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DAILY UPDATES: ICE Raids, Protests, and National Guard in Los Angeles
Updated: June 10, 2025 — 1:00 PM CST
Saturday, June 7 – Deployment Announced
- ICE arrests over 120 people across Los Angeles in coordinated raids.
- Protests erupt in Paramount, where federal agents use tear gas, rubber bullets, and flash-bangs.
- A Trump administration official confirms plans to deploy 2,000 National Guard troops to the region.
- No confirmation or authorization from Gov. Gavin Newsom.
- Civil rights attorneys begin organizing for potential legal challenges to the deployment.
Sunday, June 8 – Troops Begin Arriving
- Guard units begin arriving at staging areas across L.A. County.
- Troops spotted near federal courthouses, ICE facilities, and key intersections in Boyle Heights and South L.A.
- Protesters continue demonstrations, many holding “No Boots, No Borders” signs.
- Organizers report surveillance drones and checkpoints near immigrant communities.
- No arrests made during peaceful Sunday marches, but tension remains high.
- Legal observers deployed by multiple nonprofit coalitions.
Monday, June 9 – Legal Action Intensifies
- Civil rights attorneys from the ACLU and UCLA Law file a federal injunction challenging the legality of deploying National Guard without state approval.
- Gov. Newsom breaks silence, stating he was not briefed on the initial deployment and is “reviewing constitutional grounds.”
- More protests spark outside Metropolitan Detention Center, where ICE is processing detained individuals.
- National Guard photographed with nonlethal riot control gear, including shields, zip ties, and launchers.
- Local clergy and community leaders hold interfaith vigil near MacArthur Park.
Tuesday, June 10 – Federal Response Expands
Surveillance footage surfaces allegedly showing excessive force by federal agents in Paramount; advocates call for investigation.
Trump officials say the Guard will remain in L.A. “until order is restored.”
Reports emerge of door-knock intimidation in East L.A. and Koreatown, though federal agencies deny involvement.
Protesters begin camping outside City Hall, demanding the city sever cooperation with ICE and federal law enforcement.
Black and Brown-led coalitions are organizing a “People’s Assembly” scheduled for June 12 to draft a citywide community response plan.
LOS ANGELES — Tom Homan doesn’t wear a uniform. He doesn’t hold office. But on Friday night, he stepped onto Fox News and spoke like a man directing an operation. Just hours after federal agents carried out immigration raids that left nearly 50 people in custody across Los Angeles, Homan—Trump’s former ICE director—delivered a line that sent fresh waves of fear through immigrant neighborhoods already on edge.
“We are already mobilizing,” Homan said. “We’re going to bring the National Guard in tonight.”
There’s just one problem. He doesn’t have the power to make it happen.
As of Saturday afternoon, no legal order has been signed by President Trump or California Governor Gavin Newsom to deploy the National Guard in L.A. But the threat? It’s already doing its job.
Across neighborhoods like Boyle Heights, Huntington Park and South L.A., federal agents in unmarked vehicles swept through parking lots and street vendors, targeting those without papers, without warning, without warrants.
Advocates say many of those arrested were picked up while buying groceries or helping family members.
“This is a full-blown scare tactic,” said Silvia Ortega, an organizer with CHIRLA. “They want our people to disappear—not just physically, but politically.”
The raids come just one week after Trump reignited calls for mass deportations during a rally in Arizona. Now, immigrant communities say they’re seeing those threats come to life, backed by ICE and Homan.
Let’s be clear: Homan’s words were real, but only two people can lawfully activate Guard troops in California: The President, under the Insurrection Act or Title 10 and the Governor, under state authority or Title 32.
Neither has done so. Not yet.
Still, when a former federal official tells millions of viewers the Guard is “mobilizing,” it lands like a warning—especially in communities that have seen troops march through before.
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This isn’t the first time Trumpworld has used cable TV to plant fear in majority-Black and Brown cities. During the George Floyd uprising in 2020, Trump threatened to dominate protest zones using the military. In 2024, he called for patriotic policing of urban centers while campaigning in Milwaukee.
Now, in 2025, Homan’s comment walks that same line: no paperwork, just provocation.
Mayor Karen Bass called the remarks “reckless and inflammatory,” demanding that the Biden-era limits on militarizing domestic law enforcement be respected, even under new leadership.
“This is not governance,” Bass said in a Saturday press release. “This is psychological warfare on Angelenos who’ve done nothing wrong.”
Preparing for the “What If”
While there is no Guard presence in Los Angeles right now, community organizers aren’t waiting for a press conference to act.
At a Friday night vigil in Boyle Heights, volunteers passed out Know Your Rights cards and created group texts for legal observers.
“We don’t move in fear,” said Maria Rivas, who leads a local immigrant defense network. “We move in coordination.”
Organizers are also warning that if the Guard is activated, it could lead to:
- Protest zones being declared “emergency areas”
- Militarized blockades around key streets or government buildings
- A spike in unlawful detainments under the guise of “curfews” or “anti-looting” orders
“It won’t just impact immigrants,” Rivas said. “It will impact anyone who dares to show up and speak out.”
Why It Matters if Federal Agents and the National Guard Step In
The specter of National Guard troops in Los Angeles is more than a talking point. It’s a trauma trigger.
In 1992, after the Rodney King verdict, over 10,000 troops descended on South L.A. Tanks rolled down Florence Avenue. Helicopters circled Black homes. Children were told to stay away from windows—not because of violence, but because of what the state might do in response.
That memory still lingers. And for many in the city’s Black and Brown communities, Homan’s statement is a warning shot.
And that resistance won’t wait for permission.
Because in Black and immigrant communities across L.A., the message is already loud and clear. They’ve seen what happens when the Guard rolls in. This time, they’ll meet it organized, not surprised.
No more silence disguised as safety. No more fear without fight. If the government brings the Guard, L.A. will bring the people. The real question is, who will the government “for the people, by the people” defend?
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