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By CHRISTOPHER WEBER, AMY TAXIN, JAKE OFFENHARTZ and JOHN SEEWER LOS ANGELES©2025 GPlusMedia Inc.
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Underworld
And National Guard members sleeping on floors in offices, clearly not needed.
Calling up the National Guard is a political stunt.
JJE
Looks like Trump was right yet again.
Calling out the NG prevented much more destruction and violence, thereby winning the first skirmish in this ongoing campaign to secure the interior.
As evidenced by the Texas theatre of operations bringing the NG to standby, this is a sensible policy to prevent a California-style disaster and let the federal authorities do their job without threat of insurgent rage mobs.
Newsom and Bass should hang their heads in shame.
wallace
One square mile of LA out of 50 square miles. Why does it need 4,000 National Guard and 700 Marines, costing the DOD $134 million?
Underworld
JJE
Clearly the National Guard are not needed and the logistics and planning have been farcical.
bass4funk
Exactly, the mob is in no position to call the shots and demand anything, they’re not going to win this. The thuggish tactics will come to an end.
Without a doubt.
JJE
The 'one square mile' is the zone where the local authorities declared a curfew. Federal buildings and facilities are in that zone certainly, but there are others scattered throughout the city.
The marines are apparently undergoing advanced civil unrest training at Naval Weapons Station Seal.
What this means for the future and whether they may be employed to protect federal agents discharging their duties (i.e. providing security to ICE/FBI raids on known offenders) is an open guess. But it's clear the administration isn't taking any chances - for now the escalation ladder is the same as yesterday
sakurasuki
Battle of Los Angeles, has begun and still on going.
bass4funk
Well, that went well…
Federal judge rules in favor of Trump as he sends National Guard to LA riots
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6374131650112
Jay
For the ILLEGAL immigrant sympathizers, imagine entering a country without a visa, getting food, free healthcare, free schooling, and job pathways - then turning around and not only waving the flag of the failed state YOU fled, but BURNING the flag of the country that gave you everything.
The radical fringe might call it "protest", the rest of us know it's entitlement.
And of course, they’re egged on by Radical Left Antifa clown brigade who wouldn’t last five minutes under the regimes these people claim to escape. Try pulling this in Japan or any other country and see how fast the welcome mat turns into a boot up your bum.
marc laden
Finally we could find one person among 10000 holding a US flag for propaganda.... .... And soon he burned it . YES THEY BURNED THE US FLAG holding high the Mexican flag and Palestine flag ..
The lunatics are still saying that is a peaceful protest ....... As they always say ...
But the US voters and the world has seen the truth ...
You are a heading to the cliff ... the communists who are in the USA ..with fake smile mask ..
Half of them are paid protesters ...
Blacklabel
It’s good to finally see some accountability, not just release in time to go back right back the next night to do violence again.
even that foul mouthed congresswoman got a 3 count indictment from a grand jury for her unlawful actions at the detention facility.
nishikat
Who (in any county) wants illegals in their country using up resources. But Trump is the one who deported an American boy who has cancer. There is the right way and Obama was the deporter-in-chief about that. Then why did he deport an American sick boy. What Trump does doesn't make sense. There is talk that Trump will pardon Diddy if Diddy buys a lot of Trump Crypto Coin and talks nice to Trump.
TaiwanIsNotChina
This has become a protest against fascism in general. People are rightfully protesting the attempt to end states rights.
Blacklabel
Yeah the guy who burned the US flag definitely did not “understand the assignment”.
that’s what happens when organizers are paying low education people who might not even speak English.
JJE
Here is the actual curfew zone:
https://images.jifo.co/21540871_1749649418593.svg
This covers the city hall, the federal buildings including Metropolitan Detention Center and courts.
Important to observe violent riots weren't confined to this zone. For example, you may have read/seen where federal agents were confronted by a mob in the Paramount area much further south of the curfew zone, where there is a DHS building, not far from the now infamous donut shop that became a staging area to repel the assault. There is news video of a CBP Blackhawk dramatically landing outside the facility, in the parking lot to unload boxes and barrels of supplies, as it was under siege. A second CBP helicopter also flew in supplies nearby too (on camera too). There was obviously serious concern these isolated positions may be overrun, insurgent-style.
Now the cavalry has arrived, things are more stable. Trump's deployment prevented a conflagration and now the local police appear to be doing more. Newsom could solve this whole thing by declaring state authorities will cooperate with federal agencies 100%. The ball is in his court.
