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CBS News [6/8/2025 3:23 PM, Kaia Hubbard, 51860K] Video HERE reports Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Sunday that the administration won’t allow a "repeat of 2020" to occur after President Trump called for the National Guard to enforce order in the Los Angeles area amid protests over activity by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers. "We’re not going to let a repeat of 2020 happen," Noem said on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," referring to the unrest in Minneapolis following the killing of George Floyd. At the time, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz made the controversial decision to deploy the state’s National Guard amid the 2020 riots in Minneapolis, but Noem on Sunday criticized Walz for what she said were "very bad decisions," claiming he "let his city burn for days on end." Mr. Trump also deployed the National Guard in June 2020 to Washington, D.C, to quell protests. And as California’s Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom urged that the state had things under control after protests broke out in L.A. in reaction to ICE operations in recent days, Noem claimed Newsom "has proven that he makes bad decisions." "The president knows that [Newsom] makes bad decisions, and that’s why the President chose the safety of this community over waiting for Gov. Newsom to get some sanity," Noem added. "And that’s one of the reasons why these National Guard soldiers are being federalized so they can use their special skill set to keep peace." Noem said the National Guard soldiers being engaged Sunday are "specifically trained for this type of crowd situation" and will "provide safety around buildings and to those that are engaged in peaceful protests, and also to our law enforcement officers so they can continue their daily work." [Editorial note: consult video at source link] FOX News [6/8/2025 1:04 PM, Stephen Sorace, 46878K] reports "President Trump is putting the safety of the communities being impacted by these riots and by these protests that have turned violent, and he’s putting the safety of our law enforcement officers first," Noem said. Noem said that Trump made the move to send in the troops because Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom "makes bad decisions" and Trump didn’t want to wait for Newsom to "get some sanity." Newsom has claimed that Trump is deploying the National Guard "not because there is a shortage of law enforcement, but because they want a spectacle." The California governor said Saturday that the state has deployed the California Highway Patrol to keep Los Angeles highways safe, though he added, "It’s not their job to assist in federal immigration enforcement.". But Noem vowed that Trump was "not going to let a repeat of 2020 happen," referencing riots that happened in Minneapolis at the time. [Editorial note: consult video at source link]

The Washington Times [6/8/2025 1:03 PM, Seth McLaughlin, 2106K] reports Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said Sunday that President Trump was forced to deploy National Guard troops to Los Angeles because Gov. Gavin Newsom failed to stop the violent protests. Mr. Trump became the first president since 1965 to unilaterally activate a state’s National Guard without a request from the state’s governor, according to the Brennan Center for Justice. Speaking on CBS News’ "Face the Nation," Ms. Noem said that Immigration authorities would not have gotten hurt if Mr. Newsom had done his job. "We wouldn’t have officers with a shattered wrist from bricks being thrown through their vehicles, their vehicles being burned, flags being burned in the street and Molotov cocktails being thrown," Ms. Noem said. "Governor Newsom has proven that he makes bad decisions. "The president knows that he makes bad decisions, and that’s why the president chose the safety of this community over waiting for Governor Newsom to get some sanity," she said. Mr. Newsom criticized Mr. Trump’s decision, accusing the president of trying to create a political "spectacle.". Ms. Noem said Mr. Trump had to act after it took the LAPD hours to respond to a call for backup from Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. Mr. Newsom has been a favorite target of Mr. Trump and conservatives across the nation who have cast him as a radical liberal. ABC News [6/8/2025 5:18 PM, Kelsey Walsh, 31733K] reports Newsom has said local authorities don’t need the help and accused President Donald Trump of inflaming the situation," calling the move "purposefully inflammatory" and saying it will "only escalate tensions.". Noem disagreed with Newsom. "Margaret, if he was doing his, job people wouldn’t have gotten hurt the last couple of days," she told CBS’ Margaret Brennan on "Face the Nation." "We wouldn’t have officers with a shattered wrist from bricks thrown through their vehicles, vehicles being burned, flags burned in the street and Molotov cocktails being thrown." "Governor Newsom has proven that he makes bad decisions, the president knows that he makes bad decisions and that’s why the president chose the safety of this community over waiting for Governor Newsom to get some sanity," she said. Ahead of his departure for Camp David from New Jersey on Sunday, President Donald Trump was asked by ABC News’ Rachel Scott if he is prepared to invoke the Insurrection Act. "Depends on whether or not there is an insurrection," Trump replied. White House border czar Tom Homan said Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass could face charges if their response to Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations exceeds the legal boundaries. "I’ll say about anybody: You cross that line, it’s a felony to knowingly harbor and conceal an illegal alien. It’s a felony to impede law enforcement from doing their job," Homan told NBC News. Noem said Trump was making the move to protect the impacted communities and law enforcement.

FOX News [6/8/2025 10:35 PM, Greg Wehner and Bill Melugin, 46878K] reports U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents captured the "worst of the worst" criminal illegal aliens in Los Angeles during operations on Friday, including murderers, sex offenders and other violent criminals, the agency said on Sunday. ICE agents carried out operations at businesses across Los Angeles on Friday, which sparked protests and clashes outside multiple locations, resulting in authorities throwing flash bangs to disperse the crowd. About 45 people were arrested across several locations, including two Home Depot stores, a store in the fashion district and a doughnut shop. "Why do Governor Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass care more about violent murderers and sex offenders than they do about protecting their own citizens?" Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin asked. "These rioters in Los Angeles are fighting to keep rapists, murderers, and other violent criminals loose on Los Angeles streets. Instead of rioting, they should be thanking ICE officers every single day who wake up and make our communities safer." [Editorial note: consult video at source link]

CBS News [6/9/2025 2:51 AM, Austin Turner, Dean Fioresi, and Camilo Montoya-Galvez, 51860K] reports National Guard troops arrived in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday after being ordered into the city by President Trump in response to a weekend of violent clashes between law enforcement officers and protesters triggered by immigration enforcement operations in the area on Friday. Protesters clashed with soldiers on Sunday afternoon after a crowd gathered near the Metropolitan Detention Center downtown. Images captured by CBS News Los Angeles showed members of the National Guard using what appeared to be tear gas and firing non-lethal rounds toward some groups of demonstrators. Large-scale protests have sprouted throughout L.A. County including in the Westlake District, downtown L.A. and Paramount, and have escalated to violence on several occasions, following a large-scale operation by Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Friday. A federal law enforcement official tells CBS News that multiple federal law enforcement officers were injured during confrontations with protesters on Friday and Saturday. During a Sunday evening news conference, LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell said 39 people had been arrested in total, 29 on Saturday and 10 on Sunday. McDonnell also addressed accusations that the police department was slow to respond to the unrest. "We can’t participate in any way in civil immigration enforcement," McDonnell said, noting that the department must comply with the California Values Act, also known as SB 54, which prohibits local and state law enforcement agencies from assisting federal immigration enforcement actions. "Federal partners have been reticent to provide information to us before something happens because of that reason," McDonnell said. In a statement to CBS News, an ICE spokesperson said immigration enforcement operations have resulted in the arrest of a "domestic abuser" and a "child rapist.” "Irresponsible politicians continue to push dangerous and misleading rhetoric that puts communities and law enforcement at risk," the statement reads. "Even the Los Angeles Police Departments referred to violent riots yesterday as ‘peaceful protests.’ Americans can look at the videos and images and see with their own eyes that they are dangerous not ‘peaceful.’". On Saturday, protests centered in on the city of Paramount after ICE and other federal law enforcement officers were spotted. Tricia McLaughlin, a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security, said in a statement that there was no ICE "raid" on Saturday in Paramount, but instead the agents were staging at an office.

CBS News [6/8/2025 9:07 PM, Austin Turner, Dean Fioresi, and Camilo Montoya-Galvev, 51860K] reports National Guard troops arrived in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday morning following a couple of days marked by violent clashes between law enforcement officers and protesters over President Trump’s immigration enforcement operations conducted in the area. Protesters clashed with soldiers on Sunday afternoon after a crowd gathered near the Metropolitan Detention Center downtown. Images captured by CBS News Los Angeles showed members of the National Guard using what appeared to be tear gas and firing non-lethal rounds toward some groups of demonstrators. Large-scale protests have sprouted throughout L.A. County including in the Westlake District, downtown L.A. and Paramount, and have escalated to violence on several occasions. A federal law enforcement official tells CBS News that multiple federal law enforcement officers were injured during confrontations with protesters on Friday and Saturday. The amount of total arrests made is not yet clear, but a senior city official in L.A. told CBS News that at least 29 protesters were arrested Friday night. Mr. Trump announced Saturday night that he’d deploy the guard in response to the massive protests. In a post to his Truth Social late Saturday night local time, Trump called the events in L.A. "two days of violence, clashes and unrest.". A Presidential Memoranda issued Saturday stated that at least 2,000 National Guard troops were going to be deployed. The majority of the soldiers are from the California National Guard, a Defense Department official told CBS News. Gov. Gavin Newsom on Saturday criticized Mr. Trump’s military deployment, calling it "purposefully inflammatory" in a post to X. In a statement to CBS News, an ICE spokesperson said immigration enforcement operations have resulted in the arrest of a "domestic abuser" and a "child rapist." On Saturday, protests centered in on the city of Paramount after ICE and other federal law enforcement officers were spotted. Tricia McLaughlin, a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security, said in a statement that there was no ICE "raid" on Saturday in Paramount, but instead the agents were staging at an office. [Editorial note: consult video at source link] NewsNation [6/8/2025 8:32 PM, Ashley N. Soriano, Hena Doba and Alicia Nieves, 5801K] reports protesters in downtown Los Angeles blocked part of U.S. Route 101 as demonstrations against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement entered a third day Sunday. Anti-ICE protests erupted coast to coast over the weekend as Immigration and Customs Enforcement ramped up its immigration raids in Los Angeles, New York City and Chicago. Twenty-seven arrests were reported overnight in Los Angeles as President Donald Trump deployed 2,000 members of the National Guard to the city, the first of which arrived in Los Angeles Sunday morning. Military personnel were seen at the Federal Building in downtown as early as 4 a.m. Sunday. More were deployed to the Hall of Justice, next to City Hall, according to NewsNation affiliate KTLA. Members of the National Guard faced off with protesters only hours after the federal troops arrived in the city. A heavy military presence was seen in downtown Los Angeles and tear gas was fired at a growing crowd that gathered outside a federal complex. A confrontation broke out in front of the Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown Los Angeles, as a group of demonstrators shouted insults at members of the guard lined shoulder to shoulder behind plastic riot shields. On Sunday morning, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the National Guard would "keep peace and allow people to be able to protest but also to keep law and order.". Border czar Tom Homan on Sunday also warned California officials could face arrest and prosecution if they "cross the line" following President Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops in Los Angeles to quell ongoing immigration protests. "It’s a felony to knowingly conceal and harbor an illegal alien," Homan said. "It’s a felony to impede law enforcement from doing their job," Homan told NBC News’s Jacob Soboroff. "What we’re saying is we’re not going to tolerate people attacking our officers," he added. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem double-downed on ICE’s efforts, writing on X Saturday, "A message to the LA rioters: you will not stop us or slow us down. … If you lay a hand on a law enforcement officer, you will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.". Some 150 protesters gathered outside of a federal building at Federal Plaza in New York City Saturday, aiming to block federal authorities from conducting immigration raids. The protests began peacefully but quickly escalated, and nearly two dozen people were arrested and detained. In a bit of a dig at L.A. officials, DHS praised New York authorities for their quick response, posting to X: "Thankfully, unlike in Los Angeles, the local police department quickly responded to the riots.". DHS also reiterated one of Noem’s previous X posts, emphasizing arrest and prosecution. Secretary Noem’s message to rioters is clear: you will not stop us or slow us down. ICE will continue to enforce the law. And if you lay a hand on a law enforcement officer, you will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.".

The Wall Street Journal [6/9/2025 1:20 AM, Ben Fritz, Marc Vartabedian, and Ginger Adams Otis, 646K] reports standoffs between protesters and law-enforcement officers in downtown Los Angeles escalated Sunday night, capping a tense day in which demonstrators, police, rubber bullets and helicopters overran a neighborhood that is home to City Hall and federal buildings. During a third day of demonstrations opposing federal immigration operations in a city with a large immigrant population, mounted police galloped by on horses and law enforcement used tear gas to move crowds. Protesters covered the neighborhood in graffiti that said “F— ICE,” set at least five Waymo driverless taxis on fire, and threw rocks and water bottles at officers. Jim McDonnell, chief of the Los Angeles Police Department, said Sunday evening that the department had arrested more than 10 people, and that the California Highway Patrol had arrested 17 people. He said some protesters brought hammers, breaking curbs and bollards around federal buildings to chip off rocks to hurl at police. Earlier in the day, CHP officers pushed protesters off Highway 101 using flash-bang stun grenades and tactical positioning after hundreds of people spilled onto one of the city’s main thoroughfares. On Sunday evening, demonstrators threw tree branches, scooters, fireworks and debris from a freeway overpass onto police vehicles below. After the sun went down, police presence in the area increased and protesters made impromptu barriers. The protests started Friday in response to federal agents engaging in what appeared to be immigration enforcement, and continued through the weekend. President Trump called in the National Guard late Saturday after two days of skirmishes between protesters and law enforcement, even though the state hadn’t requested it. Trump said the force was necessary to protect federal agents and property, and about 300 troops took up positions around the area Sunday. The deployment of National Guard troops under federal authority in response to civil unrest is a rare step, one that usually requires the president to find under the Insurrection Act that the forces are needed to enforce the law or restore order. The National Guard troops were deployed in L.A. under the orders of the federal government, known as Title 10 authority, a U.S. Northern Command spokesman said. L.A. Mayor Karen Bass called the move “a dangerous escalation.” While she denounced raids by immigration officials at workplaces and other settings, saying they send “a sense of fear and chaos in our city,” she encouraged citizens to protest peacefully. California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday requested that the Trump administration rescind the National Guard deployment, saying the move was a breach of state sovereignty. The AP [6/9/2025 1:19 AM, Jason Dearen, Jaimie Ding, Jake Offenhartz, 56000K] reports Sunday’s protests in Los Angeles, a sprawling city of 4 million people, were centered in several blocks of downtown. It was the third and most intense day of demonstrations against Trump’s immigration crackdown in the region, as the arrival of around 300 Guard troops spurred anger and fear among many residents. The Guard was deployed specifically to protect federal buildings, including the downtown detention center where protesters concentrated. Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell said officers were “overwhelmed” by the remaining protesters. He said they included regular agitators who show up at demonstrations to cause trouble. Several dozen people were arrested throughout the weekend of protest. One was detained Sunday for throwing a Molotov cocktail at police, and another for ramming a motorcycle into a line of officers. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom requested Trump remove the guard members in a letter Sunday afternoon, calling their deployment a “serious breach of state sovereignty.” He was in Los Angeles meeting with local law enforcement and officials. Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass blamed the increasingly aggressive protests on Trump’s decision to deploy the Guard, calling it a move designed to enflame tensions. They’ve both urged protesters to remain peaceful. “What we’re seeing in Los Angeles is chaos that is provoked by the administration,” she said in an afternoon press conference. “This is about another agenda, this isn’t about public safety.” But McDonnell, the LAPD chief, said the protests were following a similar pattern for episodes of civil unrest, with things ramping up in the second and third days. He pushed back against claims by the Trump administration that the LAPD had failed to help federal authorities when protests broke out Friday after a series of immigration raids. His department responded as quickly as it could, and had not been notified in advance of the raids and therefore was not pre-positioned for protests, he said. CBS News [6/8/2025 8:50 PM, Staff, 51860K] reports that the Department of Homeland Security said in a statement that the ICE operations in Los Angeles resulted in the arrests of 118 immigrants this week, including 44 people in Friday’s operations. Those arrests included five people linked to criminal organizations and people with prior criminal histories, DHS said. Following the Friday arrests, protesters gathered in the evening outside a federal detention center, chanting, "Set them free, let them stay!" Some held signs with anti-ICE slogans, and some scrawled graffiti on the building. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" Sunday that the administration won’t allow a "repeat of 2020" to occur. "The president knows that [Newsom] makes bad decisions, and that’s why the President chose the safety of this community over waiting for Gov. Newsom to get some sanity," Noem added. "And that’s one of the reasons why these National Guard soldiers are being federalized so they can use their special skill set to keep peace.". In addition to DHS, ICE officers in L.A. are also receiving help from Customs and Border Protection, the Federal Protective Service and now, the National Guard. ICE officials in L.A. are also receiving help from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Federal Protective Service. Trump administration border czar Tom Homan said in an interview on Fox News earlier Saturday that "We’re going to continue doing our job. We’re going to push back on these people, and we’re going to enforce the law." [Editorial note: consult video at source link] NPR [6/8/2025 7:22 PM, Joe Hernandez and Steve Futterman, 37958K] Audio: HEREDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a post on X that active duty Marines at Camp Pendleton are on high alert and would also be mobilized "if violence continues.". But Newsom said there was no widespread violence and added in a statement that the Trump administration is "sowing chaos so they can have an excuse to escalate. That is not the way any civilized country behaves.". Newsom said he formally requested the Trump administration rescind "their unlawful deployment of troops in Los Angeles county and return them to my command.". ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons said in a statement that "rioters attacked federal ICE and law enforcement officers on the LA streets" and that crowds also "surrounded and attacked a federal building.".

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New York Times [6/9/2025 3:56 AM, Heather Knight, 38952K] reports at least 60 people were arrested on Sunday in downtown San Francisco as police officers clashed with protesters who had been demonstrating to support the ongoing protests against immigration raids in Los Angeles. At least two police officers were injured and public transit vehicles were damaged, the San Francisco Police Department said. The protest began on Sunday evening as a calm gathering to show solidarity with those in Los Angeles, but it quickly turned violent with protesters and police officers physically fighting on a downtown street. The gathering began outside the offices of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement office on Sansome Street in the shadow of the TransAmerica Pyramid. One protester was dressed as a flamboyant Statue of Liberty while others waved pride flags and carried signs including “Softball Dad Against Tyranny.” But the peaceful, colorful atmosphere grew dark when some protesters led a march up Sansome Street to a line of San Francisco Police Department officers dressed in riot gear and holding batons. At least one protester hurled an egg in the officers’ direction. Another threw a glass bottle that shattered on the ground just behind the officers. The group chanted, “Fascist pigs, off our streets!” and “Why are you in riot gear? We don’t see a riot here.” The protesters moved in closer, some coming within inches of the officers’ masks. After a tense standoff, dozens more police officers in riot gear ran down the hill to join their colleagues, and others sped past on motorcycles. Protesters picked up metal barricades and pushed them toward the officers who pushed them back, both sides grasping the same blockades and ramming them at each other. Soon, it appeared both sides were brawling. Spear Mintech, 35, was carrying a cardboard sign reading “This is what a police state looks like.” He was near the front of the group of protesters and said several officers hit him in the chest with closed fists as they tried to push the crowd back. “I think they were frustrated with us exercising our freedom of speech,” he said. “It seemed like they were angry and just wanted to hit me. They were very eager to be violent.”

