By Skylink Times International Desk
📍 Los Angeles | June 10, 2025
A wave of violence and unrest has erupted across parts of Los Angeles, raising concerns globally. Tensions in Los Angeles escalated Sunday as thousands of protesters took to the streets in response to President Donald Trump’s extraordinary deployment of the National Guard, blocking off a major freeway and setting autonomous vehicles on fire as local law enforcement used tear gas, rubber bullets, and flash bangs to control the crowd.
❗ What Happened?
According to reports from local U.S. media and live streams, clashes between protest groups and law enforcement broke out in downtown LA late Monday evening. Fires were seen in some areas, along with looting and tear gas deployment. Protests in Los Angeles against Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids are expected to carry into a fifth day Tuesday, after the U.S. military activated about 700 active-duty Marines to join the National Guard troops previously deployed to the city to respond to the demonstrations.
🗣️ Officials Speak
The state of California on Monday sued the Trump administration for deploying the Guard without consulting Gov. Gavin Newsom, a move the governor had called “illegal and immoral” in a social media post. In another post Monday morning, Newsom said Mr. Trump “illegally acted to federalize the National Guard,” adding, “We’re suing him.”
🔎 What Sparked It?
Sources suggest the unrest may be linked to:
- A controversial court ruling or political decision
- Police action or alleged misconduct
- A viral social media event triggering mass protests
📢 What Authorities Say:
As of midday Monday, 53 people have been arrested, officials said. The LAPD said it had arrested 31 people on a range of charges, including failure to disperse, objects and fireworks thrown at officers, looting and arson. California Highway Patrol had arrested 17 people and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department made five arrests, the agencies told CBS News.
Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell on Sunday addressed complaints accusing the police department of responding too slowly to the unrest.
“We can’t participate in any way in civil immigration enforcement,” McDonnell said.
Some perspective on the protests
The protests didn’t reach the size of past demonstrations that brought the National Guard to Los Angeles, including the Watts and Rodney King riots, and the 2020 protests against police violence, in which Newsom requested the assistance of federal troops.
The last time the National Guard was activated without a governor’s permission was in 1965, when President Lyndon B. Johnson sent troops to protect a civil rights march in Alabama, according to the Brennan Center for Justice.
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