TaiwanIsNotChina
Yeah they are probably watching a poorly produced training video and then will be told go out and do as they please.
TaiwanIsNotChina
Unrest was over before the fascists White House got their grubby paws on the matter.
bass4funk
Aka: give in to the whiney thugs and let them do what they want.
bass4funk
Then don’t put your hands on ICE agents and you won’t have to worry about the President getting involved.
Blacklabel
Can’t be worse than Gavin’s monumental “speech to the nation” that had no audio for some of it and kept buffering and glitching?
best speech he ever gave!
stormcrow
The law & order president flexes his authoritarian muscles. Quite different from the traitor we saw on January 6th who threw the police smack dab into the middle of his rabid mob of followers, who BTW were all pardoned for their assault on police officers.
This president is just full of dishonesty and contradictions, isn’t he?
TaiwanIsNotChina
That was yesterday's news and the hearing hasn't happened yet. He merely gave the fascists a chance to submit their insane justifications.
bass4funk
Don’t worry, he’s going to win this.
Fascists for doing his job and protecting Federal agents. Uh, the real fascists are the ones destroying the city, businesses and public as well as private properties. If Newsom wants or has any prospects for running for President, they burned away with the rest of fire that’s been engulfing the city.
chotto_2
Land of the Free lol
bass4funk
Yes, there is, go on any social media and watch the thousands of video footage that’s states otherwise.
The left’s tactics, most definitely
Blacklabel
I expect these investigations to continue nonstop for the next 2-3 years to hold every single person in any video accountable for any and every crime committed.
Underworld
bass4funk
Maybe don’t weaponize ICE to go after non-criminal, non-violent Home Depot workers.
bass4funk
Again, watch the videos. Speaks for itself.
Ok, so you’re essentially saying when given an order, ICE just give a finger to their bosses and not uphold the law and just go rogue and forget law and order?
Blacklabel
Home Depot workers? Those people don’t work at Home Depot.
they are illegals standing outside. Doesn’t matter if they are non criminal or non violent, does it?
The left is always so loose and misleading with the meaning of words.
Blacklabel
Mass deportations are supported by 80% of US citizens.
that means everyone not supposed to be here goes home.
So with limited resources until the funding bill passes, looking for violent criminals first. of course.
but if while looking we find someone else who is scheduled later but also on the list- might as just deport them now too.
Underworld
Blacklabel
They get work from Home Depot = Home Depot workers.
Trump promised he would clean up violent gang members for public safety. This isn’t that.
Nope.
Bob Fosse
You’ve watched thousands of videos on social media?
Unlike J6 when you claimed the real footage was being censored by social media.
Underworld
Blacklabel
Of violent gang members. Not non-violent, non-criminal undocumented immigrants.
Underworld
bass4funk
No, I’m saying Stephen Miller shouldn’t make the order in the first place.
masugomi
War Dogs are coming. Things are going to change!
bass4funk
Hard to miss. Remember, everyone has a phone these days.
A lot was
GuruMick
Personally I dont give a rats butt for MAGA and the circus surrounding it, but will make one observation
When the Police are a military force, as is ICE , AND now you have the spectre of the Marines and Army being used against US people, well, you have already arrived at fascism.
Enjoy.
Underworld
Blacklabel
Not what Stephen Miller told ICE. He said forget about violent criminals, go into Home Depot and 7-Eleven.
Blacklabel
was no such distinction given when we voted for it.
mass= ALL
what you describe would be called “selective” or “targeted”- not “mass”
JJE
Border Czar Tom Homan set the record straight about the 'immigration raids' that allegedly 'provoked' this riot. He asserts they were not such described raids but were to execute three criminal warrants as part of ongoing ICE investigations. Here he explains the facts and describes some of the characters apprehended:
https://x.com/LauraPowellEsq/status/1932213275321921639
Blacklabel
Today:
“Karoline Leavitt now says Trump is committed to deporting "anyone who has broken America's immigration laws," not just violent offenders”
seems Trump had at least some compassion towards non violent offenders to allow them be deported last.
seems these violent riots have ruined that good will.
Underworld
Blacklabel
Of violent gang members. Not non-violent, non-criminal undocumented immigrants.
And every sentence Trump spoke of undocumented immigrants, included the words violent and gang members.
Why do you think communities are upset???
