Protests that started Thursday in Southern California amid reports of ICE immigration sweeps endured through the weekend. Some were peaceful and focused. Others erupted into clashes with law officers, violence, blocked roadways, and chaos.
At least 40 people were arrested during anti-immigration-enforcement protests in Los Angeles Sunday night, June 8, and into Monday morning, June 9, authorities said.
The protests in Downtown L.A. escalated Sunday when demonstrators vandalized and torched multiple autonomous vehicles. Besides the six or so Waymo taxis set afire, others were spray-painted with anti-Trump and anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement messages.
More peaceful protests, however, were reported in multiple communities, including Pasadena and Long Beach.
Here is a collection of scenes from many of the protests over the weekend.
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) Two protesters retreat in visible pain after being hit by tear gas during an anti-ICE demonstration near the intersection of Spring and Temple, close to Los Angeles City Hall, on Sunday, June 8, 2025. (Photo by Mark Savage, Contributing Photographer) A protester falls to the ground as mounted police move through the crowd during an anti-ICE demonstration near the intersection of Spring and Temple, close to Los Angeles City Hall, on Sunday, June 8, 2025. (Photo by Mark Savage, Contributing Photographer) A protester falls to the ground as mounted police move through the crowd during an anti-ICE demonstration near the intersection of Spring and Temple, close to Los Angeles City Hall, on Sunday, June 8, 2025. (Photo by Mark Savage, Contributing Photographer) Police officers in riot gear stand in downtown Los Angeles close to City Hall during an anti-ICE protest on Sunday, June 8. (Photo by Mark Savage, Contributing Photographer) Police advance with non-lethal weapons toward protesters during an anti-ICE demonstration near the intersection of Spring and Temple, close to Los Angeles City Hall, on Sunday, June 8, 2025. (Photo by Mark Savage, Contributing Photographer) A woman who was hit with tear gas it lead away as protesters gathered on the Alondra Avenue overpass of the 710 Freeway on June. 7, 2025 in Paramount, CA. (Photo by John McCoy, Contributing Photographer) Protesters attack a US Marshal prisoner transport on the Alondra Avenue overpass of the 710 Freeway on June. 7, 2025 in Paramount, CA. (Photo by John McCoy, Contributing Photographer) A US Marshal points a weapon at protestors gathered on the Alondra Avenue overpass of the 710 Freeway on June. 7, 2025 in Paramount, CA. (Photo by John McCoy, Contributing Photographer) Protesters attack a US Marshal’s prisoner transport on the Alondra Avenue overpass of the 710 Freeway on June. 7, 2025 in Paramount, CA. (Photo by John McCoy, Contributing Photographer) A U.S. Marshal points a weapon at protesters gathered on the Alondra Avenue overpass of the 710 Freeway on June. 7, 2025 in Paramount, CA. (Photo by John McCoy, Contributing Photographer) Protesters try to block a US Marshal vehicle on the Alondra Avenue overpass of the 710 Freeway on June. 7, 2025 in Paramount, CA. (Photo by John McCoy, Contributing Photographer) Protesters block a U.S. Marshal vehicle on the Alondra Avenue overpass of the 710 Freeway on June. 7, 2025 in Paramount, CA. (Photo by John McCoy, Contributing Photographer) Protesters gather on the Alondra Avenue overpass of the 710 Freeway on June. 7, 2025 in Paramount, CA. (Photo by John McCoy, Contributing Photographer) Protestors gathered on the Alondra Avenue overpass of the 710 Freeway on June. 7, 2025 in Paramount, CA. (Photo by John McCoy, Contributing Photographer) A flash-bang grenade is thrown from a US Marshal transport at protestors gathered on the Alondra Avenue overpass of the 710 Freeway on June. 7, 2025 in Paramount, CA. (Photo by John McCoy, Contributing Photographer) National Guard troops have begun arriving in Los Angeles on orders from President Donald Trump to stamp out protests that have broken out in recent days against federal immigration authorities seeking to carry out deportations in the region. The members of California’s National Guard were seen staging early Sunday at the federal complex in downtown Los Angeles that includes the Metropolitan Detention Center, where confrontations occurred the last two days.on Sunday, June 8, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer) CHP officers clear a downtown freeway onramp as protests against federal anti immigration efforts have escalated with the arrival of California’s National Guard near the Metropolitan Detention Center in Los
Angeles on Sunday, June 8, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer) National Guard troops have begun arriving in Los Angeles on orders from President Donald Trump to stamp out protests that have broken out in recent days against federal immigration authorities seeking to carry out deportations in the region. The members of California’s National Guard were seen staging early Sunday at the federal complex in downtown Los Angeles that includes the Metropolitan Detention Center, where confrontations occurred the last two days.on Sunday, June 8, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer) Several Waymo cars burn on Los Angeles Street as protests against federal anti immigration efforts have escalated with the arrival of California’s National Guard near the Metropolitan Detention Center in Los
Angeles on Sunday, June 8, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer) Several Waymo cars burn on Los Angeles Street as protests against federal anti immigration efforts have escalated with the arrival of California’s National Guard near the Metropolitan Detention Center in Los
Angeles on Sunday, June 8, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer) CHP officers clear a downtown freeway onramp as protests against federal anti immigration efforts have escalated with the arrival of California’s National Guard near the Metropolitan Detention Center in Los
Angeles on Sunday, June 8, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer) Several Waymo cars burn on Los Angeles Street as protests against federal anti immigration efforts have escalated with the arrival of California’s National Guard near the Metropolitan Detention Center in Los
Angeles on Sunday, June 8, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer) CHP officers clear a downtown freeway onramp as protests against federal anti immigration efforts have escalated with the arrival of California’s National Guard near the Metropolitan Detention Center in Los
Angeles on Sunday, June 8, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer) CHP officers clear a downtown freeway onramp as protests against federal anti immigration efforts have escalated with the arrival of California’s National Guard near the Metropolitan Detention Center in Los
Angeles on Sunday, June 8, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer) Several Waymo cars burn on Los Angeles Street as protests against federal anti immigration efforts have escalated with the arrival of California’s National Guard near the Metropolitan Detention Center in Los
Angeles on Sunday, June 8, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer) CHP officers clear a downtown freeway onramp as protests against federal anti immigration efforts have escalated with the arrival of California’s National Guard near the Metropolitan Detention Center in Los
Angeles on Sunday, June 8, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer) A banner placed in the Los Angeles FC supporter section is pictured prior to the start of an MLS match between the Los Angeles FC and Sporting Kansas City at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, on Sunday, June 8, 2025. Los Angeles FC won 3-1. (Photo by Raul Romero Jr., Contributing Photographer)
Protesters shouting anti-ICE chants gather at Bluff Park in Long Beach on Sunday, June 8, 2025. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer) Dozens of protesters shouting anti-ICE chants march along Broadway in Long Beach on Sunday, June 8, 2025. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)
