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Here is the latest.
President Trump signed a memo late on Saturday ordering 2,000 National
Guard members to be deployed in Los Angeles County after federal
immigration agents in riot gear squared off with hundreds of protesters
for a second consecutive day, the White House press secretary said. In Paramount, about 20 miles south of downtown Los Angeles, law enforcement officers used flash-bang grenades, tear gas and rubber bullets as they
clashed with protesters who came to the area, near a Latino-heavy
residential neighborhood, which had been rumored to be the target of an immigration operation.

Gov. Gavin Newsom confirmed the call-up. “The federal government is moving
to take over the California National Guard and deploy 2,000 soldiers,” he
said in a statement. “That move is purposefully inflammatory and will only escalate tensions.”

Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, said in a statement
that the president was acting to counter “violent mobs” that she said had confronted federal immigration agents. “In the wake of this violence, California’s feckless Democrat leaders have completely abdicated their responsibility to protect their citizens,” she said.

Protests broke out on Friday and Saturday as federal agents mounted raids
on workplaces in search of undocumented immigrants.


There were hundreds of protesters when the demonstrations peaked during
the day, but their numbers dwindled in the evening. Several dozen were
still protesting at 6 p.m.

Here’s what else to know:

Workplace raids: The recent raids appeared to be part of a new phase of
the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, in which officials say
they will increasingly focus on workplaces — taking aim at the main reason millions of people have illegally crossed the border for decades. Read
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Arrests: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arrested 121 immigrants across Los Angeles on Friday, according to a Department of
Homeland Security official who spoke on the condition of anonymity.

Trump administration: Trump administration officials spent much of
Saturday criticizing the protests in the region. Stephen Miller, the White House deputy chief of staff, repeatedly posted on social media about the protests, describing them at various points as an “insurrection.”

ICE: Mr. Homan on Fox News indicated that the ICE operation would
continue. “They’re not going to shut us down,” he said. “We’re out there
right now doing operations.”

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a post on X that active duty
Marines were “on high alert” at Camp Pendleton, about 100 miles south of
Los Angeles, and could also be mobilized.

Protesters are lighting a Home Depot shopping cart on fire behind a
dumpster they have set up as a barricade. The cart is melting, and the
police are firing back with what appear to be flash-bangs and pepper
balls.

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06/07/us/la-immigration-raid- protests#here-is-the-latest

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