Blacklabel
Any proof of this allegation would be wonderful. An email, a public statement, anything,
Because…one, Stephen isn’t in charge of ICE. Two, these people aren’t “in” Home Depot or 7-11 as they don’t work there.
bass4funk
The fascism starts when you give in to the mob thuggery tactics, taunting ICE agents with warrants not to arrest illegals, pushing, blocking them, threatening ans assaulting them physically and then they Federal agents have to wait for over 4 hours for backups to watch their six??? That’s your fascism in full swing, don’t want it, get out of these agents way and let them do their jobs. If you’re illegal, you have broken the law-period! Anything you say is just garrulous diatribe and it will be dealt with accordingly. Newsom and Bass had their chance.
Underworld
Blacklabel
And she wonders why communities are upset?
plasticmonkey
Fascism comes from the top, not the bottom.
Bob Fosse
Bad news for the police. Police brutality is more visible now everyone carries a video camera in their pocket whilst ufo and Bigfoot sightings have almost disappeared.
Blacklabel
I mean wouldn’t they also go to Lowe’s/Ace and Circle K/AMPM/Speedway if this were the case?
usually falsehoods can be easily found by the super specificity of the false statement.
lincolnman
The biggest over-reaction and clear distraction attempt in our nation's history...
A President deliberately escalating a situation to deflect from his many scandals, policy failures, and unkept promises...and stair stumbles...
JJE
One point many have been making: these riots have radically undermined any residual goodwill towards illegal immigrants in general and have solidified national public opinion in favour of mass-deportations. Polls show the feeling is just as strong, if not stronger, amongst legal immigrants:
This cartoon sums it up:
https://x.com/skscartoon/status/1932794195166834745
bass4funk
Well, Newsom is exactly to your point the poster child of that
Yep! Both sides carry cameras. Hit me in the head with an ice bottle and you’ll be dealt with
Blacklabel
don’t like the law, change the law.
Bob Fosse
ice say you are wrong.
https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-arrests-7-11-franchise-owners-illegal-alien-employment-scheme
Blacklabel
the lawbreakers are upset. Of course.
80% of Americans (the legal ones) are for this and we ran on this issue, we voted for this, and we won. Democracy!
Bob Fosse
Use a fire extinguisher and you get a pardon and compensation payments.
Underworld
Blacklabel
He said forget about violent criminals, go into Home Depot and 7-Eleven.
Yes.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/stuartanderson/2025/06/09/stephen-millers-order-likely-sparked-immigration-arrests-and-protests/
bass4funk
https://x.com/profstonge/status/1931736088416321627?s=46&t=YGWP_lcRZjddiWlx4QxURQ
https://x.com/w_terrence/status/1931453575730778466?s=46&t=YGWP_lcRZjddiWlx4QxURQ
Peaceful, yes
Bob Fosse
?
Underworld
Blacklabel
And she wonders why communities are upset?
Why do you think there are so many protests? It’s not law breakers and not Dems. Communities aren’t not OK with this.
Blinkered
plasticmonkey
That police officer was peacefully hit by a fire extinguisher.
JJE
There is only one side to that story.
Regardless, this is what a mass-deportation campaign looks like.
Moreover, the White House Deputy Chief of Staff has every right to convey policy to the bureaucracy.
Appears Feds will think outside the box and conduct punitive round ups of illegals at all sorts of locations.
They offer a more than fair cash rebate to people who volunteers to self deport.
The question should be more along the lines of how on earth did tens of millions enter the country under the previous administration, rather than criticizing the current one for trying to correct that.
Yet to hear a plausible solution with regards to the mass-removal of illegals that doesn't involve ICE raids.
Don't hold your breath while waiting for one.
Blacklabel
No “mass deportation” of any and all illegals.
HopeSpringsEternal
Given the known strong public support for ICE to deport illegal alien criminals (see above) and their legal ability to do so at direction of POTUS, why so much Chaos and Protesting? Question most Americans correctly asking
Pres. Obama's 8 years in office, deported +3Million Illegal Immigrants using ICE, more than any President since at least Eisenhower and there were no such protests
Underworld
HopeSpringsEternal
Not what is happening in LA. These people are not criminals.
Blacklabel
“We are a nation of immigrants. We are also a nation of laws. Undocumented workers broke our immigration laws, and I believe that they must be held accountable, especially those who are dangerous. If you are a criminal, you will be deported. If you plan to enter the United States illegally, your chance of getting caught and sent back just went up.”
how dare he say this!
