National Guard clashes with protesters as LAPD declares anti-ICE demonstration unlawful

The National Guard and police officers clashed with more than 1,000 demonstrators in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday as crowds shut down the 101 freeway and set cars in the street on fire after troops were sent by President Donald Trump to quell a series of protests against federal immigration raids.

Video on social media showed California National Guard troops with riot shields pushing protestors into the streets, as well as tear gas being deployed and less-than-lethal rounds exploding in the roadway.

By mid-afternoon, a massive crowd had assembled.

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Anti-ICE protesters take cover behind makeshift barricades placed in the street at the intersection of Spring and Temple, near Los Angeles City Hall, as they confront dozens of police officers who responded with non-lethal weapons and tear gas on Sunday, June 8, 2025.(Photo by Mark Savage, Contributing Photographer)

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The Los Angeles Police Department went on Tactical Alert, declared an unlawful assembly in the area of Alameda Street between Second and Aliso streets and battled with more than 1,000 demonstrators who marched from Boyle Heights to the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building.

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