The Wall Street Journal [6/9/2025 2:26 AM, Ginger Adams Otis and Jack Morphet, 646K] reports Members of the National Guard began deploying in Los Angeles on Sunday following two days of clashes between protesters and federal officers, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. The Trump administration said it is sending at least 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles, calling California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass “incompetent. “ Newsom called the president’s move “purposefully inflammatory” and Bass said she is working closely with law enforcement to “find the best path forward.” The first protests began Friday in Los Angeles, when residents reacted to federal agents engaged in what appeared to be an immigration enforcement operation. Federal agents were seen in at least two locations in the city. As word spread, more people showed up and the protests grew and lasted into the night. On Saturday, residents of Paramount, a city within Los Angeles County about 16 miles south of the downtown area, saw federal agents gathering in an industrial park. The residents began trying to block the streets nearby. The protest turned into a standoff between federal agents and approximately 300 people, according to the mayor. It lasted most of the day. There were widespread reports of verbal harassment of federal agents, with protesters yelling and shouting for them to leave their communities. The protests drew responses from local law enforcement. In some instances, tear gas and flash bangs were used in an attempt to disperse or control the crowds. Some protesters launched fireworks in response. At least one protester was injured Friday. There were no immediate reports of injuries on Saturday. Homeland Security spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin said Friday that some 800 protesters surrounded and breached a federal law-enforcement building in Los Angeles. She said protesters assaulted ICE officers, slashed tires and defaced public property. In Los Angeles, ICE claimed it made 118 arrests last week, including five alleged gang members and other immigrants with criminal histories. “Our officers and agents continued to enforce immigration law in LA, despite the violent protesters,” the agency posted on X. The FBI said it has agents in California and all over the country supporting the Department of Homeland Security in its immigration operations, including in cities where major operations are already under way. The FBI helps with high-risk arrest operations and gives other resources such as intelligence analysts and technical support working from command posts. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on X that active-duty Marines at Camp Pendleton in Southern California were on “high alert” and would be sent to reinforce the National Guard if violence continued. Newsom said the threat to deploy active-duty Marines on American soil was “deranged behavior.” On Sunday morning, Hegseth said it was “deranged” to allow attacks on law enforcement and doubled down on the possibility of deploying active-duty Marines to the streets of Los Angeles. “The National Guard, and Marines if need be, stand with ICE,” Hegseth said in a post on X. The New York Times [6/9/2025 2:55 AM, Anushka Patil and Yan Zhuang, 330K] reports that both Gov. Newsom and Mayor Karen Bass of Los Angeles have called on the Trump administration to rescind the order federalizing the National Guard and return it to the governor’s command. Protests broke out in Los Angeles on Friday against a series of raids that appeared to be part of a new phase of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, in which officials say they will focus increasingly on workplaces. Protesters continued demonstrating downtown and in nearby cities on Saturday as law enforcement officers made arrests and in some cases used crowd-control munitions, tear gas and flash-bang grenades against the protesters. Hundreds of National Guard troops had arrived in Los Angeles by Sunday afternoon, and protests flared up again in the city’s downtown. The demonstrations began on Friday after camouflage-clad federal agents began combing the garment district in Los Angeles in search of people suspected of being undocumented immigrants. The raid, which spread alarm among workers in the city, incited chaotic scenes between protesters, who chanted and threw eggs, and law enforcement officers, who fired pepper spray and crowd-control munitions. Demonstrations continued Saturday, both downtown and in the greater Los Angeles area, including the largely Latino and working-class city of Paramount, about 15 miles to the south. Protests there were some of the most volatile in the region, with law enforcement officers using flash-bang grenades and firing crowd-control munitions. Bill Essayli, the Trump administration’s top law enforcement official in Southern California, said more than 100 people were arrested on Friday, and at least 20 more were arrested on Saturday, mostly in Paramount. A Department of Homeland Security official added on Sunday that U.S. officials had arrested eight people in Paramount on Saturday on federal obstruction charges. Two of the eight were minors and have been released from custody, the official said. The streets of Los Angeles were largely quiet Sunday morning as the first National Guard troops began to arrive downtown at the Metropolitan Detention Center, where the Los Angeles Police Department had detained a number of protesters on Saturday. By early Sunday afternoon, hundreds of demonstrators outside the detention center were facing off with federal law-enforcement officials in riot gear. The officials — including from D.H.S. and Immigration and Customs Enforcement — fired canisters of tear gas into the crowd.

AP [6/9/2025 3:38 AM, Staff, 56000K] reports tensions in Los Angeles escalated Sunday as thousands of protesters took to the streets in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s extraordinary deployment of the National Guard, blocking off a major freeway and setting self-driving cars on fire as law enforcement used tear gas, rubber bullets and flash bangs to control the crowd. [Editorial note: consult video at source link]

CNN [6/8/2025 6:01 PM, Priscilla Alvarez and Betsy Klein, 21433K] reports tensions between the Trump administration and California intensified this weekend as President Donald Trump decided to deploy 2,000 National Guard members to the Los Angeles area, a move the state’s Democratic leaders cast as an unnecessary escalation amid protests over the administration’s immigration policies. Trump campaigned on aggressive mass deportations, and there has been enormous pressure on his administration to boost those efforts as the first months of his second term have fallen far short of his stated goals. The aggressive enforcement push, in addition to long-simmering tensions between Trump and California, contributed to a fraught weekend in Los Angeles, where protests became violent at times. As protests escalated Friday, Homeland Security Department officials began preparing to augment resources and personnel on the ground to provide force protection for Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents who were conducting a previously planned operation. In calls that stretched into Friday evening, officials prepared for what one source described as a Portland-type incident, harking back to protests that erupted in that Oregon city in 2020, as protesters surrounded a federal building in Los Angeles. The Department of Homeland Security prepared to surge resources to Los Angeles, including armored vehicles and less-lethal munitions like gas and pepper balls, and to deploy hundreds more personnel from across the department, according to two sources familiar with the calls. During those discussions, officials considered whether they needed to cancel the operation, but eventually, the overall assessment among officials was that the ICE operation — focused on targeting businesses and migrants with criminal records — was ongoing and needed to proceed, according to sources with knowledge of the talks. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem defended the move Sunday as a matter of security. The National Guard, she said during an appearance on CBS News’ "Face the Nation," is expected to "use their special skill set to keep peace." "National Guard soldiers are there to provide security for operations and to make sure that we have peaceful protests," Noem said.

Federalist [6/8/2025 8:52 AM, M.D. Kittle, 1142K] reports President Donald Trump on Saturday announced the deployment of 2,000 National Guard soldiers to Los Angeles County amid escalating violent protests against federal agents enforcing U.S. immigration laws. The protests have reportedly included explosives detonated against cars, federal buildings, and federal law enforcement personnel. The insurrectionists have also lobbed rocks, stones, and concrete at federal law enforcement, according to Fox News. Foreign criminals apprehended this week by now-beseiged U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Los Angeles included gang members and others with long rap sheets, including assault, domestic violence, robbery, cruelty to children, and drug and alien trafficking, Fox News reported, citing the Department of Homeland Security. On Saturday, law enforcement officials used tear gas on rioters in Paramount, Calif., following an alleged ICE raid, Fox News reported. Several people were arrested on charges of assaulting a federal agent, U.S. Border Patrol head Michael W. Banks said. The violence came on the heels of Friday’s bedlam in which more than 1,000 rioters "surrounded a federal law enforcement building and assaulted ICE law enforcement officers, slashed tires, defaced buildings, and taxpayer funded property," according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. DHS noted that it took the Los Angeles Police Department two hours to show up at the scene of the insanity. Trump took aim at California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass for their refusal to effectively deal with the disorder. Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin also called out leftist politicians for their "vilification and demonization of ICE." "Make no mistake, Democrat politicians like Hakeem Jeffries, Mayor Wu of Boston, Tim Walz, and Mayor Bass of Los Angeles are contributing to the surge in assaults of our ICE officers through their repeated vilification and demonization of ICE. From comparisons to the modern-day Nazi gestapo to glorifying rioters, the violent rhetoric of these sanctuary politicians is beyond the pale. This violence against ICE must end," McLaughlin said in a statement. "American people, this is about enforcing the law, and again, we’re not going to apologize for doing it," Border Czar Tom Homan told Fox News’ The Big Weekend Show. "ANY attack on our agents or officers will not be tolerated," Banks, the Border Patrol chief, wrote on X. "You will be arrested and federally prosecuted."

Bloomberg [6/9/2025 12:49 AM, Alicia A. Caldwell and John Gittelsohn, 19320K] reports tensions flared in Los Angeles on the third day of anti-deportation protests, as demonstrators clashed with law enforcement while President Donald Trump and California Governor Gavin Newsom exchanged blame over the unrest and responsibility for restoring order. The arrival of National Guard troops deployed by Trump over the weekend inflamed residents protesting the sweeping deportation policies of the administration, local officials said. Clashes escalated Sunday evening, with some committing vandalism and violence, including burning cars. The heightened federal response over the objections of state and city officials led to growing friction between local leaders and the Trump administration. Newsom said he formally requested the White House rescind the “unlawful” deployment and return the troops to his command, warning it would only ramp up tensions. The governor also said Sunday that he planned to sue the administration over the action. LA Police Chief Jim McDonnell said Sunday evening many of the earlier protests around the city had been peaceful, but that conditions deteriorated as people committing vandalism and violence replaced daytime demonstrators. “This violence that I’ve seen is disgusting,” McDonnell said at a press conference. “What we saw the first night was was bad. What we’ve seen subsequent to that is getting increasingly worse and more violent.” Trump called the demonstrations “migrant riots” and said federal agencies were directed to take “all such action necessary” to restore order and continue deportation operations. He later urged law enforcement to escalate their response, including arresting people wearing face masks. Meanwhile, Newsom urged protesters to remain peaceful, an admonition some demonstrators ignored as crowds blocked a major roadway through downtown and people set fire to several self-driving ride-hailing vehicles nearby. Newsom met Sunday evening with law enforcement leaders in Los Angeles, he posted on X. “We’re here to keep the peace — not play into Trump’s political games,” he wrote. According to LAPD officials, nearly 30 people were arrested Saturday. At least 10 arrests were made Sunday and three officers were injured. The California Highway Patrol made 17 arrests and the LAPD said more are likely as the immigration raids continue and the violence that’s already taken place is investigated. Federal law enforcement officials clashed briefly with a smaller group of demonstrators earlier on Sunday when a crowd gathered outside a federal building in downtown LA. The LAPD declared the gathering an unlawful assembly, using less than lethal munitions, like tear gas and batons to chase the crowd back. The LAPD said some people in the crowd threw bottles, chunks of concrete and other objects. The tense demonstration follows two days of protests sparked by sweeping US immigration raids across the region. Trump directed US Northern Command to assume control of the National Guard and dispatch 2,000 soldiers to the area “for 60 days or at the discretion of the Secretary of Defense,” the White House said in a statement. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that Marines could be sent next if protests intensify. Newsom called Hegseth’s suggestion of deploying the Marines from nearby Camp Pendleton “deranged.” Hegseth on Sunday countered that Newsom had allowed violence to get out of hand. In an interview with NBC News, Trump border czar Tom Homan said Newsom and Bass should be thanking the president for helping to restore order. Homan warned the leaders could face arrest if they obstruct immigration enforcement efforts. The White House said the National Guard was being deployed to protect federal personnel and property, including immigration detention centers, citing what Trump described as credible threats of violence that could obstruct enforcement efforts and “constitute a form of rebellion” against the US government.

Bloomberg [6/8/2025 4:35 PM, Vincent Lee, María Paula Mijares Torres, and Catherine Lucey, 19320K] reports President Donald Trump pledged Sunday to send whatever is necessary to California to respond to two days of protests in Los Angeles triggered by sweeping immigration raids. “We’re going to have troops everywhere, we’re not going to let this happen to our country,” Trump told reporters as he headed to Camp David, adding that he believes what occurred in LA was “a riot.” National Guard troops arrived in the city on Sunday under orders from Trump, who directed the US Northern Command to dispatch 2,000 soldiers to the area over objections from California Governor Gavin Newsom. “Last night in Los Angeles, we watched it very closely, there was a lot of violence there — there was a lot of violence and it could have gotten much worse,” Trump said. Trump border czar Tom Homan told NBC News that Newsom and LA Mayor Karen Bass should be thanking the president for helping to restore order and warned the leaders could be arrested if they obstruct immigration enforcement efforts. Trump’s decision to send in troops and to bypass the governor is in keeping with promises he made as a candidate to more aggressively deploy the military in the nation’s cities.

Breitbart [6/8/2025 8:44 PM, Paul Bois, 3077K] reports President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that he has directed the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Defense (DOD) to aid in quelling civil unrest as Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents conduct raids in the city of Los Angeles. The president said in a post that the directive will "liberate Los Angeles" while pledging to expel migrants in the United States illegally. "A once great American City, Los Angeles, has been invaded and occupied by Illegal Aliens and Criminals. Now violent, insurrectionist mobs are swarming and attacking our Federal Agents to try and stop our deportation operations — But these lawless riots only strengthen our resolve," the president said. "I am directing Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, and Attorney General Pam Bondi, in coordination with all other relevant Departments and Agencies, to take all such action necessary to liberate Los Angeles from the Migrant Invasion, and put an end to these Migrant riots. Order will be restored, the Illegals will be expelled, and Los Angeles will be set free," he added. As Breitbart News reported, violent anti-ICE protests erupted in Los Angeles over the weekend in response to the enforcement of federal immigration laws: Some of the leftist protesters were seen throwing eggs and shouting to warn others about impending raids. KTLA video footage shows lines of law enforcement officers standing in the streets as protesters taunted them, while others blocked a roadway and threw objects at police vehicles. In addition, a car sitting in the middle of an intersection was seen engulfed in flames.

USA Today [6/8/2025 9:28 PM, John Bacon, Sudiksha Kochi, Josh Meyer, Bart Jansen, and Thao Nguyen, 4241K] reports clashes between law enforcement and protesters intensified on Sunday as California National Guard troops arrived in Los Angeles to quell demonstrations against President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, a move that the state’s Democratic governor has called unlawful. Trump ordered the deployment of 2,000 Guard members over the objections of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who said Trump wanted to create a "spectacle." U.S. Northern Command said about 300 soldiers were on the ground at three locations in the greater Los Angeles area to provide "safety and protection of federal property and personnel." Newsom said the Guard’s deployment was "unlawful" and called on the Trump administration to rescind its order in a letter Sunday afternoon. The governor said the decision was a "serious breach of state sovereignty" and demanded that the president "return control" to California. The protests were not widespread, and most of the city was quiet on Sunday. By the afternoon, hundreds of people gathered in downtown Los Angeles, and Guard members were seen lining up at a federal building in the area. In an emailed letter released on Sunday afternoon, Newsom formally asked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to rescind Trump’s order to deploy the National Guard in Los Angeles. Trump directed Hegseth, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, and Attorney General Pam Bondi “to take all such action necessary to liberate Los Angeles from the Migrant Invasion, and put an end to these Migrant riots.” “Order will be restored, the Illegals will be expelled, and Los Angeles will be set free,” Trump said. The Department of Homeland Security announced that the immigrants without legal authorization to be in the country include murders and rapists. Those arrested during the Los Angeles operation that sparked violent protests include a Vietnamese man convicted of second-degree murder, an Ecuadoran man convicted of possession of five kilograms of cocaine, and a Filipino man convicted of sexual offenses. "These rioters in Los Angeles are fighting to keep rapists, murderers and other violent criminals loose on Los Angeles streets," Tricia McLaughlin, an assistant secretary of the department, said in a statement. "Instead of rioting, they should be thanking ICE officers every single day who wake up and make our communities safer."

Reuters [6/9/2025 12:48 AM, Jorge Garcia and Arafat Barbakh, 51390K] reports California National Guard troops were deployed to the streets of Los Angeles on Sunday to help quell a third day of protests over President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement, a step the state’s Democratic governor, Gavin Newsom, called unlawful. Police were making more arrests after at least 10 on Sunday and 29 the previous night, Los Angeles police officers told a news briefing. National Guard troops guarded federal government buildings, as police and protesters clashed in separate demonstrations over federal immigration raids in Los Angeles. Los Angeles police declared several rallies to be "unlawful assemblies", accusing some protesters of throwing concrete projectiles, bottles and other items at police. Los Angeles police officers on horseback attempted to control the crowds. Demonstrators shouted "Shame on you!" at police and some appeared to throw objects, video images showed. One group blocked the 101 Freeway, a major downtown thoroughfare. Groups of protesters, many carrying Mexican flags and signs denouncing U.S. immigration authorities, gathered in spots around the city. California Governor Gavin Newsom said he requested the Trump administration to withdraw its order to deploy 2,000 National Guard troops in Los Angeles county, calling it unlawful. In an interview with MSNBC, Newsom said he planned to sue the administration over the deployment, adding that Trump "has created the conditions" around the protests. Newsom accused Trump of trying to manufacture a crisis and violating California’s state sovereignty. "These are the acts of a dictator, not a president," he wrote in a post on X. However, Police Chief Jim McDonnell told a media briefing on Sunday night that the protests were getting out of control. Asked if the National Guard was needed, McDonnell said police would not "go to that right away," but added, "Looking at the violence tonight, I think we’ve got to make a reassessment." Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has warned that the Pentagon was prepared to mobilize active-duty troops "if violence continues" in Los Angeles, saying the Marines at nearby Camp Pendleton were on "high alert." U.S. Northern Command said about 500 Marines were prepared to deploy if ordered. On Sunday, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem told CBS’ "Face the Nation" that the National Guard would provide safety around buildings to people engaged in peaceful protest and to law enforcement.

NBC News [6/8/2025 11:51 PM, Jacob Soboroff and Nnamdi Egwuonwu, 44540K] reports California Gov. Gavin Newsom pushed back against threats of arrest by Trump administration officials, remaining defiant as he oversees clashes between law enforcement agents and protesters in response to immigration raids across Los Angeles while also managing an ongoing power struggle with the federal government. Trump’s "border czar," Tom Homan, warned Saturday that immigration operations and the presence of federal personnel would continue in the city despite criticism from Democratic leaders who’ve warned it could further escalate protests. He threatened arrest for anyone who obstructs the immigration enforcement effort, including Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass — though he acknowledged that neither yet had "crossed the line.” "I’ll say about anybody," Homan said. "You cross that line, it’s a felony to knowingly harbor and conceal an illegal alien. It’s a felony to impede law enforcement doing their job.” In an interview for MSNBC with NBC News’ Jacob Soboroff, Newsom called Homan’s bluff, urging him to "just get it over with" and move ahead with the arrest. "He’s a tough guy. Why doesn’t he do that? He knows where to find me," Newsom said. "That kind of bloviating is exhausting. So, Tom, arrest me. Let’s go.” Bass, meanwhile, dismissed Homan’s warning as unnecessary, emphasizing Sunday that while she opposed the decision to deploy National Guard troops, she has no interest in brawling with the federal government. "He had absolutely positively no reason to even say that," Bass said. "I spoke to him last night. He understands that I am the mayor of the city; the last thing in the world I’m going to do is get into a brawl with the federal government. So that just made no sense. There was no reason for that comment.” Trump doubled down on Homan’s warning Sunday, telling reporters that "officials who stand in the way of law and order" will "face judges.” But Newsom said Sunday that Trump hadn’t expressed any concern about his ability to manage the growing protest in Los Angeles or the prospect of federalizing National Guard troops during a phone call after protests started Friday. "We talked for almost 20 minutes, and he barely — this issue never came up," Newsom said. "We had a very decent conversation.” Threats by the administration to arrest elected officials have been a hallmark of Trump’s second term, particularly after the high-profile arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka outside an ICE detention facility in New Jersey. The charges were dropped, though the Justice Department charged another elected official with Baraka, Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver, with two counts of assaulting, resisting and impeding law enforcement officials in connection with the incident.

