Los Angeles Immigration Raid Protests Escalate: Curfews, National Guard, Vandalism

Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 02:51am on 11 Jun 2025,Wednesday International

Widespread protests have erupted across Los Angeles following aggressive ICE raids targeting migrant communities. Demonstrators, including peaceful protesters and masked agitators, clashed with police using less-lethal munitions and erected barricades, with some throwing rocks, eggs, scooters, and Molotov-like devices . Vandalism, looting of retail stores (Apple, Adidas), burning Waymo cars and defaced public buildings prompted Mayor Bass to impose a downtown curfew (8 p.m.–6 a.m.) and declare an emergency . President Trump deployed up to 4,000 National Guard and 700 Marines under the Insurrection Act, prompting legal pushback from Governor Newsom and intensified debates on federal overreach. (PC: AP)

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