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LOS ANGELES–Law enforcement continued to fire flash bangs in an effort to disperse remaining protesters and agitators near City Hall in downtown Los Angeles where unlawful assembly has been declared.
Protests against immigration enforcement raids have sprung up across the country from Seattle and Austin to Chicago and Washington, D
In June 2025, as immigration enforcement actions sparked protests in Los Angeles, a claim (archived) circulated that a video authentically showed burning, graffitied police cars during protests in the city in June 2025. One X user posted the footage on June 8, 2025, captioned "Absolute CHAOS in Los Angeles right now…"
Here is what happened on each day the protests against immigration detention operations in the Los Angeles area.
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD ... the ongoing protests in Los Angeles have largely been peaceful, with isolated clashes between protesters and law enforcement officers.
The military has put about 700 Marines on high alert to possibly deploy to Los Angeles, three U.S. officials told CBS News, two days after Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said they could be sent to the city "if violence continues.
In January, a Waymo car was torn apart in Los Angeles. In February 2024, another Waymo car was smashed and set ablaze in San Francisco. And in July 2024, a man was charged with slashing the tires of 17 Waymo cars in San Francisco.
The LAPD said on social media that the people in the crowd were throwing "rocks, bricks, bottles and other objects" while they were near the federal building.