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CNN [6/9/2025 4:33 AM, Henry Zeris, 21433K] reports CNN’s Rosemary Church asks Pablo Alvarado, the co-executive director of the National Day Laborer Organizing Network who called for peaceful protests to protect vulnerable immigrant communities, what he thinks about the violent protests in Los Angeles. [Editorial note: consult video at source link]

Wall Street Journal [6/8/2025 7:05 PM, Eliza Collins and Nancy A. Youssef, 646K] reports when unrest erupted around the country in 2020, President Trump’s then-Defense Secretary Mark Esper drew a line in the sand: active-duty military troops should rarely be deployed on American streets to quell protests. “The option to use active duty forces in a law enforcement role should only be used as a matter of last resort, and only in the most urgent and dire of situations,” Esper said, publicly breaking with Trump, who had floated deploying troops to respond to protests against the killing of George Floyd. Five years later, Trump second-term Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth appears to have no such qualms. Hegseth on Saturday said he was prepared to send active-duty Marines to respond to protests in California if the situation on the ground worsens. The warning followed an order by Trump that was carried out by Hegseth to deploy at least 2,000 National Guard troops after two days of skirmishes between demonstrators and federal officers over deportation orders. The National Guard troops started arriving in Los Angeles early Sunday over the objections of local and state officials. California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, responded that sending in active-duty Marines would amount to “deranged behavior.” Later Sunday, Newsom formally requested the Trump administration rescind its order deploying the National Guard troops, saying it was illegal and accusing the president of “a serious breach of state sovereignty.” Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said sending in the National Guard was “a chaotic escalation” following deportation operations in the area. The first protests began Friday in Los Angeles, when residents reacted to federal agents engaged in what appeared to be an immigration enforcement operation. Federal agents were seen in at least two locations in the city. As word spread, more people showed up and the protests grew and lasted into the night. Homeland Security spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin said Friday that some 800 protesters surrounded and breached a federal law-enforcement building in Los Angeles. She said protesters assaulted ICE officers, slashed tires and defaced public property. More than a dozen protesters were arrested.

NBC News [6/8/2025 1:09 PM, Jacob Soboroff and Doha Madani, 44540K] reports the Trump administration’s "border czar" warned that immigration enforcement will continue "every day" in Los Angeles, hinting that even elected officials could face arrest if they interfere with agents on the ground. Tom Homan appeared undeterred by the volatile protests against federal agents in Los Angeles who were carrying out immigration raids. Enforcement will be daily, he said late Saturday in an interview. "I’m telling you what, we’re going to keep enforcing law every day in L.A.," Homan said. "Every day in L.A., we’re going to enforce immigration law. I don’t care if they like it or not.". Parts of Los Angeles County erupted in wide-scale protests on Saturday after residents learned that Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids were happening in the area. Demonstrations descended into chaos, with videos showing protesters surrounding federal law enforcement on the ground and in vehicles. At least one person was hit by a car they were trying to stop from moving. The Los Angeles Police Department arrested 11 people Saturday night for failure to disperse, according to a law enforcement source familiar with the situation. President Donald Trump made good on his threat to deploy the National Guard against protesters, as Guard members arrived in Los Angeles on Sunday morning. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and California Gov. Gavin Newsom warned it would escalate tensions. Homan has previously threatened arrest for anyone who obstructs immigration enforcement. When asked whether that would include Newsom or Bass, Homan did not rule it out. "I’ll say it about anybody," Homan said. "You cross that line, it’s a felony to knowingly harbor and conceal an illegal alien. It’s a felony to impede law enforcement doing their job.". He did not accuse any politician of impeding enforcement, and when asked about Bass specifically, he said that he doesn’t believe "she’s crossed the line yet." A spokesperson for Bass did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Homan told NBC News that ICE was "prioritizing" threats to public safety. He cited a raid on a business in downtown Los Angeles’ Fashion District, saying agents were executing warrants as part of a criminal investigation. But Homan also implied that the government does not differentiate between violent criminals and those who commit civil immigration violations when enforcing deportation laws. "I’ve said a thousand times that aperture will open," Homan said. "And I said, if you’re in the country illegally, you’re not off the table.". Immigration raids have targeted workplaces and Home Depots, where many day laborers often gather to find manual labor jobs. Homan said ICE agents at Home Depots were looking for "final orders," which is a final order of removal.

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New York Post [6/8/2025 1:35 PM, Ryan King, 49956K] reports President Trump has ordered the California National Guard to secure Los Angeles from the anti-ICE rioters, despite the vocal objections of Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom and LA Mayor Karen Bass. It’s the first time in 60 years that the commander-in-chief deployed a state’s National Guard without the governor’s blessing, and members of the Trump administration are saying the move is justified because the protests represent a "violent insurrection" against the country. "This is a violent insurrection," White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller posted Saturday night. Vice President JD Vance also used the word in describing the riots: "Insurrectionists carrying foreign flags are attacking immigration enforcement officers, while one half of America’s political leadership has decided that border enforcement is evil," he said on X. California Democrats seethed over the rare move from a US president. The last time the National Guard was federalized in Los Angeles was in 1992 over the Rodney King riots, when the president had the state’s backing. "The federal government is sowing chaos so they can have an excuse to escalate. That is not the way any civilized country behaves," Newsom said on X. The rarely used power stems from "10 U.S.C. 12406," part of the US Code on Armed Services that allows the federal government to mobilize the National Guard in the event of "a rebellion, or danger of a rebellion against the authority of the Government of the United States.". "The federal government is taking over the California National Guard and deploying 2,000 soldiers in Los Angeles — not because there is a shortage of law enforcement, but because they want a spectacle," Newsom added in another X post. "Don’t give them one. Never use violence. Speak out peacefully.". Bass, who previously put out a statement blasting the ICE arrests of illegal migrants in Los Angeles, said she tried to convince Trump’s border czar Tom Homan not to put the National Guard on the streets. "I’m very concerned about the potential civil unrest if there was federal intervention," she told KNX radio. But Trump rebuked California’s leaders over the riots in a Truth Social post in the wee Sunday morning hours. "We have an incompetent Governor (Newscum) and Mayor (Bass) who were, as usual (just look at how they handled the fires, and now their VERY SLOW PERMITTING disaster. Federal permitting is complete!), unable to … handle the task," he wrote. Newsom dredged up an old clip of Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem warning former President Joe Biden against federalizing the National Guard to prevent Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) from using the troops to secure the border.

The Hill [6/8/2025 4:09 PM, Tara Suter, 18649K] reports California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) mocked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and President Trump in a post on the social platform X on Sunday amid tension between the governor and the Trump administration over protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). In response to a Sunday post on X from Hegseth featuring a screenshot of another post from Trump on his Truth Social platform congratulating the National Guard for doing a "great job" in Los Angeles following "two days of violence, clashes and unrest," Newsom mocked Hegseth and Trump as "smart guys.". "Smart guys running the operation. The National Guard wasn’t even deployed on the ground when Trump posted this. Pete Hegseth runs the Pentagon as well as he throws an axe on a Fox News set," Newsom said in his own X post on Sunday, referencing a 2015 incident in which a man was struck by an axe tossed by Hegseth. Trump deployed 2,000 National Guard members to the Los Angeles area on Saturday amid protests against ICE. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said previously the action was due to "violent mobs" recently attacking "Federal Law Enforcement Agents carrying out basic deportation operations.". "These operations are essential to halting and reversing the invasion of illegal criminals into the United States. In the wake of this violence, California’s feckless Democrat leaders have completely abdicated their responsibility to protect their citizens. That is why President Trump has signed a Presidential Memorandum deploying 2,000 National Guardsmen to address the lawlessness that has been allowed to fester," Leavitt said. California National Guard troops started arriving in Los Angeles on Sunday morning, with U.S. Northern Command saying on X that the California National Guard had proceeded with deploying troops in the Los Angeles area, "with some already on the ground.". Newsom’s press office also went after the Trump administration over the situation in Los Angeles, with one post on X referencing the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riots, and slamming another post from the Department of Homeland Security about "violent rioters.".

Breitbart [6/8/2025 7:53 PM, Joel B. Pollak, 3077K] reports Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass denounced what she called a "chaotic escalation" Sunday by President Donald Trump, after he federalized 2,000 California National Guard troops to stop riots against immigration enforcement. Bass, who failed to maintain order on her city’s streets Friday and Saturday as masked rioters opposed to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) vandalized federal buildings and attacked federal officers, joined the state’s elected Democrats in attacking Trump’s efforts to restore order. Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) and Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) also denounced Trump for his efforts to stop the riots. In a statement, Bass said: “This morning, President Trump deployed the National Guard into Los Angeles. Deploying federalized troops on the heels of these raids is a chaotic escalation. The fear people are feeling in our city right now is very real – it’s felt in our communities and within our families and it puts our neighborhoods at risk. This is the last thing that our city needs, and I urge protestors to remain peaceful. I’ve been in touch this morning with immigrant rights leaders as well as local law enforcement officials. Los Angeles will always stand with everyone who calls our city home.” "Protester" appeared to have ignored Bass’s exhortations and continued confronting federal officials Sunday, clashing with police and blocking freeways as the National Guard began to deploy on the president’s orders.

Breitbart [6/9/2025 2:01 AM, Elizabeth Weibel, 3077K] reports the violence from protesters involved in the pro-migration, foreign-flag-waving riots in Los Angeles is "escalating," Los Angeles Police Department Chief Jim McDonnell revealed during a press conference. During the press conference, McDonnell revealed that the violence is "getting increasingly worse and more violent" since the riots first started over the weekend. McDonnell also added that protesters were shooting "commercial grade fireworks" at LAPD officers. McDonnell also revealed that he respects U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, adding that they are a "fellow law enforcement agency.” "To the people who are not happy with the fact that ICE is in the community doing what ICE does — I respect ICE for being a fellow law enforcement agency. They have their mission, they have their … what they have to do. We don’t engage in that activity, but again, we can’t preclude them from doing that. They have every right to do that," McDonnell said. "This violence that I’ve seen is disgusting, it’s escalated now since the beginning of this incident. What we saw the first night was bad, what we’ve seen subsequent to that is getting increasingly worse and more violent. Tonight we had individuals out there shooting commercial grade fireworks at our officers, that can kill you," McDonnell added. "We have adapted our tactics to have a chance to take these people into custody, and to be able to hold them accountable. We are overwhelmed as far as the number of people out there engaged in this type of activity, and the type of things that they are doing.” When asked during the press conference what his "position" is on President Donald Trump issuing a presidential memorandum, deploying 2,000 National Guardsmen and if they were needed, McDonnell responded by explaining that normally his department "would have gone through a number of steps" before the National Guard was deployed or requested to be deployed. "It’s an interesting question because I would have said that … we could handle this. I believe that we would have gone through a number of steps before we’d have deployed the National Guard or requested deployment of the National Guard," McDonnell said. "We would normally go to 50 percent deployment to handle radio calls and do the business of policing, and everybody else would be focused on the initial problem. Beyond that, then we would request, through the sheriff, mutual aid, and that would bring in members of the 44 other police departments in LA County, as well as the sheriff’s office.” When asked again if the National Guard was needed, McDonnell said the riots have "gotten out of control" and noted that "looking at the violence tonight," he thought his department may need to "make a reassessment.” "Looking at tonight, this thing has gotten out of control," McDonnell answered. "I think before I could answer that, I’d have to know more about what their capabilities are, what their role is intended to be, to be able to make that determination. But, we have great cops in Southern California here that work together all the time, so we have tremendous capability here. To say that we would go to that right away, I’d say we’re not. We wouldn’t have been there yet. Looking at the violence tonight, I think we got to make a reassessment.”

NewsMax [6/8/2025 3:46 PM, Sandy Fitzgerald, 4622K] reports Sen. Ron Johnson said Sunday he’s supporting President Donald Trump’s decision to send National Guard troops to Los Angeles in response to the belligerence against federal immigration officers, as California’s leaders won’t step forward to protect them. "We have the experience in Wisconsin where Gov. Tony Evers refused to call the National Guard, and he let Kenosha burn," the Wisconsin Republican told CNN’s "State of the Union." "And then President Trump sent in the National Guard, and Kenosha stopped burning. So the reason you send in massive manpower is to prevent violence.". Trump deployed 2,000 California National Guard troops, despite the objections of Gov. Gavin Newsom, after protesters and federal immigration authorities, wearing riot gear, clashed. "What we’re seeing in California is violent," Johnson said. "Unfortunately, you don’t have leaders in California who are willing to prevent violence and protect federal law enforcement. This is all about protecting law enforcement as they go about their very difficult and very dangerous job.". Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, meanwhile, has tweeted about possibly sending Marines into Los Angeles, but Johnson said the National Guard should be able to handle the situation. "That’s what we did here in Wisconsin, Kenosha," he said. "Once they were deployed here, the violence ended.". However, he said it "would be nice" if Democrat politicians would quit "stirring up" matters and asking people to protest against lawful law enforcement actions.

New York Post [6/8/2025 5:23 PM, Melanie Marich and Jorge Fitz-Gibbon, 49956K] reports dramatic footage of a masked protester on a dirt bike waving a Mexican flag as he performs donuts around a blazing car in Los Angeles has become a symbol of the anti-ICE riots in the city. The drone footage of the masked protester went viral after it was shared on X — and many observers say it gives President Trump a propaganda coup as he works to round up and deport migrants from LA and other sanctuary cities. Photos and video from the riots show multiple protesters in Los Angeles waving foreign flags as they confronted federal agents. The protests resumed Sunday evening outside the federal lockup in downtown LA, where National Guard troops were deployed — with the forces ordering demonstrators to disperse and then firing tear gas into the crowd. "Insurrectionists carrying foreign flags are attacking immigration enforcement officers, while one half of America’s political leadership has decided that border enforcement is evil," Vice President JD Vance posted on X late on Saturday. Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL) was among those who responded with fury to the viral clip. "Defund sanctuary jurisdictions. Fund ICE," she wrote on her personal X account. "Simple message to illegal aliens: leave now. You broke our laws to get here and you will be deported," Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH) wrote on X. Further pictures from demonstrations show protestors waving the flags of Palestine, and one demonstrator stands on top of a blazing car with a flag from the impoverished African nation of Burkina Faso. The dramatic footage came ahead of the deployment of thousands of California National Guard soldiers to LA to quell the unrest. About 300 troops arrived early on Sunday morning, the first tranche of 2,000 ordered by Trump. On Sunday, he said that protesters had reportedly been spitting on ICE agents, and vowed to put a stop to that. "They spit, we hit. And I told them, nobody’s going to spit on our police officers, nobody’s going to spit on our militaries," Trump said. Overnight on Saturday at least 11 people were arrested by LAPD after the city’s police department engaged in running battles with protesters after finally being ordered into the fray on the second night of unrest. "Why do Governor Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass care more about violent murderers and sex offenders than they do about protecting their own citizens?" DHS spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin said. "These rioters in Los Angeles are fighting to keep rapists, murderers, and other violent criminals loose on Los Angeles streets. Instead of rioting, they should be thanking ICE officers every single day who wake up and make our communities safer," she went on. The National Guard would be deployed to "keep peace and allow people to be able to protest but also to keep law and order," Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said in a statement. Newsom branded Trump’s actions "purposefully inflammatory" and claimed it "will only escalate tensions.". He later said, "They want a spectacle. They want the violence. They think this is good for them politically.".

NewsNation [6/8/2025 2:18 PM, Ashley N. Soriano, 5801K] reports the Los Angeles Police Department arrested 27 people for "failure to disperse" at an anti-ICE protest Saturday, police confirmed. Hundreds gathered after Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducted immigration raids at a Home Depot in the city of Paramount, just south of L.A. Authorities said it was an unlawful protest and ordered individuals to leave. President Donald Trump deployed the National Guard Sunday morning, which California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he opposed. Some protesters started small fires and threw objects at officers, clashing with authorities from LAPD, the L.A. Sheriff’s Office and the Department of Homeland Security. Law enforcement responded with tear gas and pepper spray. Protests against ICE raids also erupted in Chicago last week and New York City on Sunday. Neither were as tense as the ones in L.A., where raids could last up to 30 days, according to Democratic Rep. Nanette Barragán.

New York Times [6/8/2025 9:09 AM, Jesus Jiménez and Jill Cowan, 330K] reports outside the upscale AC Hotel Pasadena on Sunday afternoon, dozens of demonstrators flooded the sidewalks, chanted “ICE is not welcome here” and blasted songs in Spanish. They entreated passing drivers to honk their horns in support, and many obliged, some raising fists out their windows. The scene contrasted sharply with the violence unfolding about 11 miles away in downtown Los Angeles. “I would say to you that the protest that I’m at is more of a celebration of our pride and culture as immigrants,” said Mayor Victor Gordo, who immigrated from Mexico with his family as a young child. The demonstration was one of several taking place across the Los Angeles region on Sunday afternoon that were prompted by reported sightings of federal immigration officials. In the case of the AC Hotel Pasadena, sightings of a few federal vehicles in the parking lot quickly transformed into rumors of raids. Those rumors then spread on social media, prompting protesters to show up outside the hotel. But Lisa Derderian, the spokeswoman for the city of Pasadena, said that there had not been any immigration enforcement operations in the city on Sunday. She said that federal personnel had stayed in at least two of the city’s hotels. Ms. Derderian said that the Pasadena Police Department was monitoring the demonstration, but that so far, there had not been any problems. Mr. Gordo, the mayor, said he was proud to see members of his community, his constituents, turning out to support immigrants like him — and like his parents, who were undocumented immigrants from Mexico.

