutors to “liberate Los Angeles” amid ongoing riots related to Immigrations and Customs Enforcement raids targeting illegal immigration in the city.“A once great American City, Los Angeles, has been invaded and occupied by Illegal Aliens and Criminals,” Trump said in a post on the social media platform Truth Social. “Now violent, insurrectionist mobs are swarming and attacking our Federal Agents to try and stop our deportation operations—But these lawless riots only strengthen our resolve.”

Earlier on Sunday, the third day of protests against the administration, members of the National Guard faced off with demonstrators, leading to tear gas being fired at a growing crowd near a federal complex in the city, according to video footage.
The confrontation broke out in front of the Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown Los Angeles, as a group shouted insults at members of the guard lined shoulder to shoulder behind plastic riot shields.
As the sun set over the city, riots continued. Near downtown, at least four Waymo self-driving cars were set on fire; flashbang crowd control grenades were deployed throughout the evening.
Trump said he was directing Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, and Attorney General Pam Bondi “to take all such action necessary to liberate Los Angeles from the Migrant Invasion, and put an end to these Migrant riots.”
Newsom Asks for Removal of National Guard
National Guard troops were also confirmed to be in Los Angeles after Trump ordered their deployment over the weekend, following days of protests and riots in the city.The U.S. Northern Command confirmed in a post on social media platform X on Sunday morning that the California National Guard started deploying troops in the Los Angeles area and that some members “are already on the ground.”
“Additional information will be provided as units are identified and deployed,” the military added, including photos of National Guard troops and other assets.
In a statement on June 8, Gov. Gavin Newsom asked for withdrawal of the guardsmen.
“I have formally requested the Trump Administration rescind their unlawful deployment of troops in Los Angeles county and return them to my command,” Newsom said.
“We didn’t have a problem until Trump got involved,” he said. “This is a serious breach of state sovereignty—inflaming tensions while pulling resources from where they’re actually needed.”
Speaking to reporters, Trump said that California officials who work against the ongoing deportations could face federal charges.
“If people stand in the way of law and order, yeah, they will face charges,” he said.
Members of California’s National Guard were seen staging early Sunday at the federal complex in downtown Los Angeles that includes the Metropolitan Detention Center, one of several sites where confrontations involving hundreds of people have taken place over the last two days.
The troops included members of the 79th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, according to a social media post from the U.S. Northern Command that showed dozens of National Guard members with long guns and an armored vehicle.
The message was issued just hours after Trump wrote on Truth Social that the National Guard is doing a “great job” to quell “violence, clashes, and unrest” before he accused both California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, both Democrats, of slow-walking a response to the protests.
Earlier on Sunday, Bass wrote that “the National Guard has not been deployed in the City of Los Angeles,” although that came before Northern Command’s post. The Epoch Times has contacted Bass’s office for comment.
‘Law and Order’
Over the weekend, Trump confirmed in a signed memorandum that he would deploy 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles in response to the violence.In a signal of the administration’s approach, Hegseth also warned he could deploy active-duty Marines “if violence continues” in the area. He made the comments ahead of Trump’s announcement.
Asked about the issue, Trump also indicated that sending Marines was a possibility.
“The bar is what I think it is. I mean, if we see danger to our country and to our citizens, [sending Marines] will be very, very strong in terms of law and order. It’s about law and order.”
The deployment of the National Guard also follows clashes near a Home Depot in the heavily Latino city of Paramount, south of Los Angeles. As protesters sought to block Border Patrol vehicles, with some hurling rocks and chunks of cement, federal agents unleashed tear gas, flash-bang explosives, and pepper balls.
Protests continued into the evening in Paramount, with several hundred demonstrators gathered near a doughnut shop, and authorities holding up barbed wire to keep the crowd back. Clashes also took place in neighboring Compton, where a car was set on fire.
Meanwhile, crowds gathered again outside federal buildings in downtown Los Angeles, including a detention center, where local police declared an unlawful assembly and began to arrest people.
Officials with Homeland Security defended their immigration enforcement in the city, noting that Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials arrested a 55-year-old illegal immigrant from the Philippines who had multiple criminal convictions. Homeland Security spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin wrote that he has convictions of assault, theft, burglary, and rape.
“This criminal illegal alien is who [Newsom, Bass,] and the rioters are trying to protect over US citizens,” she wrote on X.
Newsom wrote in a post on X that the federal government under Trump is trying to “take over the California National Guard and deploy 2,000 soldiers,” adding that it is “purposefully inflammatory and will only escalate tensions.”
Local authorities can “access law enforcement assistance at a moment’s notice,” the governor added. “We are in close coordination with the city and county, and there is currently no unmet need. The Guard has been admirably serving LA throughout recovery. This is the wrong mission and will erode public trust.”