Blacklabel
“All Americans, not only in the states most heavily affected but in every place in this country, are rightly disturbed by the large number of illegal aliens entering our country. The jobs they hold might otherwise be held by American citizens. The public service they use impose burdens on our taxpayers. That’s why my administration has moved aggressively to secure our borders by hiring a record number of new border guards, by deporting criminal aliens, by cracking down on illegal hiring, and by barring welfare benefits to illegal aliens.”
shocking comments!
Bob Fosse
Rubbish, there were plenty of protests against Obama’s deportations. His response was different though which is why you apparently didn’t know about them.
HopeSpringsEternal
Protestors are confirming to American people, as are Mayor Bass of LA and CA Gov. Newsome, that Democrats = the party of open borders and lawlessness
Bob Fosse
No no no. They are protesting authoritarianism.
You are trying to spin it. Badly.
sunfunbun
1400 ‘no kings’ protests planned and growing because of Trump’s military state actions. LA is barely the tip of the ICEberg.
Trump’s power flop will flip soon.
Underworld
Blacklabel
Not true . They hold jobs that American citizens won’t do.
They pay taxes.
iraira
For all of those who are grumpy due to seeing Mexican and other flags displayed at the protests...
MAGAs defend their right to carry the confederate flag at their hootenanies claiming "This flag represents my culture and heritage".
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Tokyo Guy
Even if they manage to contain LA, they still have to reckon with other major cities.
There's a momentum building, and with the current administration being composed entirely of thugs, they can't see any other option but to use violence.
It won't end well.
bass4funk
They will
And they will lose, the law will prevail
And the Dems won’t be the wiser for it.
sunfunbun
When anarchy is led by the president and he takes on dictatorial actions, the country will protest and if that president calls for a military to combat its own citizens, it’s the start of escalation leading to more protests and ultimately a death will occur, and then it will quite possibly blow up to a full scale war of Trump vs American citizens who care of the constitution and law. Not his lies and false narratives.
lincolnman
Team Red is self-imploding...
"John Bolton Calls Out Most ‘Troubling’ Aspect Of Trump’s ‘Performance Art’ In LA"....
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/john-bolton-donald-trump-newsom-la_n_68493dcce4b0cf5f0c9a6091
"Republican Senator Rand Paul attacks ‘immaturity’ of White House after rescinded picnic invitation, says he’s lost a ‘lot of respect’ for Trump"....
https://www.yahoo.com/news/rand-paul-attacks-immaturity-white-224703768.html
"Trump’s top general just undercut his ‘invasion’ claims"....
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/06/11/politics/dan-caine-trump-invasion-claim-analysis
All Republicans - telling the their own Emperor he has no clothes...
Hideyoshi.N
by daybreak, the downtown streets were bustling with residents walking dogs and commuters clutching coffee cups.
This is good. Peace come back to LA. Violent protesters who attack police, burn cars, break windows ,steal from shops and cause many trouble for others must be arrested. This is natural. Good job police, national guard and Mr Trump to stop troublemakers and bring peace back. Little Tokyo in LA is quiet and peace again.
sunfunbun
You’re encouraging military action for 1400 protests? Yes, you are.
A point of view that will lead to a war of the people vs. Donald Trump. America can only take so much before every state in the union realizes his are fascist decisions of ignorance and stupidity.
You hate California? You hate anything liberal and thus you hate a great portion of America, so I suppose you’d like to see more military action lead to further polarizing the nation and fighting all people protesting.
Not a thought of patriotism, unless you believe it to be random bullying or people that ultimately divides America completely, a country not of democracy but a king wannabe.
plasticmonkey
Why do Trump and MAGA consider themselves victims and everyone non-MAGA their enemy?
The enemy: illegal immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers from "s-hole" countries, non-white immigrants, countries with robust social safety nets, liberals, Democrats, RINOs, transgender people, intellectuals, scientists. For starters.
MAGA is a movement based on nothing but grievance and cynicism, with a con man grifter as its head.
bass4funk
Oh yeah? Any links?
Yes, we know…quietly and not letting the public know.
bass4funk
You attack a Federal agents, they are the victim, other than that, I don’t feel anywhere close to being a victim, but yes, if you’re illegal and you support open-borders, you are my enemy.