FOX News [6/8/2025 11:23 AM, Emma Colton Fox, 46878K] reports riots against the Trump administration’s immigration raids in Southern California are rocking Los Angeles this weekend and California Republicans are pinning blame for the violence on Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom and LA Mayor Karen Bass. "Gavin Newsom and Karen Bass have a real habit of letting Los Angeles burn," Republican California Rep. Darell Issa posted to X on Saturday evening. "If only Karen Bass fought against the Los Angeles fires like she fights for illegal aliens," Issa added in another post, referring to the Palisades fire that tore through Southern California in January. Riots broke out in Los Angeles on Friday and Saturday as immigration officials carried out raids to remove individuals illegally residing in the left-wing city, which dubbed itself a "sanctuary" for illegal immigrants in November before President Donald Trump was sworn back into the Oval Office. The raids began on Friday, with Bass issuing a statement supporting illegal immigrants in the city and bucking the Trump administration’s deportation efforts. Newsom issued a similar statement on Friday, calling the immigration raids "chaotic and reckless." Newsom’s press office doubled down in support of shielding illegal immigrants from deportation in a response X post to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Saturday. The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) declared unlawful assembly and issued a city-wide tactical alert on Friday evening as rioters attacked law enforcement officers, the Department of Homeland Security said in a statement on Saturday. "The violent targeting of law enforcement in Los Angeles by lawless rioters is despicable and Mayor Bass and Governor Newsom must call for it to end," DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin, for example, wrote in a statement. "The men and women of ICE put their lives on the line to protect and defend the lives of American citizens.… From comparisons to the modern-day Nazi gestapo to glorifying rioters, the violent rhetoric of these sanctuary politicians is beyond the pale. This violence against ICE must end." California Republicans and conservatives have also directed their ire at Democratic leaders for the violence, Fox Digital found. ICE acting Director Todd Lyons described what took place in Los Angeles on Friday as "appalling." "As rioters attacked federal ICE and law enforcement officers on the LA streets, Mayor Bass took the side of chaos and lawlessness over law enforcement," Lyons wrote in a statement on Saturday. "These violent rioters will be held accountable if they harm federal officers, and make no mistake, ICE will continue to enforce our nation’s immigration laws and arrest criminal illegal aliens." FBI Director Kash Patel vowed that any individual found attacking an immigration official will face jail. [Editorial note: consult video at source link]

Blaze [6/8/2025 3:23 PM, Carlos Garcia, 1805K] reports over the past few nights, violent clashes have erupted between protesters and federal agents as Immigration and Customs Enforcement carries out enforcement actions against violent illegal immigrants. In a press release, the Department of Homeland Security called the aliens captured as "the worst of the worst.". Viral video emerged Saturday of a caravan of vehicles carrying federal agents being attacked by rioters that day with what appears to be rocks. Blaze News has obtained footage from the Department of Homeland Security of the view from inside its vehicles as the attacks happened. The video shows federal agents trying to steer through the streets of Los Angeles as the rioters throw what also could be pieces of concrete at them. Video from Friday on social media showed rioters breaking down concrete pillars near federal offices, possibly so that the concrete could be used to attack federal agents. Another video shows the shattered windshield glass with a Border Patrol agent inside a vehicle that had been attacked. Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Tricia McLaughlin vehemently criticized local Los Angeles officials for downplaying the political violence. "Why do Governor Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass care more about violent murderers and sex offenders than they do about protecting their own citizens?" she asked. "These rioters in Los Angeles are fighting to keep rapists, murderers, and other violent criminals loose on Los Angeles streets. Instead of rioting, they should be thanking ICE officers every single day who wake up and make our communities safer." President Donald Trump ordered 2,000 troops from the California National Guard to address the rioting. DHS Sec. Kristi Noem also defended the actions of the federal agents in Los Angeles from critics. "The gang members we have picked up in L.A. because of their hard work are horrible people — assault, drug trafficking, human trafficking. They are now off of those streets, and they are safer because these ICE operations are ongoing." [Editorial note: consult video at source link]

Breitbart [6/8/2025 3:57 PM, Amy Furr, 3077K] reports Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel issued a warning Saturday as leftists in Los Angeles, California, rioted against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. Patel told Fox News, "If you assault a law enforcement officer, you’re going to jail — period. It doesn’t matter where you came from, how you got here, or what cause you claim to represent. " "If local jurisdictions won’t stand behind the men and women who wear the badge, the FBI will," he added. His comments came as tensions ramped up amid standoffs between ICE agents and protesters who tried to thwart illegal immigration sweeps in the area, Breitbart News reported Saturday. Patel reiterated his agency’s stance in a post Saturday evening, writing, "Hit a cop, you’re going to jail… doesn’t matter where you came from, how you got here, or what movement speaks to you. If the local police force won’t back our men and women on the thin blue line, we @FBI will." Meanwhile, President Donald Trump’s administration said it was sending the National Guard to Los Angeles to address the violence against ICE agents because of its zero-tolerance policy for criminal activity, per Breitbart News. The outlet noted Trump signed a Presidential Memorandum to send 2,000 National Guardsmen. Video footage shows the view from the streets of Los Angeles with people throwing objects at police vehicles: According to the Fox article, U.S. Border Patrol Chief Michael W. Banks said a Border Patrol agent’s hand was bloodied during the riots after being hit by a flying rock that came through a windshield. [Editorial note: consult video at source link]

NewsMax [6/8/2025 4:29 PM, Jim Thomas, 4622K] reports Rep. Tony Gonzales, a Texas Republican representing a southern border district, called recent protests in Los Angeles "tragic" but said he supports President Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to the city while warning that Los Angeles is just "the tip of the iceberg" as the administration prepares to accelerate immigration deportations nationwide, The Hill reported. Two thousand members of the California National Guard arrived in the Los Angeles area Sunday morning after Trump ordered their deployment to quell protests sparked by federal immigration raids in and around the city. The demonstrations, some of which turned confrontational, came in response to immigration sweeps last week. In a Truth social post, Trump called the demonstrations "Radical Left protests" led by "instigators and often paid troublemakers," signaling a hard stance against the unrest. In an interview Sunday on CBS News’ "Face the Nation," Gonzales praised the president’s action and expressed confidence in the deployment. "Yes, I am comfortable with it," he said. He called the protests "tragic" but distinguished between peaceful advocacy and what he described as anarchistic behavior. "It’s tragic to see what’s happening in L.A. I spent 20 years in the military. I fought in two wars. I fought to give people the freedom to protest whatever the hell they want to," he said. "But what we’re seeing in L.A. are not advocates," Gonzales continued. "We’re seeing anarchists, and the president of the United States should absolutely put down the mob as soon as possible. But this is just the tip of the iceberg.". Gonzales warned that protests against immigration enforcement will likely spread nationwide as the Trump administration intensifies deportation efforts. "I want to see safety. I want to see safety and security [in] all places, to include L.A. But once again, this is the tip of the iceberg. We’re talking about, you know, 100,000 people ... that have been deported. The numbers are about to go way up.". When asked if the administration’s focus was limited to Democrat cities like Los Angeles, Gonzales said the goal was to deport people "as fast as they possibly can," with raids expected "across the country." He reiterated, "Once again, this is the tip of the iceberg.".

Breitbart [6/8/2025 10:54 AM, Randy Clark, 3077K] reports a source within Customs and Border Protection told Breitbart Texas that a large contingent is being sent to assist with quelling the violent anti-ICE riots in Los Angeles. The specially trained agents will augment Border Patrol agents already on the ground in the city and add to the 2,000 National Guardsmen President Trump has committed to send in response to the violence. According to the source, many of the specially trained agents who are part of the Border Patrol’s Special Operation’s Group (SOG) include members of the Border Patrol Tactical Team (BORTAC), Border Patrol Search, Trauma, and Rescue unit (BORSTAR), and members of the Border Patrol’s Mobile Response Teams (MRT) from around the country. The deployment of agents was well underway on Saturday, with more expected to travel to Los Angeles on Sunday and in the days to come, if necessary. The source did not specify the exact number of agents for operational security reasons, but did say the number is subject to change as the situation in Los Angeles develops further. "The agents are well trained and ready to assist with whatever unfolds. They have full arrest authority to address federal crimes related to impeding, assaulting, or resisting a federal officer," the source added, an authority the National Guard soldiers will not have.

The Hill [6/8/2025 10:19 AM, Tara Suter, 18649K] reports Rep. Nanette Barragán (D-Calif.) said Sunday that the deployment of the National Guard to the Los Angeles area is "going to escalate the situation.". "It’s a concern," Barragán told CNN’s Dana Bash on "State of the Union." "I mean, it’s going to escalate the situation. People are going to protest because they’re angry about the situation, and we have to just reiterate to people to do it peacefully.". President Trump deployed 2,000 National Guard members to the Los Angeles area on Saturday amid protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said previously the action was due to "violent mobs" recently attacking "Federal Law Enforcement Agents carrying out basic deportation operations.". "These operations are essential to halting and reversing the invasion of illegal criminals into the United States. In the wake of this violence, California’s feckless Democrat leaders have completely abdicated their responsibility to protect their citizens. That is why President Trump has signed a Presidential Memorandum deploying 2,000 National Guardsmen to address the lawlessness that has been allowed to fester," Leavitt said.

Breitbart [6/8/2025 10:34 AM, Amy Furr, 3077K] reports a Democrat Los Angeles City Council member urged anti-law enforcement protesters to "escalate" their tactics against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents on Saturday as tensions regarding immigration sweep the area. The council member is identified as Eunisses Hernandez, whose bio on the California government website says she was born in Highland Park, is a "community organizer," and the daughter of Mexican immigrants. Video footage shows Hernandez speaking to a large crowd on Saturday, stating, "They know how quickly we mobilize, that’s why they’re changing tactics. Because community defense works and our resistance has slowed them down before… and if they’re escalating their tactics then so are we. When they show up, we gotta show up even stronger." The X profile known as Libs of TikTok also shared the video and urged officials to "Arrest her." Her comments come amid violent standoffs between ICE agents and protesters in downtown Los Angeles as groups tried to thwart illegal immigration sweeps, Breitbart News reported on Saturday. Some of the leftist protesters were seen throwing eggs and shouting to warn others about impending raids. KTLA video footage shows lines of law enforcement officers standing in the streets as protesters taunted them, while others blocked a roadway and threw objects at police vehicles. In addition, a car sitting in the middle of an intersection was seen engulfed in flames: U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth weighed in on the situation in a post on Saturday, writing, "The violent mob assaults on ICE and Federal Law Enforcement are designed to prevent the removal of Criminal Illegal Aliens from our soil; a dangerous invasion facilitated by criminal cartels (aka Foreign Terrorist Organizations) and a huge NATIONAL SECURITY RISK." He continued, "Under President Trump, violence & destruction against federal agents & federal facilities will NOT be tolerated. It’s COMMON SENSE. The @DeptofDefense is mobilizing the National Guard IMMEDIATELY to support federal law enforcement in Los Angeles. And, if violence continues, active duty Marines at Camp Pendleton will also be mobilized — they are on high alert.".

Daily Wire [6/8/2025 9:22 AM, Daniel Chaitin, 3816K] reports the anti-ICE demonstrations in and around Los Angeles have been "peaceful," Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) claimed on Sunday, despite clear evidence of violent clashes with federal authorities. Booker seemed to take a page out of CNN’s "mostly peaceful" playbook from 2020 after President Donald Trump deployed the National Guard to Los Angeles over the weekend. Trump criticized California Governor Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass — both Democrats — for not being able to contain the chaos as videos and media reports documented how demonstrators hurled rocks, concrete, and fireworks at federal officers and their vehicles. "The reality is we see peaceful protests launching in Los Angeles," Booker insisted during a "Meet the Press" interview on NBC. "And again, any violence against police officers should not be accepted. Local authorities can handle that. But remember, a lot of these peaceful protests are being generated because the president of the United States is sowing chaos and confusion by arresting people who are showing up for their immigration hearings, who are trying to abide by the law." Booker "thinks the anti-ICE riots in Los Angeles — in which criminal illegals and violent mobs are hurling concrete projectiles at vehicles, lighting fires, and attacking federal law enforcement — are ‘peaceful,’" the account said. Republican lawmakers who hit the talk show circuit on Sunday also dismissed the notion that the protests in Los Angeles should be characterized as nonviolent. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, speaking on "Face the Nation," defended the National Guard’s deployment to "provide security for operations and to make sure that we have peaceful protests."

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The New York Times [6/8/2025 3:02 PM, Matthew Mpoke Bigg and Helene Cooper, 330K] reports Gov. Gavin Newsom of California sharply criticized Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who said that active duty Marines could be mobilized as part of the federal government’s response to protests against immigration raids in the Los Angeles area. Mr. Hegseth’s suggestion came on Saturday after President Trump ordered at least 2,000 National Guard members to assist immigration agents following two days of clashes with demonstrators. Some of the demonstrations have been unruly, but local officials had not asked for federal assistance and Mr. Trump issued the order under a rarely used law to bypass Mr. Newsom’s authority. Mr. Hegseth welcomed the president’s decision as “common sense” and said that Marines at Camp Pendleton, about 100 miles south of Los Angeles, were on high alert. They could be deployed to deal with any violence, he said in a post on X, formerly Twitter. Raising and lowering the alert status for active duty troops is within the purview of the defense secretary, but actually deploying those troops can be done only by the president. To do so, Mr. Trump would need to invoke the Insurrection Act because deploying active duty troops on American streets is a violation of the Posse Comitatus Act, which prohibits direct involvement of federal troops in law enforcement. That did not stop Mr. Hegseth from threatening to deploy Marines, though he did so from his personal social media account and not his official secretary of defense account. Mr. Newsom said in a post on social media overnight that Mr. Hegseth was “threatening to deploy active-duty Marines on American soil against its own citizens.” He added, “This is deranged behavior.” Mr. Hegseth responded on Sunday morning, “Deranged=Allowing your city to burn & law enforcement to be attacked.” He added: “The National Guard, and Marines if need be, stand with ICE,” a reference to Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The Washington Examiner [6/8/2025 10:43 AM, Brady Knox, 1934K] reports that guard members arrived from San Bernardino County and gathered at the LA detention center, where illegal immigrants arrested during the ICE raids are detained. Trump had earlier thanked the National Guard for a "job well done!". "Great job by the National Guard in Los Angeles after two days of violence, clashes and unrest. We have an incompetent Governor (Newscum) and Mayor (Bass) who were, as usual (just look at how they handled the fires, and now their VERY SLOW PERMITTING disaster. Federal permitting is complete!), unable to handle the task," Trump wrote on Truth Social early Sunday morning. "These Radical Left protests, by instigators and often paid troublemakers, will NOT BE TOLERATED," Trump went on. "Also, from now on, MASKS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED to be worn at protests. What do these people have to hide, and why??? Again, thank you to the National Guard for a job well done!". Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the guard members deployed Sunday are "specifically trained for this type of crowd situation, where they will be with the public and be able to provide safety around buildings and to those that are engaged in peaceful protests.". Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, a Democrat, called the deployment a "chaotic escalation" on Sunday afternoon. "The fear people are feeling in our city right now is very real — it’s felt in our communities and within our families and it puts our neighborhoods at risk. This is the last thing that our city needs, and I urge protestors to remain peaceful," she said. "I’ve been in touch this morning with immigrant rights leaders as well as local law enforcement officials. Los Angeles will always stand with everyone who calls our city home.". Violence continued throughout much of the night early Sunday morning but appears to have scaled down amid an increasing police response, the BBC reported. Protests are expected to restart later on Sunday. Noem piled on Sunday afternoon, saying Newsom "has proven that he makes bad decisions. The president knows that he makes bad decisions, and that’s why the president chose the safety of this community over waiting for Gov. Newsom to get some sanity.".

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Washington Examiner [6/8/2025 5:07 PM, Staff, 1934K] reports President Donald Trump signaled on Sunday afternoon that National Guard members will be "everywhere" in Los Angeles in order to quell the violent protests that have entered their third day. "Well, we’re going to have troops everywhere. We’re not gonna let this happen to our country. We’re not gonna let our country be torn apart like it was under Biden and his autopen," the president said while speaking to reporters in Bedminster, New Jersey, before boarding Air Force One. Trump was then asked about the "bar for sending in the Marines," which Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth indicated on Saturday are "on high alert.". "The bar is what I think it is. I mean, if we see danger to our country and to our citizens, we’ll be very very strong in terms of law and order. It’s about law and order," Trump said. Trump also told reporters that if protesters assault law enforcement officers by spitting on them, they will "get hit very hard.". "When they spit at people — you know they spit, that’s their new thing — when that happens, I have a little statement: They spit, we hit," the president said. Trump’s latest comments on federal law enforcement’s response to the Los Angeles protests come after the National Guard arrived in the California city on Sunday morning. The protests began on Friday after extensive U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids across the city, but quickly turned violent over the weekend, with protesters targeting law enforcement officers with rocks, Molotov cocktails, and improvised explosive devices. Police used flashbangs, tear gas, pepper spray, and other crowd control devices to combat the protests.

The Hill [6/8/2025 4:00 PM, Tara Suter, 18649K] reports House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Sunday that deploying the Marine Corps to Los Angeles to suppress protests, as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has suggested, would not be "heavy-handed.". "Secretary Hegseth said that active-duty Marines there at Camp Pendleton, there by San Diego, are on high alert and could be mobilized. Could we really see active-duty Marines on the streets of Los Angeles?" ABC News’s Jonathan Karl asked on "This Week.". "You know, one of our core principles is maintaining peace through strength. We do that on foreign affairs and domestic affairs as well. I don’t think that’s heavy-handed," Johnson responded. Trump deployed 2,000 National Guard members to the Los Angeles area on Saturday amid protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the action was due to "violent mobs" attacking federal agents "carrying out basic deportation operations.". "The National Guard, and Marines if need be, stand with ICE," Hegseth said in a post on the social platform X on Sunday morning. Deploying active-duty forces against Americans on U.S. soil would be an extraordinary move and would require bypassing laws that prevent the military from being used for domestic law enforcement purposes.

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The Hill [6/8/2025 1:18 PM, Tara Suter, 18649K] reports Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) said Sunday that he believes deploying the Marine Corps in California "won’t be necessary" after President Trump deployed the National Guard. "It won’t be necessary. Bring in the, you know, the National Guard, that’s what happened here in Wisconsin, and it worked. I’m quite sure it’ll work in California," Johnson said after being pressed by CNN’s Dana Bash on "State of the Union" about Marines potentially coming to the Los Angeles area. Trump deployed 2,000 National Guard members to the Los Angeles area on Saturday amid protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said previously that the action was due to "violent mobs" recently attacking "Federal Law Enforcement Agents carrying out basic deportation operations.". "The National Guard, and Marines if need be, stand with ICE," Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a post on the social platform X on Sunday morning. Johnson also said there are no California leaders "that are willing to prevent violence and protect federal law enforcement.". "This is all about protecting law enforcement as they go about their very difficult and very dangerous job," he added.

The Hill [6/8/2025 11:16 AM, Rachel Scully, 18649K] reports Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) said President Trump’s decision to deploy 2,000 National Guard members to the Los Angeles area without a governor’s approval is an effort to "de-escalate" the situation. "I think what President Trump’s trying to do is pretty clear. He’s trying to de-escalate all the tensions that are there," he said during an interview on NBC’s "Meet the Press.". He compared the situation to the 2020 protests in Portland, Ore., when monthlong demonstrations erupted after the killings of Black Americans including George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. "What President Trump is trying to do is say, ‘This is not going to take weeks this time. We’re not going to allow this to be able to spiral out of control,’" Lankford said. "If someone violates the law, no matter what state that they’re in, they’re in violation of a federal law, they should face consequences for that," he continued. When host Kristen Welker noted that California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said there was no unmet need for law enforcement, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) stated that the protests were peaceful, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned that active-duty Marines could be mobilized, Lankford brushed it off. "Active-duty Marines are not going to be put into local law enforcement," he said. "They would be in support roles on it, as we have at the border. We have active-duty military at the border, but they’re not doing law enforcement tasks. They’re doing logistical tasks behind the scenes.". Lankford’s statement comes amid protests in Los Angeles in response to raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

USA Today [6/9/2025 5:07 AM, Josh Meyer, 75552K] reports that, as South Dakota governor in February 2024, Kristi Noem threatened then-President Joe Biden when Democrats said he should federalize the National Guard in Texas to disrupt that state governor’s anti-immigration efforts. If he did, Noem warned, Biden would be mounting a "direct attack on states’ rights," and sparking a "war" between Washington and Republican-led state governments, she said in a Feb. 6, 2024 interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity. On June 8, Noem − now President Donald Trump’s Homeland Security secretary − cheered Trump for doing the same thing to the Democratic governor of the state of California. Over the weekend, Trump deployed riot gear-clad National Guard troops to Los Angeles to shut down anti-immigration protests over the objections of California Gov. Gavin Newsom. If Newsom "was doing his job," Noem said, "our ICE agents would not be injured and attacked while doing their jobs and carrying out immigration enforcement.". "Under the leadership of @POTUS," Noem added in a post on X, "Trump we will put the safety of American citizens FIRST not these criminal illegal aliens that sanctuary city politicians are defending.". Trump said late Sunday that he sent the National Guard to California to restore order amid mounting violent clashes between police and rock-throwing protesters angry at his aggressive efforts to detain and deport undocumented immigrants in the U.S. illegally. "We’re not going to let this happen to our country.". Traditionally, it is up to the governor of a particular state to deploy the National Guard. Trump’s National Guard deployment of 2,000 troops in Los Angeles is expected to last 60 days, according to a directive from California’s adjutant general. Trump’s memo June 7 invoked a section of federal code authorizing the president to call the guard into service to "repel an invasion of the United States by a foreign nation" or to "suppress a rebellion against the authority of the Government of the United States" or to "execute the laws of the United States when the President is unable to do so with regular forces.". Newsom has vocally opposed Trump’s intervention, and on Sunday formally asked the President to rescind the "unlawful" deployment of the National Guard in Los Angeles. "This is a serious breach of state sovereignty," he said, "Rescind the order. Return control to California.". Noem was against deploying the National Guard when the governor in question was a Republican. Last year, Noem’s tune was much different. At the time, Democratic lawmakers and immigration-rights activists were lobbying heavily for Biden to federalize the National Guard in Texas to defuse a brewing crisis there over the state’s aggressive crackdown on illegal immigration. Biden’s Department of Homeland Security was complaining that razor wire that Texas had installed at the border with Mexico was preventing DHS agents from Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and Customs Enforcement from doing their jobs. Activists said the wire was endangering the lives of those trying to cross into the United States, especially via rivers at the border where the wire was installed.

The Hill [6/8/2025 2:05 PM, Tara Suter, 18649K] reports Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) on Sunday fired back at comments from California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) over the deployment of the National Guard to the Los Angeles area. "The federal government is moving to take over the California National Guard and deploy 2,000 soldiers. That move is purposefully inflammatory and will only escalate tensions," Newsom said in a Saturday statement. "LA authorities are able to access law enforcement assistance at a moment’s notice. We are in close coordination with the city and county, and there is currently no unmet need," he added. During an interview on CNN’s "State of the Union," the network’s Dana Bash noted Newsom’s comments. "Governor Newsom says that the National Guard, at least sending them, is purposely inflaming and will only escalate tensions there," Bash said. "Well, words are cheap, especially when you got video," Mullin responded. "And so you asked me, did it look like it was under — or I’ll ask you, did it look like it was under control?". "It doesn’t. It is absolutely not in control. You saw rioters throwing rocks, throwing fireworks, being extremely aggressive towards not just federal agents, but even the county and the local [police department] that was there. So does it look like it’s under control? Absolutely not," he added. Trump called for the deployment of 2,000 National Guard members to the Los Angeles area on Saturday amid protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said previously the action was due to "violent mobs" recently attacking "Federal Law Enforcement Agents carrying out basic deportation operations.".

The Hill [6/8/2025 9:51 AM, Rachel Scully, 18649K] reports President Trump said people participating in protests in Los Angeles will not be allowed to wear masks and praised the National Guard for "a job well done" after he deployed them to the city to settle the protests. "These Radical Left protests, by instigators and often paid troublemakers, will NOT BE TOLERATED," he wrote on Truth Social early Sunday morning. "Also, from now on, MASKS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED to be worn at protests. What do these people have to hide, and why???". Trump also took aim at California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D) for being "unable" to "handle the task.". "We have an incompetent Governor (Newscum) and Mayor (Bass) who were, as usual (just look at how they handled the fires, and now their VERY SLOW PERMITTING disaster," he wrote. Trump also thanked the National Guard after he deployed 2,000 guard members to the Los Angeles area on Saturday. "Great job by the National Guard in Los Angeles after two days of violence, clashes and unrest," Trump wrote. The president’s statements come amid intense protests pushing back on raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

The Hill [6/8/2025 5:58 PM, Colin Meyn, 18649K] reports President Trump told reporters on Sunday that he’s heading to Camp David to meet with military and other leaders, shortly before he posted a message online calling Los Angeles protesters an "insurrectionist mob.". During a gaggle before boarding Air Force One, Trump would not rule out invoking the Insurrection Act, which could allow the military to be deployed domestically, but he suggested the protests against immigration raids were not yet an insurrection. "We’re going up to Camp David; we have meetings with various people about very major subjects," Trump said. "We’ll be meeting with a lot of people, including generals, as you know, and admirals.". Trump wouldn’t say what the meetings would be about or whether any foreign officials would be joining. Shortly after the gaggle, Trump issued a statement on Truth Social claiming that "violent, insurrectionist mobs are swarming and attacking our Federal Agents to try and stop our deportation operations.". He said he directed relevant Cabinet officials, including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, "to take all such action necessary to liberate Los Angeles from the Migrant Invasion, and put an end to these Migrant riots.". Hegseth on Sunday morning said Marines were ready to be deployed to Los Angeles if needed. Trump said he had already deployed some 2,000 National Guard members to quell the protests, a move that has drawn criticism from California leaders, who say it’s not necessary and risks adding to the chaos. The military is generally barred from carrying out domestic law enforcement duties. Declaring the Insurrection Act is seen as a potential path around those restrictions.

New York Times [6/8/2025 5:43 PM, Charlie Savage, 330K] reports setting up a rare use of military force on domestic soil, President Trump ordered the Pentagon on Saturday night to send at least 2,000 National Guard troops to respond to protests in Los Angeles set off by his immigration crackdown. Mr. Trump has long mused about using military force on domestic soil to crush violent protests or riots, fight crime and hunt for undocumented migrants — a move that his aides talked him out of during his first term. Between his two presidencies, he said that he would do so without the consent of state governors if he returned to power. The order is a significant step in that direction, but for now it stops short of invoking the most expansive power Mr. Trump could claim a right to use. It remains unclear how matters will play out on the ground — and, potentially, in court. Mr. Trump called up National Guard troops to be put under federal control. He authorized Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to use troops to protect immigration enforcement agents, buildings and functions from interference by protesters. As justification, the White House cited recent protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids in Los Angeles. The order called for at least 2,000 National Guard troops to be deployed for at least 60 days. Mr. Trump also authorized Mr. Hegseth to use regular federal troops “as necessary” to augment the work of the federalized National Guard units. The National Guard consists of state-based military forces, largely part-time troops who have separate, full-time civilian jobs. Normally, each state’s governor controls its guard and can direct it to deal with a disaster or civil disorder. But under certain circumstances, federal law allows the president to take control of a state’s guard. Stephen I. Vladeck, a Georgetown University law professor, wrote in a Substack post analyzing the order that for now the federalized troops appeared to have limited authority. Once deployed, they will be able to protect ICE agents and federal buildings against attacks by protesters but not to carry out immigration raids or police the city’s streets in general. But Mr. Trump’s order did not specify any standards for when troops would be able to use force — like arresting people or shooting them — if his administration deemed a protest to threaten federal personnel, property or functions. Notably, Mr. Hegseth has railed against military lawyers who promoted what he saw as unduly restrictive rules of engagement aimed at protecting civilians in war zones. He has fired the top judge advocate general lawyers who give advice on legal constraints. And his remarks on Saturday and Sunday about using troops in Los Angeles have not signaled restraint. In a social media post, Mr. Hegseth called protests against ICE in Los Angeles “violent mob assaults” designed to prevent the removal of undocumented migrants who he said were engaged in an “invasion.”

Washington Examiner [6/8/2025 7:44 PM, Asher Notheis, 1934K] reports all Democratic governors signed a joint letter opposing President Donald Trump’s response to the Los Angeles riots, writing that they "stand" with Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA). Trump deployed the National Guard to Los Angeles as the city was hit with violent protests against raids by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. In a statement posted to X, the Democratic Governors Association stated that the rest of its 22 governors support Newsom, who has accused Trump of seeking to "militarize California.” "President Trump’s move to deploy California’s National Guard is an alarming abuse of power," the letter said. "Governors are the Commanders in Chief of their National Guard and the federal government activating them in their own borders without consulting or working with a state’s governor is ineffective and dangerous.” Every single Democratic Governor agrees: The letter also said Newsom has "made it clear" that violence is "unacceptable" in response to the riots, and that local law enforcement should be allowed to fulfill its duties without "federal interference and intimidation.”

FOX News [6/8/2025 3:33 PM, Andrew Mark Miller, 46878K] reports a California Democratic lawmaker was widely criticized by conservatives on social media after posting a message online telling federal agents arresting illegal immigrants in Los Angeles to "get the f--- out.". "ICE get the f--- out of LA so that order can be restored," Rep. Norma Torres posted on TikTok Friday as protests and riots were breaking out over the raids. Conservatives on social media quickly reacted to the video, accusing Torres, who was born in Guatemala and became a U.S. citizen in the 1990s, of fomenting the violence and vitriol against ICE officers that unfolded over the next few days. "This is a sitting member of Congress," conservative influencer account Libs of TikTok posted on X. "Demonic possession," White House director of communications Steven Cheung posted on X. Conservative influencer Benny Johnson called Torres "deranged" in a post on X and several users, including Arizona state Sen. Wendy Rogers, called for Torres to be expelled from Congress. President Trump sent 2,000 National Guard soldiers to Los Angeles to help "keep peace" as immigration protests descended into riots, and to prevent a repeat of the 2020 unrest that saw the Democratic governor of Minnesota "let his city burn," Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said on Sunday. U.S. Border Patrol Chief Michael Banks shared a photo of one Border Patrol agent’s bloody hand, which was injured by a rock flying through the windshield. Federal sources said agents could have been killed by the flying debris. Several arrests have already been made for assault on a federal agent, Banks confirmed. [Editorial note: consult video at source link]

New York Times [6/9/2025 2:54 AM, Livia Albeck-Ripka and Mimi Dwyer, 138952K] reports some of the people demonstrating in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday said they were first- or second-generation immigrants showing solidarity with their neighbors or family members, and a few expressed anger that their neighbors had received deportation orders. “This is a real threat, this is not just talk,” said Zander Calderon, 36, a protester from northeast Los Angeles. He said he knew several people who had received such orders, as well as one neighbor who had self deported. “He didn’t want to live in fear,” Mr. Calderon, who wore a poncho with an image of the Virgin Mary and the colors of the Mexican flag, said of the neighbor. Others said that although they were not regular protesters, the federal government’s recent immigration raids had motivated them to take action. “This morning I couldn’t stay home anymore,” said Elizabeth Torres, 36, who was carrying a Mexican flag outside the Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday morning, as a crowd of protesters began to swell. “If the people that are detained can see me through the windows, just know that you’re not alone.” Martín Hoecker-Martinez, a physics professor who was waving an American and a Colombian flag, said that he had traveled about an hour and a half to join the protests because he could not stay home in good conscience. “I’m an American citizen, and I think that one of the greatest points of pride of the United States is that we are a country of immigrants,” said Professor Hoecker-Martinez, whose mother came from Colombia. “I bristle when people deride the U.S. government as the embodiment of our collective will.” Nicole Garcia, 35, attended the protest with her teenage son. She said that while she worried about the safety risks of bringing him along, she wanted him to understand “what it looks like when community comes together.” Ms. Garcia, who described herself as Mexican American, was veiled and wore a floral wreath and face paint symbolizing the Mexican Day of the Dead. Brianna Vargas, 24, who was standing on an overpass above the U.S. 101 highway with a megaphone in her hand, said she was protesting for her parents, who had emigrated from Mexico and El Salvador, and for others who were too afraid to leave their homes.

New York Times [6/8/2025 8:08 PM, Orlando Mayorquín, Livia Albeck-Ripka and Mimi Dwyer, 138952K] reports Elizabeth Torres, 36, held a Mexican flag outside the detention center in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday morning. “I am a very proud American,” said Ms. Torres, whose grandparents immigrated to the United States. “But I have to show support also for our Mexican brothers and sisters.” Throughout this weekend’s protests, Mexican and other Latin American flags have emerged as protest emblems, which has angered the Trump administration’s officials and supporters. Trump officials have cast flag wavers as insurrectionists and seemed to assume that they are not U.S. citizens. Stephen Miller, a top White House adviser, called out “foreign nationals, waving foreign flags, rioting and obstructing federal law enforcement attempting to expel illegal foreign invaders” in a social media post on Sunday afternoon. But for many protesters who are American citizens, the flag signifies pride in their roots, as well as solidarity with immigrants who are being targeted for deportation. “They’re the children and grandchildren of immigrants,” said Chris Zepeda-Millán, a professor of Chicano studies at the University of California, Los Angeles, who has studied the immigrants rights movement in California. “They have no doubt in their own citizenship or their own belonging here, but they understand the racial undertones of the attacks on immigrants,” he said. “So you’re getting this reaction of ‘We’re not going to let you make us be ashamed of where our parents and grandparents came from,’” Mr. Zepeda-Millán added. On Saturday afternoon in Paramount, Eric Torres, 30 and no relation to Elizabeth Torres, waved a Mexican flag in front of sheriff’s deputies in riot gear. Mr. Torres wore an oversized white T-shirt and baggy jeans, typical attire for many Chicanos in Los Angeles. “I came out here to support my people and show them where we came from,” Mr. Torres said. “My parents are immigrants. Most of the people right here have immigrant parents, so I’m here to support, show them our love.”

Breitbart [6/9/2025 3:06 AM, Neil Munro, 3077K] reports New York Times tried to defend the display of Mexico’s flag in the Los Angeles riots, even as Mexico’s president denounced federal intervention in an American city transformed by Mexican illegal migration. "For many protesters who are American citizens, the flag signifies pride in their roots," New York Times claimed on June 8, before admitting the flag also showed "solidarity with [illegal] immigrants who are being targeted for deportation.” The article included comments from several flag-wavers who made the same two-step confessions of their solidarity with foreign migrant rioters above American citizens and families: "I am a very proud American," said Ms.[Elizabeth] Torres, whose grandparents immigrated [likely, illegally] to the United States. "But I have to show support also for our Mexican brothers and sisters.” "I came out here to support my people and show them where we came from," [Eric] Torres said. "My parents are immigrants [likely, illegally]. Most of the people right here have immigrant [likely illegally] parents, so I’m here to support, show them our love.” The article was headlined, "The Mexican Flag Has Become a Potent Protest Symbol.” Migrants "feel attacked" by ICE enforcement, claimed Alfonso Gonzales Toribio, a pro-migration revolutionary at the University of California, Riverside, told New York Times. He continued: "‘I don’t think we are going to be able to dissuade people’ from flying the flag of their homeland. ‘It gives people a sense of pride.’". The public intervention by Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum was not mentioned by New York Times. "Raids and violence are not the way to address the migration phenomenon," Sheinbaum told the Mexican media on Sunday: It means sitting down and working on comprehensive immigration reform [amnesty] that takes into account all Mexicans on the [U.S.] side of the border (…) always calling for peace, nonviolence, and not exacerbating any form of violent protest … Mexican men and women living [ilegally] in the United States are good, honest men and women who came to the United States to seek a better life for themselves and their families; they are not criminals.

New York Times [6/9/2025 12:23 AM, Chelsia Rose Marcius and Nate Schweber, 138952K] reports three Democratic members of Congress from California and two from New York said over the weekend that they were barred from entering federal detention centers in their respective states to check on people who were detained in immigration raids or in protests against the raids. All five members — Representatives Maxine Waters, Jimmy Gomez and Norma Torres of California and Representatives Adriano Espaillat and Nydia Velázquez of New York — said that they should have been allowed to enter the buildings as members of Congress. The California representatives said they were turned away from the Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown Los Angeles. Ms. Waters said on Sunday that she had tried to see David Huerta, the president of the Service Employees International Union California, on Friday, after he was arrested and apparently injured while protesting the raids. Video of Ms. Waters outside the building showed a door being shut in her face as she said, “I need to get in.” “I don’t know why he was targeted,” Ms. Waters said of Mr. Huerta, who is a U.S. citizen. “I don’t know what they’re doing with him.” Mr. Huerta is expected to be arraigned on Monday. Federal officials, who have said Mr. Huerta was blocking a law enforcement vehicle, did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Ms. Waters’ account. Mr. Gomez and Ms. Torres had said they were denied entry to the same building on Saturday. In a video, Mr. Gomez said that as members of Congress, he and Ms. Torres have the right to oversee the well-being of those being detained and their conditions. He said that officers outside the building had sprayed an irritant into the air to deter them from approaching. “This is really to prevent us from doing our jobs,” Mr. Gomez said. Ms. Torres said that it was “unconscionable” that federal agents would spray an irritant at members of Congress. In New York, Mr. Espaillat and Ms. Velázquez said that they were barred on Sunday from entering an immigration detention facility on the 10th floor of the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in Manhattan to investigate reports of overcrowding, stifling heat and migrants sleeping on bathroom floors. A spokeswoman for the Department of Homeland Security, Tricia McLaughlin, said that the lawmakers had shown up unannounced. ICE officials had told them, she said, that they “would be happy to give them a tour with a little more notice, when it would not disrupt ongoing law enforcement activities and sensitive law enforcement items could be put away.” The representatives arrived a day after dozens of protesters at the New York complex tried to block ICE vehicles carrying migrants. That demonstration erupted in a clash with police officers, some of whom blasted protesters with pepper spray. The police said 22 people were taken into custody.

USA Today [6/8/2025 11:37 AM, Sudiksha Kochi, 75552K] reports President Donald Trump said in a new interview that he didn’t speak with Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele about Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s return to the United States to face human trafficking charges, saying the move wasn’t his choice. Trump told NBC News on June 7 it "wasn’t my decision" to bring Abrego Garcia back to the country. Instead, he told the outlet the U.S. Justice Department "decided to do it that way, and that’s fine.". Abrego Garcia, a sheet metal worker and father of three from Maryland, was wrongly deported to El Salvador in March despite a 2019 court order barring his deportation to his native country. His case drew national attention, after a standoff among the Trump administration, the courts and some congressional Democrats over his release. In April, a unanimous Supreme Court ordered the Trump administration to "facilitate" Abrego Garcia’s return to the United States. Officials claimed they couldn’t force a sovereign nation − El Salvador − to relinquish a prisoner. The Trump administration insists that Abrego Garcia is a member of the MS-13 gang, but a federal judge had previously questioned the strength of the government’s evidence. Abrego Garcia denies being a gang member. Now, the Maryland man faces new charges on American soil. At a June 6 press conference, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi accused Abrego Garcia of making over 100 trips to smuggle undocumented immigrants across the nation.