The solution to that, come in legally
No, it’s based on law and order, pure and simple
Hideyoshi.N
Unrest was over before the fascists White House got their grubby paws on the matter.
Why "fascists White House"? Mr Trump just doing his job to keep LA streets peaceful from violent mob rioter who attack police, burn cars and destroy and loot shops ( Apple, Adidas..) as news videos shows. This is presidents job in any country. LA residents want peace on the street.
iraira
Here you go bass
https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2014/07/more-than-100-protesters-arrested-outside-white-house-over-deportations
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/immigration-advocates-rally-curb-deportations-n72796
https://www.voanews.com/a/barack-obama-immigration-raids-protests-fasting/3148542.html
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/democrats-furious-over-obama-administration-deportations
bass4funk
100? You kidding me???
Ok, so thousands didn’t flood the streets and cause riots
Well, you made my point for me, so there no massive giant street clashes for days and millions in property damage. I stand corrected
plasticmonkey
Unless you "peacefully" beat a police officer with a fire hydrant in the name of Donald Trump. Then you get a pardon and compensation for being incarcerated.
Trump is "law and order" for his enemies and people he hates.
Bob Fosse
https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2014/07/more-than-100-protesters-arrested-outside-white-house-over-deportations
After you’ve read this one let me know if you need any more.
No. Arrests were made outside the White House. It was on all the news channels. No military though. See the difference?
No, of course you don’t.
bass4funk
The law, Trump has nothing to do with it other than to snuff it out.
All Presidents give pardons
No, just the people that hate him can’t see past the hatred and it’s backfiring on them in the worst way.
https://x.com/jongarthwaite/status/1932789230872195333?s=46&t=YGWP_lcRZjddiWlx4QxURQ
bass4funk
You still make my point for me.
Yes, the left were never going to say anything about the first Black president for fear of being called a racist.
I do, more than you’ll ever know
Cephus
"For the ILLEGAL immigrant sympathizers, imagine entering a country without a visa, getting food, free healthcare, free schooling, and job pathways - then turning around and not only waving the flag of the failed state YOU fled, but BURNING the flag of the country that gave you everything."
Illegal immigrants are conveniently being used as useful tools/ fools. The funders and Democrats political operatives are lying ground for Buttigieng. After painting President Trump a fascist dictator, the operatives hope the American people will be swayed and ignore Buttigieng shortcomings and vote for him. As I have said before this is spiritual war but it has to be fought in physical sense. Unknowingly, basically, the engineers of this crisis are handing over the supremacy to the undefiled Chinese men.
HopeSpringsEternal
POTUS has lots of 'intel' on the radical organizers of the paid violent protestors, who unfortunately have made legitimate peaceful protests impossible.
Many arrests have already been made, and AG Pam Bondi has already organized a special task force to bring criminal charges against those funding and organizing these violent protests in LA and elsewhere.
Public Safety comes first.
Wasabi
The USA is becoming a Fascist's country with trump as the leader. Do not be surprise when the world is blackmail list you and when California will take it's independence. The begging of the end of the US as the free world.
Good job, hope you feel the love and the beautiful big win now.
Antiquesaving
The supporters of these "protestors" and Media are constantly lying, no other way of putting it.
They say the Republicans etc... are against immigration and that isn't true but hey why bother with facts
They are againsts illegal immigration.
Now I am willing to bet most commenting here that are not Japanese citizens had to go through several legal steps to obtain their visa/PR.
So how would you feel is the guy you are working, living, taking your job, etc... just got off the plane and decided
" hey I think I will just remain here, I will work illegally at below minimum wage and then if they try to deport me I will yell racism"
In the meantime thousands wait patiently and legally to enter and work here.
Well that is the situation in the USA and many other western countries that have immigration.
For every illegal that ends up being permitted to stay one person one family that has gone through the legal process gets their entry and permission delayed.
So what these people want is for people that didn't follow the law to get in and penalise those that are following the law.
But ask yourself this: If they are fine with breaking the immigration laws what does that tell you about their moral character and their respect for the laws of the country?
Antiquesaving
OK so they are protesting ICE, Trump, The NG, etc...
So why did they loot, attack the California police, why were they throwing scooters, bicycles, Rocks, and anything else they could off the highway over pass at the California/LA police, why loot the stores that have nothing to do with any of this or what Trump is doing.
You make excuses for these criminals just because you don't like Trump.
Sorry I don't like him either but these people are criminals plain and simple!