CNN [6/8/2025 10:20 PM, Devan Cole, 875K] reports Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s attorneys are pushing to keep a civil case against the Trump administration alive so they can seek sanctions against officials for allegedly violating orders to return him from El Salvador, where he was wrongly deported earlier this year. After the government returned Abrego Garcia to the US on Friday to face federal criminal charges in Tennessee, Justice Department attorneys told US District Judge Paula Xinis that she should pause all deadlines in the civil case while they readied a formal request for her to drop the matter entirely. His return, they argued, rendered the case moot. But his return came just two days after Xinis, an appointee of former President Barack Obama who sits on the federal bench in Maryland, gave Abrego Garcia’s attorneys permission to pursue sanctions in the case. She instructed them to make a formal request for sanctions by June 11. The Maryland civil case was brought in late March by Abrego Garcia and his family in an effort to secure his return to the US. "Over the past two months, the executive branch has acted not just in contempt of multiple court orders but with open defiance towards its coequal branch of government, the judiciary," Abrego Garcia’s lawyers told Xinis in a filing submitted Sunday. "Two things are now crystal clear. First, the Government has always had the ability to return Abrego Garcia, but it has simply refused to do so. Second, the Government has conducted a determined stalling campaign to stave off contempt sanctions long enough to concoct a politically face-saving exit from its own predicament.” The attorneys said the government’s suggestion that it has now complied with Xinis’ order to "facilitate" Abrego Garcia’s return so that he can have a redo on his immigration proceedings "is pure farce," zeroing in on the fact that he was flown to Tennessee, not Maryland, to face the criminal charges. The federal charges — conspiracy to unlawfully transport illegal aliens for financial gain and unlawful transportation of illegal aliens for financial gain — were filed in May and unsealed Friday. "This Court continues to have a role ‘to ensure that [Abrego Garcia’s] case is handled as it would have been had he not been improperly sent to El Salvador,’" his attorneys wrote. "At a minimum, this case remains live to address the status of Abrego Garcia following the disposition of his criminal case given the Government’s continuing threat of removal. Even if Abrego Garcia’s return to the United States resolved every claim (it does not), this Court still retains jurisdiction to find contempt and impose sanctions.” The government deported the father of three in mid-March, violating a 2019 court order that barred his removal to El Salvador because of fears that he would face gang violence there.

Wall Street Journal [6/8/2025 5:49 PM, Staff, 646K] reports rounding up and deporting millions of illegal migrants was never going to go down without protest. But President Trump is determined to do it, and no one can say he didn’t tell voters during the campaign. But there are risks for both sides of this dispute, and especially for the country if it turns violent and triggers a military response from the White House. The weekend’s clashes in Los Angeles are a sign of what could be ahead. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been staging raids around the city hunting for migrants, including at businesses where they are thought to work. Workers, union leaders and pro-migrant activists hit the streets in protest. The clashes turned nasty in some places, some officers were hurt, and ICE and local police made arrests, including of a prominent union leader for interfering with federal officers. President Trump then invoked a little-used law to override what is typically state control and sent in 2,000 troops from the California National Guard. Cue the outrage from Democrats and cries of law-breaking on both sides. Mr. Trump has largely solved the country’s most urgent immigration problem, which is closing the border to migrants using asylum claims to gain entry. Illegal border crossings have slowed to a trickle in four months. ICE has also arrested dangerous gang members and others accused of crimes in the U.S. On this Mr. Trump has overwhelming public support. But the White House, led by deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, wants to deport everyone here illegally. This means millions of people who arrived illegally but have since led law-abiding, productive lives. They have formed families and taken jobs that employers say they struggle to fill—in construction, hospitality, agriculture, healthcare, and much more. Mr. Miller and the restrictionists want to deport everyone to send a message never to come again. But the lost contributions to the U.S. labor force will be great, especially since neither Mr. Miller nor Big Labor will tolerate more legal immigration. The labor-market impact is already showing up in the monthly Bureau of Labor Statistics report. There is also the risk of unrest, as we’ve seen in California. It’s fanciful to think that raiding restaurants to snatch busboys, or Home Depot to grab stock clerks, won’t inspire a backlash. All the more so when ICE acts in heavy-handed fashion, as its agents sometimes do. Some on the pro-migrant left will do the same, and that’s when things get ugly. The political risks for Mr. Trump will grow if families are broken up, legal migrants are deported by mistake, or tales of hardship proliferate.

New York Post [6/8/2025 10:57 PM, Miranda Devine, 49956K] reports the minute the foreign flags came out in the violent anti-ICE protests in LA over the weekend, that’s when Donald Trump won the moral high ground. An iconic image showing a masked man on a motorcycle circling a burning car while holding aloft a giant Mexican flag against a backdrop of black acrid smoke and a row of police cars captured the mood. It was the "Summer of Love" all over again — and America has had a gutful. The president could not have asked for a better advertisement for his tough border policies. He always said that the millions of illegal aliens who swarmed over the border under Joe Biden was an invasion, and here were the invaders making his point for him. As a result, the Democrats have no moral standing. They are moored in no man’s land, owning Biden’s invasion and the violent masked agitators waving any flag but America’s. They own the arson and looting and attacks on police and federal agents. They own the funding mechanisms for the rent-a-riots that are traced back to their donors and their corrupt donations platform, ACT Blue. Now that Elon Musk has gone, their street muscle has moved from torching Tesla dealerships to trying to block deportations. Their poster boy is Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the illegal alien gangbanger they tried to repackage as harmless "Maryland Man" and transform into their latest George Floyd martyr. Too bad. Their lawfare might have gotten him un-deported from El Salvador, and back on US soil. But now we see more clearly who he is, and the Trump administration’s decision to deport him looks even more justified. The Department of Justice has charged him with human trafficking of thousands of illegal aliens, including children and MS-13 gang members. Federal prosectors allege he is an MS-13 member, too, and "participated in violent crime, including murder," trafficked children, firearms, and narcotics and "abused" women under his control. Attorney General Pam Bondi outlined disturbing additional allegations last week which are being investigated, that he "solicited nude photographs and videos of a minor [and] played a role in the murder of a rival gang member’s mother. [He] is a danger to our community. This is the ditch Democrats have chosen to die in.

New York Times [6/8/2025 10:59 PM, David French, 138952K] reports it’s hard to avoid the conclusion that the Trump administration is spoiling for a fight on America’s streets. On Saturday, after a protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests degenerated into violence, the administration reacted as if the country were on the brink of war. The violence was unacceptable. Civil disobedience is honorable; violence is beyond the pale. But so far, thankfully, the violence has been localized and, crucially, well within the capacity of state and city officials to manage. But don’t tell that to the Trump administration. Its language was out of control. Stephen Miller, one of President Trump’s closest advisers and the single most important architect (aside from Trump himself) of the administration’s immigration policies, posted one word: “Insurrection.” Vice President JD Vance wrote on X, “One of the main technical issues in the immigration judicial battles is whether Biden’s border crisis counted as an ‘invasion.’” That statement set the stage. He wants courts to believe we’re facing an invasion, and any disturbance will do to make his point. “So now,” Vance continued, “we have foreign nationals with no legal right to be in the country waving foreign flags and assaulting law enforcement. If only we had a good word for that …” Pete Hegseth, the secretary of defense, posted his own screed on X, declaring that the Department of Defense “is mobilizing the National Guard IMMEDIATELY to support federal law enforcement in Los Angeles. And, if violence continues, active duty Marines at Camp Pendleton will also be mobilized — they are on high alert.” Trump posted on Truth Social, “If Governor Gavin Newscum, of California, and Mayor Karen Bass, of Los Angeles, can’t do their jobs, which everyone knows they can’t, then the Federal Government will step in and solve the problem, RIOTS & LOOTERS, the way it should be solved!!!” That was Saturday. On Sunday evening, he wrote on Truth Social that he was “directing Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, and Attorney General Pam Bondi, in coordination with all other relevant Departments and Agencies, to take all such action necessary to liberate Los Angeles from the Migrant Invasion, and put an end to these Migrant riots.” Trump called 2,000 members of the National Guard into federal service and is deploying them to Los Angeles. Neither Bass nor Newsom asked for this intervention. The State of California possesses immense resources to deal with urban unrest, and Trump barely gave it an opportunity to try. In fact, on Sunday evening, Newsom asked Trump to rescind the deployment, calling it a “serious breach of state sovereignty.”

Wall Street Journal [6/8/2025 5:37 PM, Staff, 646K] reports the Trump Administration brought back Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the U.S. on Friday, and the shame is that it took so long. The Supreme Court asked the executive branch in April to “facilitate” his return, but the Administration looked hard for an excuse not to do it. Yet now he’s back to face criminal charges, and a needless brawl with the judiciary is avoided. Was that so hard? As we noted at the time, returning Mr. Abrego Garcia to the U.S. didn’t mean he couldn’t be deported again with legal means. He had entered the country illegally. On Friday Attorney General Pam Bondi thanked Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele for sending Mr. Abrego Garcia back. The White House had previously pretended that it couldn’t return him because Mr. Bukele wouldn’t oblige. But on Friday Mr. Bukele said of course he would send him back if the U.S. requested. The Administration seems to have looked far and wide to charge Mr. Abrego Garcio with some crime and now alleges that he transported illegal aliens for profit. He will face two counts in federal court in Tennessee for allegedly helping to shuttle illegal immigrants between Texas and Maryland more than 100 times. Mr. Abrego Garcia “played a significant role in an alien smuggling ring,” Ms. Bondi said. “They found this was his full time job, not a contractor.” If convicted, he’ll serve his sentence in the U.S. and then be deported to El Salvador. But he’ll have due process, unlike in his deportation that an Administration official had called a “administrative error.” Prosecutors will also have to prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt before a jury.

USA Today [6/8/2025 6:25 PM, Nicole Russell, 75552K] reports ICE is enforcing the law. Trump is right to send National Guard to protect them. | Opinion

I’ve watched the violence in Los Angeles this weekend, aimed at law enforcement officers who are attempting to uphold our nation’s immigration laws, with growing anger. The images of fires burning and smoking rising above the streets of Los Angeles make America’s second-largest city look like a war zone. But it’s not war. It’s what happens when a Republican president enforces the law in a state as far left and as lost as California. President Donald Trump ordered 2,000 National Guard troops to restore peace in Los Angeles after protesters set fires, defaced buildings, slashed vehicle tires and hurled pieces of concrete at local police and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. The images of fires burning and smoking rising above the streets of Los Angeles make America’s second-largest city look like a war zone. But it’s not war. It’s what happens when a Republican president enforces the law in a state as far left and as lost as California. President Donald Trump ordered 2,000 National Guard troops to restore peace in Los Angeles after protesters set fires, defaced buildings, slashed vehicle tires and hurled pieces of concrete at local police and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. A Department of Homeland Security news release on June 7 noted that ICE agents − and their families − have endured a surge in threats and harassment.

CBS’ Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan [6/8/2025 12:09 PM, Staff, 51860K] Video: HERE reports we are seeing from the President’s proclamation that he can federalize- he says, 2000 California National Guard forces for 60 days under Title 10 authorities. Which units are being deployed? Are they military police, and exactly what are their orders? “Yes, President Trump is putting the safety of the communities that are being impacted by these riots and by these protests that have turned violent, and he’s putting the safety of our law enforcement officers first. So these 2000 National Guard soldiers that are being engaged today are ones that are specifically trained for this type of crowd situation, where they’ll be with the public and be able to provide safety around buildings and to those that are engaged in peaceful protests, and also to our law enforcement officers so they can continue their daily work.” Secretary Noem states. California’s governor doesn’t want the federalized system in California. He says he’s got it under control. There’s no shortage of law enforcement, Gavin Newsom said. He’s called in California Highway Patrol. He says the Trump administration is seeking a spectacle here. He’s saying to protesters, don’t get violent, don’t engage. “If he was doing his job, then people wouldn’t have gotten hurt the last couple of days. We wouldn’t have officers with a shattered wrist from bricks being thrown through their vehicles, their vehicles being burned, flags being burned in the street and Molotov cocktails being thrown. Governor Newsom has proven that he makes bad decisions. The President knows that he makes bad decisions, and that’s why the President chose the safety of this community over waiting for Governor Newsom to get some sanity. And that’s one of the reasons why these National Guard soldiers are being federalized so they can use their special skill set to keep peace. We’re not going to let a repeat of 2020 happen.” Secretary Noem states. [Editorial note: consult full transcript at source link]

NBC’s Meet the Press [6/8/2025 11:46 AM, Staff, 5130K] reports President Trump’s will deploy the National Guard, 2,000 troops, he says it is the first time that a president will have deployed the National Guard without a governor’s sign-off since 1965. Today Republican Senator James Lankford of Oklahoma reacts to the disorder going on in California. "I think what President Trump’s trying to do is pretty clear. He’s trying to deescalate all the tensions that are there. We’re watching as Americans scenes of burning cars in intersections, and people waving American flags at local law enforcement. Concrete blocks being thrown at federal law enforcement. We watched this kind of scene five, six years ago when there was a takeover in the Northwest around Seattle and Portland. When we watched all that happen and local law enforcement was being challenged over and over again, it finally took a National Guard presence to be able to bring it down after weeks. What President Trump is trying to do is say, "This is not going to take weeks this time. We’re not going to allow this to be able to spiral out of control." This is an American city, and to be able to have an American city where we have people literally flying Mexican flags and saying, "You cannot arrest us," cannot be allowed. If someone violates the law, no matter what state that they’re in, they’re in violation of a federal law. They should face consequences for that." Senator Lankford comments. Governor Newsom says there is no unmet law enforcement need. The LAPD says the protests were peaceful. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth now warning active duty Marines could be mobilized. Would Senator Lankford support mobilizing the Marines? And does he think Congress would need to sign off on that first? "Yeah. Well, active duty Marines are not going to be put into local law enforcement. They would be in support roles on it, as we have in the border. We have active duty military at the border, but they’re not doing law enforcement tasks; they’re doing logistical tasks behind the scenes. Local law enforcement should take care of this. But again, when you’re seeing burning cars and federal law enforcement and law enforcement being attacked on the streets, and with thousands of LAPD, which by the way, do a great job. The LAPD has a great task in front of them and they’re doing – they’re meeting that task with a great opportunity to be able to actually enforce the law. But it’s clear that they’re being overwhelmed, and as the protests rise we want to make sure those protests actually don’t spiral out of control. Again, this wouldn’t be an issue if California didn’t promote sanctuary city policies to be able to tell people literally, "You can violate federal law and live in our state, and no one will arrest you for this." Now suddenly when they are arrested for federal crimes then suddenly they go into this kind of protest saying, "No, you can’t arrest us here. We’re immune from federal law." That’s not true." Lankford states.

CNN’s State of the Union With Jake Tapper and Dana Bash [6/8/2025 12:36 PM, Staff, 449K] reports the president is deploying 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles, against the wishes of California’s governor. His defense secretary says active-duty Marines may also be mobilized. And during the 2020 George Floyd protests, Republican Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin supported governors using the National Guard to maintain order, but he did warn -- quote -- "You really don’t want to send in the U.S. military." Would President Trump deploying active-duty troops cross that line? Senator Johnson shares he’s experience, "We have the experience in Wisconsin where Governor Evers refused to call the National Guard, and he let Kenosha burn. And then President Trump sent in the National Guard and Kenosha stopped burning. So the reason you send in massive manpower is to prevent violence. What we’re seeing in California is violent. And, unfortunately, you don’t have leaders in California that are willing to prevent violence and protect federal law enforcement. This is all about protecting law enforcement as they go about their very difficult and very dangerous job. So I completely support President Trump in doing this, because he does not have a partner in Governor Newsom or the mayor." There’s the National Guard, federalizing the National Guard. And then there’s a separate question, which has not happened, but the defense secretary tweeted holding out the possibility of Marines going in, active-duty Marines, to be mobilized. "National Guard ought to take care of the situation. That’s what we did here in Wisconsin, Kenosha. Once they were deployed here, the violence ended. So, again, you provide massive manpower to prevent violence. And it would be nice if a Democrat politicians wouldn’t keep stirring it up and keep asking people to go out there and protest against lawful law enforcement actions. That’s kind of hard to stomach." Johnson comments. Johnson goes on to say that he doesn’t not think its necessary to bring in Marines, just the National Guard because that’s what happened in Wisconsin, and it worked.

CNN’s State of the Union With Jake Tapper and Dana Bash [6/8/2025 12:36 PM, Staff, 449K] reports overnight President Trump said he would deploy 2,000 National Guard troops to quell clashes in Los Angeles sparked by his administration’s sweeping immigration raids there on Friday. Now, in response, the state’s governor, Gavin Newsom, said there was no shortage of law enforcement locally and accused the president, who bypassed his authority, of wanting a spectacle, calling the move -- quote -- "purposely inflammatory." It was the first time a president has federalized the National Guard since the Rodney King riots in 1992, and then it was at the request of the governor. Now, overnight, Crowd of protesters in the heavily Latino suburb of Paramount exhibited violent behavior, the L.A. Sheriff’s Department said, including throwing fireworks at law enforcement. President ordered National Guard troops to respond in L.A. County within the next 24 hours. California Congresswoman Nanette Barragan, who represents Paramount joins today to give an update on the happenings in California. "I have spoken to the sheriffs on the ground, who have said they have things under control, there is no need for the National Guard, they have the manpower that they need. So this is really just an escalation of the president coming into California. We haven’t asked for the help. We don’t need the help. This is him escalating it, causing tensions to rise. It’s only going to make things worse in a situation where people are already angry over immigration enforcement. They have seen what’s happened over the course of the last several months, where you have immigration showing up to hospitals when women are delivering and giving birth and separating parents from their newborns. We’re seeing ICE going to schools. And we know that there is no targeted enforcement. That is the problem. Look, nobody disagrees with targeted enforcement of violent criminals. That is not what’s happening here. What happened yesterday in Paramount when this started was, there was a staging location. We understand that they were going to go into the Home Depot, go after day laborers. I mean, these are people who are looking for work. These are not criminals. They’re looking for work. And so protesters came out. It started peacefully. Then we had federal officers issuing -- doing the tear gas, shooting out pellets." Barragan states.

CNN’s State of the Union With Jake Tapper and Dana Bash [6/8/2025 12:36 PM, Staff, 449K] reports Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma joins today to discuss the happenings in California. The last time the National Guard was federalized was 1992 during the L.A. riots. Then, it was done at the governor’s request. In fact, the president hasn’t unilaterally federalized the National Guard since LBJ sent troops to Alabama in 1965 to protect civil rights marchers. That’s according to the Brennan Center. Why does this situation justify the president bypassing California’s governor entirely? Senator Mullin says there are two issues concerning California. "You have a very weak, lawless- leaning governor in Governor Newsom, who’s not enforcing the nation’s laws. And then you had a Biden administration for the last four years that didn’t enforce our immigration laws, which is why we need to pass this one big, beautiful bill, so we can secure our border and focus on getting these illegals out of the country. Regardless of what they may be doing right now, they enter the country illegally, and therefore they are illegal and they are criminals and they need to be deported. And I don’t know why a governor would want to try to protect illegal activity inside his state." Mullin comments. Governor Newsom says that the National Guard is purposely inflaming and will only escalate tensions there. Mullin says that words are cheap when there is video evidence of the disorder.

CNN’s State of the Union With Jake Tapper and Dana Bash [6/8/2025 12:36 PM, Staff, 449K] reports the president has ordered 2,000 National Guard troops to California today Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont gives his thoughts. "We have a president who is moving this country rapidly into authoritarianism. He is suing media who criticizes him. He is going after law firms who have clients who were against him. He’s going after universities that teach courses that he doesn’t like. He’s threatening to impeach judges who rule against him. And he’s usurping the powers of the United States Congress. This guy wants all of the power. He does not believe in the Constitution. He does not believe in the rule of law. My understanding is that the governor of California, the mayor of the city of Los Angeles did not request the National Guard. But he thinks he has a right to do anything he wants." Sanders comments.

ABC’s This Week With George Stephanopoulos [6/8/2025 11:24 AM, Staff] reports President Trump was recently in the middle east pushing for a new nuclear deal with Iran. Should Democrats be supporting President Trump on this. Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna says "yes, I appreciate that he’s trying to get peace there. Look, I supported President Obama when he did the deal with Iran, and those of us who supported that should support President Trump. I’m also glad that he’s speaking out about getting aid into Gaza."

FOX News [6/9/2025 4:00 AM, Audrey Conklin , Bill Melugin, 46878K] reports Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials are beginning a nationwide initiative to arrest illegal immigrants after asylum hearings as they leave courtrooms, multiple sources familiar with the matter confirmed to Fox News. The effort will target those who have been living in the United States for less than two years, sources said. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) strategy aims to get illegal immigration cases dropped. Federal officials plan to arrest migrants and place them in expedited removal proceedings, fast-tracking them to deportation out of the country, allowing for almost-immediate removal without a hearing before an immigration judge, according to ICE sources. If a migrant has an active, pending court case, expedited removal cannot happen, which is why DHS officials are planning to get them dropped. Immigration judges, however, have to agree to drop cases, and so far, they are cooperating with the effort, sources said. The initiative will likely cause controversy because migrants will be disincentivized from attending asylum hearings, and it will involve arrests of migrants with no criminal histories aside from entering the United States illegally. Videos posted to social media and captured by local news across the country show the ICE arrests already happening in various courthouses. "Secretary Noem is reversing Biden’s catch-and-release policy that allowed millions of unvetted illegal aliens to be let loose on American streets," a DHS spokesperson told Fox News. "This Administration is once again implementing the rule of law.” The spokesperson added that "most aliens who illegally entered the United States within the past two years are subject to expedited removals.” "ICE is now following the law and placing these illegal aliens in expedited removal, as they always should have been.” "Biden ignored this legal fact and chose to release millions of illegal aliens, including violent criminals, into the country with a notice to appear before an immigration judge," the spokesperson said. "ICE is now following the law and placing these illegal aliens in expedited removal, as they always should have been. If they have a valid credible fear claim, they will continue in immigration proceedings, but if no valid claim is found, aliens will be subject to a swift deportation.” Gregg Jarrett, Fox News legal analyst and commentator, noted the Supreme Court’s recent ruling "that President Trump had the authority to end Biden’s Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for certain specified migrants who have been in the U.S. for less than two years.” "That means they are eligible for expedited deportation," he said. "There is no law that prevents ICE from carrying out the initiative by making arrests at immigration/asylum hearings. From a safety standpoint, it makes sense. Indeed, it has been a longstanding practice." [Editorial note: consult video at source link]

The Hill [6/8/2025 5:00 PM, Rebecca Beitsch, 18649K] reports as Vadzim Baluty watched his son Aliaksandr Baluty get arrested by six plainclothes U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers directly after an immigration court hearing, he had the sinking feeling he’d made a costly mistake. Vadzim Baluty, accompanying his son for his first court appearance in his asylum bid, agreed last month when an ICE prosecutor offered to drop the case against the recent Belarusian migrant, not realizing his son would be swiftly detained as soon as the pair exited the courtroom. "I felt like we had fallen into a judicial trap," he said in Russian through an interpreter in an interview with The Hill. "We left the courtroom and an ICE officer told us our son was going to be deported in three days. Nobody told us the decision that we made — what it was going to cause.". ICE prosecutors across the country are increasingly moving to dismiss cases against migrants in a bid to fast track their deportations. While a dismissal might seem like the end of a battle to remain in the county, some leaving courthouses have instead been met by ICE agents who are then free to arrest them and place them in expedited removal proceedings, speeding their deportation without a court hearing. Rekha Sharma-Crawford, an immigration lawyer and board member with the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) called it a "bait and switch.". "The troubling thing here is that people are doing the right thing and going to court. They hear what they think is great news, that their case is dismissed. But instead, they are subject to a bait and switch and a plainclothes ICE agent will then arrest them. They are detained and then they are pressured to sign documents that basically sign away all of their rights, and they are subject to expedited removal and don’t have a chance for a full and fair hearing," she said in a call with reporters. Vadzim Baluty, a 47-year-old Belarusian political activist who was granted asylum in 2022 after fleeing the Lukashenko dictatorship, thought ICE was aware of his petition to bring his children to the country. He also didn’t think Aliaksandr Baluty, now 21, would be deported after entering the country legally. His son was permitted to enter the U.S. through Mexico after waiting in the country seven months for an appointment made through the Biden-era CBP One app. Such a dynamic has only become possible with the shift from the Trump administration, which has expanded the scope of expedited removals. Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.) went to an immigration courthouse in his district last week, sitting in on court proceedings and witnessing ICE prosecutors dismiss cases followed by migrants being arrested by plainclothes agents as they exited — something he called "Gestapo-like behavior.". "The Department of Homeland Security has implemented, over the last week, a coordinated effort to do an end run around our legal system in order to remove nonviolent, noncriminal immigrants trying to come into this country through a lawful pathway of immigration proceedings, and in many cases, asylum proceedings," he said at a press conference afterward. "By recommending dismissal of their cases, the Department of Homeland Security is essentially taking jurisdiction away from the court, removing the asylum application from going forward, and then allowing the immigration agents to arrest these people and put them in a deportation proceeding under a different authority than the one that they just dismissed, which has fewer rights and applies in very few circumstances.". The Department of Homeland Security defended the courthouse arrests as well as their use of expedited removal. "Most aliens who illegally entered the United States within the past two years are subject to expedited removals. Biden ignored this legal fact and chose to release millions of illegal aliens, including violent criminals, into the country with a notice to appear before an immigration judge. ICE is now following the law and placing these illegal aliens in expedited removal, as they always should have been," the department said in a statement.

AP [6/9/2025 12:00 AM, Eric Tucker, 24051K] reports that, when the FBI arrested an accused leader of the MS-13 gang, Kash Patel was there to announce the case, trumpeting it as a step toward returning “our communities to safety.” Weeks later, when the Justice Department announced the seizure of $510 million in illegal narcotics bound for the U.S, the FBI director joined other law enforcement leaders in front of a Coast Guard ship in Florida and stacks of intercepted drugs to highlight the haul. His presence was meant to signal the premium the FBI is placing on combating violent crime, drug trafficking and illegal immigration, concerns that have leapfrogged up the agenda in what current and former law enforcement officials say amounts to a rethinking of priorities and mission at a time when the country is also confronting increasingly sophisticated national security threats from abroad. A revised FBI priority list on its website places “Crush Violent Crime” at the top, bringing the bureau into alignment with the vision of President Donald Trump, who has made a crackdown on illegal immigration, cartels and transnational gangs a cornerstone of his administration. Patel has said he wants to “get back to the basics.” His deputy, Dan Bongino, says the FBI is returning to “its roots.” Patel says the FBI remains focused on some of the same concerns, including China, that have dominated headlines in recent years, and the bureau said in a statement that its commitment to investigating international and domestic terrorism has not changed. That intensifying threat was laid bare over the past month by a spate of violent acts, most recently a Molotov cocktail attack on a Colorado crowd by an Egyptian man who authorities say overstayed his visa and yelled “Free Palestine.” “The FBI continuously analyzes the threat landscape and allocates resources and personnel in alignment with that analysis and the investigative needs of the Bureau,” the FBI said in a statement. “We make adjustments and changes based on many factors and remain flexible as various needs arise.” Signs of restructuring abound. The Justice Department has disbanded an FBI-led task force on foreign influence and the bureau has moved to dissolve a key public corruption squad in its Washington field office, people familiar with the matter have told The Associated Press. The Trump administration, meanwhile, has proposed steep budget cuts for the FBI, and there’s been significant turnover in leadership ranks as some veteran agents with years of experience have been pushed from their positions. Some former officials are concerned the stepped-up focus on violent crime and immigration — areas already core to the mission of agencies including the Drug Enforcement Administration and Immigration and Customs Enforcement — risks deflecting attention from some of the complicated criminal and national security threats for which the bureau has long borne primary if not exclusive responsibility for investigating. “If you’re looking down five feet in front of you, looking for gang members and I would say lower-level criminals, you’re going to miss some of the more sophisticated strategic issues that may be already present or emerging,” said Chris Piehota, who retired from the FBI in 2020 as an executive assistant director.

Chicago Tribune [6/8/2025 8:50 PM, Carolyn Stein, 3987K] reports immigration advocates rallied Sunday for an end to aggressive U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids in Chicago and denounced the alleged cooperation of Chicago police in arrests made Wednesday. The rally, which drew dozens of people to a plaza at the corner of Blue Island Avenue and Loomis Street, follows nationwide protests during the past week over the Trump administration’s revamped mass deportation efforts. Trump has deployed the California National Guard in Los Angeles following two consecutive days of protests over immigration enforcement actions and clashes between demonstrators and authorities. Chicago and other liberal-leaning cities appear to continue to be a focal point for the Trump administration in its immigration crackdown. "I’m proud to be an immigrant, and we are not criminals," said Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez, 25th, whose ward includes the Lower West Side. "We saw the shameful events in our city early this week, and we continue to see the shameful actions in Los Angeles. Full solidarity to all the people in L.A., all the oppressed people who are fighting for dignity and respect." Last week, protesters, local organizers and aldermen — including Sigcho-Lopez — clashed with immigration officials outside a U.S. Customs and Immigration office in the South Loop, where immigrants were told to come to a check-in appointment at the office. Many did not come out for hours. Organizers estimate that around 20 people were detained Wednesday. ICE did not respond to requests to confirm the number of people detained. "These are people that are doing everything that the U.S. is saying that they should be doing to become a citizen and to be able to stay in this country," Omar Flores, chair of the Immigrant Rights Working Committee of the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, said Sunday. "And we are arresting them for it. It is leaving them in a position where it is a catch-22, where they have no option but to be deported.".

San Diego Union Tribune [6/8/2025 12:58 PM, Alex Riggins, 1611K] reports when immigration officers recently stormed two popular Italian restaurants in South Park, they came prepared for a confrontation. Videos from the Friday evening operation showed most carried pistols on their hips and wore tactical plate-carrier vests. Several wore helmets and carried automatic rifles, and most wore some type of facial covering. The operation, which was based on criminal search warrants alleging Buona Forchetta was employing up to 19 undocumented workers, resulted in four workers being taken into custody and no criminal charges as of Friday, a week after the May 30 raid. It also resulted in a chaotic scene when community members from South Park, a leafy neighborhood that borders Balboa Park, began to angrily protest the immigration crackdown and go face-to-face with officers and agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Homeland Security Investigations. The law enforcement personnel used flash-bang devices to disperse the crowds that blocked their vehicles. Similar scenes played out Friday in Los Angeles, the same day Democratic lawmakers continued seeking answers from ICE and its parent agency, the Department of Homeland Security, about why such a show of force was necessary in South Park. Meanwhile, community members and immigration rights activists grappled with the new reality that workplace enforcement raids now appear nearly indistinguishable from SWAT standoffs. Opinions differ greatly about the optics, tactics and effectiveness of the operation at Buona Forchetta and its nearby sister restaurant Enoteca Buona Forchetta. A former DHS agent said heavily armed tactical teams are often used to make arrests and serve warrants on non-violent targets simply to ensure the federal agents are never surprised or outgunned. He and others suspect the operation was similar to hundreds of others that have occurred across the nation in recent years under presidents from both parties, but it received heightened attention because of the current administration. Others believe the show of force was an escalation of previous immigration enforcement operations in San Diego, and part of a purposeful effort by the Trump administration to send a warning to undocumented immigrants and U.S. citizens alike. "The Administration’s use of these tactics … suggests the intent of the raid was not to uphold the law in a responsible manner, but rather to intimidate," local Democratic Congress members wrote in a letter sent Friday to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem. "This is unacceptable. The use of such tactics to execute warrants for non-violent crimes not only harms public trust in HSI and ICE, it also raises legitimate questions about the Department of Homeland Security’s stewardship of taxpayer dollars.". Todd Lyons, ICE’s acting director, turned emotional last week when asked to explain why agents and officers wear masks, saying that some have received death threats and been harassed online, the Associated Press reported. "I’m sorry if people are offended by them wearing masks, but I’m not going to let my officers and agents go out there and put their lives on the line, their family on the line because people don’t like what immigration enforcement is," he said at a news conference in Boston to announce nearly 1,500 arrests in the area as part of a monthlong operation.

Washington Post [6/8/2025 8:06 PM, Arelis R. Hernández, 32099K] reports Angel knew from the moment he raised his hand with a whistle and shouted “Labor!” at a white van pulling into the Home Depot parking lot full of workers last Friday that something felt wrong. The Honduran immigrant caught a glimpse of the driver and a passenger wearing what looked like bulletproof vests. He followed the vehicle with his eyes as it parked toward the eastern entrance near downtown Los Angeles and the heart of the city’s Central American immigrant community. His creeping suspicion exploded into full-blown fear just as the doors of the van opened and masked agents began pouring out. "La migra!" Angel and another day laborer yelled. More than 100 men and women standing in the parking lot began to run. Six migrants who said they were present recounted how federal immigration authorities began handcuffing anyone they could grab in one of several raids in the city that would spark a wave of unrest and leave immigrant workers of all stripes jolted. The Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation was one of several Friday in Los Angeles that drew widespread criticism from elected leaders and community activists in a city that is home to one of the largest undocumented immigrant communities in the country. As word spread, protesters hit the streets to confront the officers and denounce their actions as a broad attack against immigrant families. The indignation continued into Sunday as officers fired tear gas at demonstrators outside a downtown building where some National Guard troops mobilized by President Donald Trump had been stationed. The hardware store parking lot was empty for the first 24 hours after the raid. The immigration sweep spooked many day laborers who said they could not recall another enforcement action in which people had been detained so seemingly arbitrarily. But by Sunday, they began to return. Their numbers were far fewer but, they said, they showed up because they had to. There were too many bills to pay and mouths to feed not to work. "You don’t get a break in this town when you’re an immigrant," said Josue, who like all of the men and women interviewed spoke on the condition of anonymity because they fear being targeted by immigration officers. Xochitl, a Guatemalan mother of two, was inside a McDonald’s that shares the parking lot with the Home Depot when she said she saw numerous agents running after men she sees every day but knows only by their nicknames. She said she momentarily froze but then began walking in the opposite direction of agents who were detaining food vendors on sidewalks. "They were just grabbing people," she said. "They don’t ask questions. They didn’t know if any of us were in any kind of immigration process.”

Washington Post [6/9/2025 12:15 AM, David Nakamura and Marianne LeVine, 32099K] reports the Trump administration on Monday will begin enforcing an expansive new travel ban for people from 19 countries, restrictions that come eight years after President Donald Trump’s first attempt to impose a ban led to chaotic scenes at U.S. airports. Trump announced the new policy last week, fully banning travelers from a dozen countries and partially restricting those from another seven. Administration officials said the prohibitions are necessary to improve national security by targeting countries that have ties to terrorism, lack sufficient vetting for passports and have high rates of citizens who overstay their U.S. visas. Immigrant advocates said they do not anticipate the same level of mass protests that greeted Trump’s announcement of an immediate ban in January 2017 on travelers from some Muslim-majority countries. That decree led federal authorities at U.S. airports to detain people with valid visas who were traveling to the country when Trump made his announcement, prompting a flurry of lawsuits challenging the order. Two versions of the ban were halted by federal judges. Trump’s latest effort, however, may be more difficult to challenge in court. In 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a third revision of the ban. Legal experts said the Trump administration has applied lessons from Trump’s first term and crafted the new order in a way that makes it less susceptible to being blocked. The White House said the restrictions include exceptions for legal permanent residents, refugees already in the country, current visa holders and individuals whose entry serves U.S. national interests. Unlike in 2017, the administration also provided several days’ notice for the provisions to take effect, giving prospective travelers and foreign governments time to prepare for the changes. "A lot of what people remember from the first Muslim travel bans was that they resulted in this chaos at airports," said Stephanie Gee, senior director of U.S. legal services at the International Refugee Assistance Project. "There was a mass mobilization around that. I wouldn’t anticipate the same scale of that issue because it seems like they learned their lesson on the implementation front.”

AP [6/9/2025 1:58 AM, Staff, 56000K] reports President Donald Trump has banned travel to the U.S. by citizens of 12 countries and restricted access for those from seven others, citing national security concerns in resurrecting and expanding a hallmark policy from his first term that will mostly affect people from Africa and the Middle East. The ban announced applies to citizens of Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. The heightened restrictions apply to people from Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela who are outside the U.S. and don’t hold a valid visa. The policy took effect Monday and does not have an end date. The travel ban stems from a Jan. 20 executive order Trump issued requiring the Department of State, Department of Homeland Security and the Director of National Intelligence to compile a report on “hostile attitudes” toward the U.S. The aim is to “protect its citizens from aliens who intend to commit terrorist attacks, threaten our national security, espouse hateful ideology, or otherwise exploit the immigration laws for malevolent purposes,” the administration said. In a video posted on social media, Trump tied the new ban to a terrorist attack Sunday in Boulder, Colorado, saying it underscored the dangers posed by some visitors who overstay visas. The man charged in the attack is from Egypt, a country that is not on Trump’s restricted list. U.S. officials say he overstayed a tourist visa. Trump said nationals of countries included in the ban pose “terrorism-related” and “public-safety” risks, as well as risks of overstaying their visas. He also said some of these countries had “deficient” screening and vetting or have historically refused to take back their citizens. His findings rely extensively on an annual Homeland Security report about tourists, businesspeople and students who overstay U.S. visas and arrive by air or sea, singling out countries with high percentages of nationals who remain after their visas expired. The inclusion of Afghanistan angered some supporters who have worked to resettle its people. The ban makes exceptions for Afghans on special immigrant visas, who were generally the people who worked most closely with the U.S. government during the two-decade war there. The list can be changed, the administration said in a document, if authorities in the designated countries make “material improvements” to their own rules and procedures. New countries can be added “as threats emerge around the world.” The State Department instructed U.S. embassies and consulates on Friday not to revoke visas previously issued to people from the 12 countries listed in the ban. However, visa applicants from affected countries whose applications have been approved but have not yet received their visas will be denied, according to the cable, which was signed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio. And, unless an applicant meets narrow criteria for an exemption to the ban, his or her application will be rejected starting on Monday.

AP [6/8/2025 1:43 AM, Staff, 24051K] reports President Donald Trump’s new ban on travel to the U.S. by citizens from 12 mainly African and Middle Eastern countries took effect Monday amid rising tension over the president’s escalating campaign of immigration enforcement. The new proclamation, which Trump signed last week, applies to citizens of Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. It also imposes heightened restrictions on people from Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela who are outside the U.S. and don’t hold a valid visa. The new ban does not revoke visas previously issued to people from countries on the list, according to guidance issued Friday to all U.S. diplomatic missions. However, unless an applicant meets narrow criteria for an exemption to the ban, his or her application will be rejected starting Monday. Travelers with previously issued visas should still be able to enter the U.S. even after the ban takes effect. During Trump’s first term, a hastily written executive order ordering the denial of entry to citizens of mainly Muslim countries created chaos at numerous airports and other ports of entry, prompting successful legal challenges and major revisions to the policy.

No such disruption was immediately discernible at Los Angeles International Airport in the hours after the new ban took effect. Haitian-American Elvanise Louis-Juste, who was at the airport earlier Sunday in Newark, New Jersey, awaiting a flight to her home state of Florida, said many Haitians wanting to come to the U.S. are simply seeking to escape violence and unrest. “I have family in Haiti, so it’s pretty upsetting to see and hear,” Louis-Juste, 23, said of the travel ban. “I don’t think it’s a good thing. I think it’s very upsetting.” Many immigration experts say the new ban is more carefully crafted and appears designed to beat court challenges that hampered the first by focusing on the visa application process. Trump said this time that some countries had “deficient” screening for passports and other public documents or have historically refused to take back their own citizens. He relied extensively on an annual Homeland Security report of people who remain in the U.S. after their visas expired. Measuring overstay rates has challenged experts for decades, but the government has made a limited attempt annually since 2016. Trump’s proclamation cites overstay rates for eight of the 12 banned countries. Trump also tied the new ban to a terrorist attack in Boulder, Colorado, saying it underscored the dangers posed by some visitors who overstay visas. U.S. officials say the man charged in the attack overstayed a tourist visa. He is from Egypt, a country that is not on Trump’s restricted list. The ban was quickly denounced by groups that provide aid and resettlement help to refugees. “This policy is not about national security — it is about sowing division and vilifying communities that are seeking safety and opportunity in the United States,” said Abby Maxman, president of Oxfam America, a nonprofit international relief organization. The inclusion of Afghanistan angered some supporters who have worked to resettle its people. The ban does make exceptions for Afghans on Special Immigrant Visas, generally people who worked most closely with the U.S. government during the two-decade-long war there. Afghanistan had been one of the largest sources of resettled refugees, with about 14,000 arrivals in a 12-month period through September 2024. Trump suspended refugee resettlement his first day in office.

FOX News [6/8/2025 9:40 AM, Paul Tilsley, 46878K] reports President Donald Trump’s restrictions on travel from 10 African countries are being praised by analysts for improving U.S. security internationally and domestically. The president said on X the travel ban was being introduced after a terror attack against a pro-Israel group advocating for Hamas to release Israeli hostages in Boulder, Colorado, last weekend, allegedly by an Egyptian man who had overstayed his visa. In a White House fact sheet, Trump said, "We will restore the travel ban, some people call it the Trump travel ban, and keep the radical Islamic terrorists out of our country." This point was backed by the State Department’s principal deputy spokesperson, Tommy Pigott. In a briefing Thursday, Pigott said, "This is a national security imperative". But observers believe there is an external, international reason. "Most, if not all, of the African countries were added to this list either because of extreme instability and thus terrorist havens or because relations between them and the U.S. is either extremely poor or non-existent," Bill Roggio, senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and editor of FDD’s Long War Journal, told Fox News Digital. [Editorial note: consult video at source link]

New York Times [6/8/2025 4:12 PM, Tariq Panja, 138952K] reports Manny Mizael swapped Brazil for Boston 27 years ago, but his passion for a soccer team based nearly 5,000 miles away in Rio de Janeiro burns as bright as ever. So much so that Mizael helps run a supporters club based in Massachusetts for the team, Flamengo, one of Brazil’s most popular. His group regularly hosts match screenings that draw hundreds of fans. But this year, fan WhatsApp groups began lighting up with chatter about the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown almost as much as about Flamengo’s latest successes. Fears were so high that the group scrapped a watch party in February, Mizael said, out of concerns that it could become a target for an immigration raid. Many of the fans are from outside the United States and lack legal status. “People are being snatched off the streets and getting arrested,” Mizael said. “We decided not to do the game because we thought it could ruin the lives of many people.” The cancellation was a preview of how President Trump’s immigration policies are shaping up to affect next year’s World Cup, the most-watched event in sports. It is expected to draw about 6.5 million people, mostly to the United States, where most matches will be played. (Canada and Mexico are co-hosting the tournament.) Fans routinely go all out for once-in-a-lifetime trips to the World Cup, drawing down years of savings or putting off major purchases like homes to pay for travel. For some, the possibility of such a trip might already be doomed. Visa wait times for several countries — including Colombia, whose fans typically attend World Cups in significant numbers — stretch past next summer’s tournament. Iran, the first team from Asia to qualify for the World Cup, is on the list of 12 countries that Mr. Trump banned travel from this week. He carved out an exception for athletes and staff in the World Cup and other sporting events, but not for fans. In the most recent tournaments in Russia and Qatar, the host countries and FIFA agreed on a visa waiver program for most ticket holders. Nothing similar is in place for next summer. The Trump administration’s tough immigration policies have also affected World Cup staffing, according to two people with direct knowledge of the issue. FIFA typically hires contractors experienced in major complex events like the Olympics to help stage the tournament. For the 2026 World Cup, that process has proved harder than usual, including the government turning down some visa requests and asking why FIFA cannot hire Americans for the work, according to a soccer official briefed on the planning. A FIFA spokesman disputed that the process to obtain work visas had been difficult and noted that the organization had a staff of 800 in Miami and planned to send Europe-based personnel to help. The spokesman declined to comment on the possibility of fans from certain countries being barred from attending the World Cup or what efforts FIFA was making to ensure ticket holders could attend. The Department of Homeland Security also declined to comment.

San Francisco Chronicle [6/8/2025 7:00 AM, Sarah Ravani, 4120K] reports hundreds of people arrived at Raimondi Park in West Oakland Friday morning to pray in observance of Eid al-Adha, a Muslim celebration. Men lined up on a massive white tarp on the baseball field, removing their shoes and laying down their prayer rugs. Women did the same but in a smaller section under a white tent. As people arrived, Ali Albasiery, a business owner and president of the As-Salam Mosque in Oakland, greeted them with a smile, a pat on the back and a kiss on the cheek. Despite his smile and the warm greetings from his peers, Albasiery, who was born in Yemen and moved to the U.S. at 10, was preoccupied by President Donald Trump’s recent travel ban on citizens from his home country and 11 others. And he could sense apprehension and fear in those gathering to pray. "Everybody is scared," Albasiery said. "Everybody is rushing and people are panicking.". This past Wednesday, Trump reintroduced the policy from his first term that, when it goes into effect on Monday, will prohibit travel to the U.S. by citizens of Yemen, Sudan, Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya and Somalia. It limits travel from Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela. Trump said the move — which includes the input of the secretary of state, attorney general, secretary of homeland security and director of national intelligence — will protect the U.S. from terrorist attacks and national security threats. "As President, I must act to protect the national security and national interest of the United States and its people," Trump said. Trump did not point to any specific examples of terrorist attacks against the U.S. involving the countries banned. He spoke of the recent Colorado attack in which an Egyptian national, who had overstayed his visa, injured Jewish marchers supporting Israeli hostages held in Gaza, but Egypt is not included in the bans. Another justification for the move, according to the president’s order, is to target countries whose visitors frequently overstay their visas. Courts blocked Trump’s first two attempts to ban travel from certain countries, but in 2018 the U.S. Supreme Court upheld his third try, based on the president’s authority over matters of national security. The issue of overstayed visas could give opponents fresh ammunition against the new order, and critics have already argued that it appears to arbitrarily target countries on those grounds.

Reuters [6/8/2025 7:59 PM, Andrew Hay, 51390K] reports U.S. troops have made their first detentions inside military areas set up on the U.S.-Mexico border as part of the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration, the U.S. Army said. The unprecedented military areas along 260 miles (418 km) of border in New Mexico and Texas were declared extensions of U.S. Army bases by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, allowing troops to temporarily detain migrants and other civilian trespassers. Three "illegal aliens" were detained by troops in the New Mexico area near Santa Teresa on June 3, before being handed to U.S. Border Patrol, Army spokesperson Major Geoffrey Carmichael said in an email. "This marks the first time Department of Defense personnel have recorded a temporary detainment within either National Defense Area," Carmichael said. U.S. presidents have long used active-duty and reservist troops on the international boundary in support roles to U.S. Border Patrol such as surveillance and construction. President Donald Trump took military use a step further by giving troops the right to hold trespassers they catch in the zones until civilian law enforcement assumes custody. Federal troops can also search people and conduct crowd control measures within the areas, according to the Army. Designation of the zones as military bases allowed troops to detain migrants without the need for Trump to invoke the Insurrection Act. The 1807 law lets a U.S. president deploy federal troops domestically to suppress events like civil disorder. Prosecution of dozens of migrants caught in the zones has faced setbacks in court after judges in New Mexico and Texas dismissed trespassing charges, and acquitted a Peruvian woman, ruling they did not know they were entering restricted areas. The primary role of troops in the zones is to detect and track illegal border crossers, with around 390 such detections so far, the Army said. News of the detentions inside military areas came as Trump deployed state-based National Guard troops to Los Angeles during protests over immigration raids.

ABC News [6/8/2025 9:16 AM, Staff, 31733K] reports WABC’s Dani Beckstrom reports on the severe weather expected for Texas and Oklahoma, with destructive winds, giant hail and possible tornadoes. [Editorial note: consult video at source link]

Daily Caller [6/8/2025 5:53 PM, Melanie Wilcox, 1010K] reports Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters was denied access to the Los Angeles Federal Building over the weekend when she attempted to check on Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local President David Huerta, who was detained amid ICE raids, according to eyewitness accounts shared via social media.. A tweet from X user “Stu” captured the moment: “BREAKING: Rep. Maxine Waters tried to enter the Los Angeles Federal Building to check on arrested SEIU President David Huerta. Despite her ‘congressional authority,’ she was denied entry.” Another post said Waters tried to gain entry to visit Huerta at the Metropolitan Detention Center. The tweet said Waters was “slammed in the face” by locked doors when her access was refused— despite invoking her status as a congresswoman. Huerta was hurt during his arrest after protesting the raids. He remains in custody, Politico reported. House Democrats, including Rep. Luz Rivas, say they were also blocked from entering the federal building to oversee the situation. The ICE operations targeted over 100 illegal immigrants — some alleged to be gang members and suspected drug traffickers — which sparked heated protests across Los Angeles, including in Compton and Paramount.

New York Post [6/8/2025 6:05 PM, Melanie Marich and Jorge Fitz-Gibbon, 49956K] reports the captain of a 35-foot boat that burst into flames off the Bronx shoreline Saturday night and injured 23 passengers was arrested for drunken driving, police said. Joshua Brito, 33, is facing charges of driving while intoxicated and reckless endangerment following the fiery incident near Hart Island around 9 p.m., a spokesperson for the NYPD said Sunday. The blaze on the Carver 35 yacht sent passengers scrambling into the water to escape the flames, with most making their way to the nearby 131-acre island, law enforcement sources said. Police said 22 people suffered minor injuries while one other suffered more serious injuries and was listed in stable condition. The US Coast Guard rescued the stranded passengers and transported them to City Island. Fourteen passengers were taken to Jacobi Hospital Medical Center and nine to Montefiore Einstein Hospital. The passengers range in age from 17 to 58, sources said. According to sources, the doomed boat was one of several tied together when a blast set it on fire, forcing the passengers into the waters between the Bronx and Westchester County. The Carver 35 is designed to safely carry eight to 15 passengers, according to online ads for the popular boat model.

San Diego Union Tribune [6/8/2025 8:40 PM, Karen Kucher and Phil Diehl, 1611K] reports a small plane with six people aboard crashed into the ocean about 3 miles off Sunset Cliffs Sunday afternoon, prompting a search involving several agencies. The Coast Guard received the report at 12:50 p.m. and began searching the debris field with a Jayhawk helicopter, a C-17 airplane, the Cutter Sea Otter and two smaller boats, said Petty Officer Charlie Valor. None of the people believed to be on board had been found by about 2:30 p.m. as the search continued, Valor said. Coast Guard officials said the plane was a Cessna 414, which is a pressurized, twin-engine aircraft designed to carry six to eight passengers. San Diego lifeguards initially assisted with the search, then were called off after it became clear the plane went down in deep water, a spokesperson said. "The U.S. Coast Guard alerted SDFD Lifeguards after receiving reports from vessels of a large splash approximately three miles off Sunset Cliffs," said Candace Hadley, media services program manager for San Diego Fire-Rescue and Lifeguards. "Lifeguards responded with several rescue vessels (boats and some personal watercraft), who located an oil sheen and some debris on the water," Hadley said.

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Los Angeles Times [6/9/2025 2:51 AM, Clara Harter, 14672K] reports a search was underway Sunday night for six missing people after a small plane crashed in the ocean off of San Diego that afternoon, authorities said. The U.S. Coast Guard received a report at 12:45 p.m. that a twin-engine Cessna 414 had crashed around three miles west of Point Loma. A debris field was located off of the coast in an area where the water was estimated to be 200 feet deep, according to the Coast Guard. Multiple agencies worked together to scour the area for any survivors Sunday afternoon and evening. This included air and marine Coast Guard crews, air and marine Customs & Border Protection crews, San Diego Harbor Police boat crews and San Diego Lifeguard crews. No one had been found as of 11:30 p.m., Coast Guard Petty Officer Ryan Graves told The Times. The Coast Guard Cutter Sea Otter crew will remain on scene overnight to continue the search, and helicopter crews were set to rejoin the effort at first light, he said. Local resident Tyson Wislofsky witnessed the crash while surfing near Point Loma on Sunday afternoon. "I saw him come down at angle. He wasn’t flying straight to the ground," Wislofsky told NBC4 News. "The next time he came out of the clouds, he went straight into the water. Full throttle.” The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the cause of the crash. Information on the the identity of those missing was not immediately available.

AP [6/8/2025 7:40 AM, David Klepper, 56000K] reports cybersecurity investigators noticed a highly unusual software crash — it was affecting a small number of smartphones belonging to people who worked in government, politics, tech and journalism. The crashes, which began late last year and carried into 2025, were the tipoff to a sophisticated cyberattack that may have allowed hackers to infiltrate a phone without a single click from the user. The attackers left no clues about their identities, but investigators at the cybersecurity firm iVerify noticed that the victims all had something in common: They worked in fields of interest to China’s government and had been targeted by Chinese hackers in the past. Foreign hackers have increasingly identified smartphones, other mobile devices and the apps they use as a weak link in U.S. cyber defenses. Groups linked to China’s military and intelligence service have targeted the smartphones of prominent Americans and burrowed deep into telecommunication networks, according to national security and tech experts. It shows how vulnerable mobile devices and apps are and the risk that security failures could expose sensitive information or leave American interests open to cyberattack, those experts say. "The world is in a mobile security crisis right now," said Rocky Cole, a former cybersecurity expert at the National Security Agency and Google and now chief operations officer at iVerify. "No one is watching the phones.". U.S. authorities warned in December of a sprawling Chinese hacking campaign designed to gain access to the texts and phone conversations of an unknown number of Americans. "They were able to listen in on phone calls in real time and able to read text messages," said Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi of Illinois. He is a member of the House Intelligence Committee and the senior Democrat on the Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, created to study the geopolitical threat from China. The Chinese government has denied allegations of cyberespionage, and accused the U.S. of mounting its own cyberoperations. It says America cites national security as an excuse to issue sanctions against Chinese organizations and keep Chinese technology companies from the global market. "The U.S. has long been using all kinds of despicable methods to steal other countries’ secrets," Lin Jian, a spokesman for China’s foreign ministry, said at a recent press conference in response to questions about a CIA push to recruit Chinese informants.

Breitbart [6/8/2025 6:26 PM, Joel B. Pollak, 3077K] reports Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced last week that the U.S. would impose sanctions on four judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) for targeting the U.S. and Israel, though neither are signatories. In a statement, Rubio said (original emphasis): Today, I am designating Solomy Balungi Bossa of Uganda, Luz del Carmen Ibáñez Carranza of Peru, Reine Adelaide Sophie Alapini Gansou of Benin, and Beti Hohler of Slovenia pursuant to President Trump’s Executive Order 14203, "Imposing Sanctions on the International Criminal Court." These individuals directly engaged in efforts by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate, arrest, detain, or prosecute nationals of the United States or Israel, without consent from the United States or Israel. Neither the United States nor Israel is party to the Rome Statute. As ICC judges, these four individuals have actively engaged in the ICC’s illegitimate and baseless actions targeting America or our close ally, Israel. The ICC is politicized and falsely claims unfettered discretion to investigate, charge, and prosecute nationals of the United States and our allies. This dangerous assertion and abuse of power infringes upon the sovereignty and national security of the United States and our allies, including Israel. President Donald Trump had already restored sanctions on the ICC in February, after President Joe Biden had reversed Trump’s earlier sanctions. Trump had imposed sanctions on the ICC during his first term after the court began targeting U.S. military personnel over actions in Afghanistan, though the U.S. never signed the Rome Statute that governs the ICC, and never agreed to submit U.S. personnel to the ICC’s jurisdiction.

NewsMax [6/8/2025 10:13 PM, Yesica Fisch, 4622K] reports reports sraeli forces stopped a Gaza-bound aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg and other activists early Monday and diverted it to Israel, enforcing a longstanding blockade of the Palestinian territory that has been tightened during the war with Hamas. "The ‘selfie yacht’ of the ‘celebrities’ is safely making its way to the shores of Israel," the Foreign Ministry said in a social media post. "The passengers are expected to return to their home countries.” It said the humanitarian aid aboard the ship would be transferred to Gaza through established channels. It later circulated footage of what appeared to be Israeli military personnel handing out sandwiches and water to the activists, who were wearing orange life vests. The Freedom Flotilla Coalition, which had organized the voyage to deliver humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip and protest Israel’s blockade and wartime conduct, said the activists had been "kidnapped by Israeli forces" and released pre-recorded messages from them. Thunberg, a climate campaigner, was among 12 activists aboard the Madleen, which set sail from Sicily a week ago. Along the way, it had stopped on Thursday to rescue four migrants who had jumped overboard to avoid being detained by the Libyan coast guard. Rima Hassan, a French member of the European Parliament who is of Palestinian descent, was also among the volunteers on board. She has been barred from entering Israel because of her opposition to Israeli policies toward the Palestinians. After a 2.5-month total blockade aimed at pressuring Hamas, Israel started allowing some basic aid into Gaza last month, but humanitarian workers have warned of famine unless the blockade is lifted and Israel ends its military offensive. An attempt last month by Freedom Flotilla to reach Gaza by sea failed after another of the group’s vessels was attacked by two drones while sailing in international waters off Malta. The group blamed Israel for the attack, which damaged the front section of the ship. Israel and Egypt have imposed varying degrees of blockade on Gaza since Hamas seized power from rival Palestinian forces in 2007. Critics of the blockade say it amounts to collective punishment of Gaza’s roughly 2 million Palestinians.

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