More Protests Held Across Southern California As Trump Administration Orders More National Guard To LA

Here are the morning’s top stories on Tuesday, June 10, 2025…

• Protests continued across Southern California, and the rest of the state on Monday over the Trump administration’s immigration actions. 
• A labor leader was released from custody on Monday after his arrest during a downtown L.A. immigration raid set off a firestorm.

Tensions Grow In Los Angeles As Immigration Protests Continue

Protesters have confronted authorities in Los Angeles, Paramount and neighboring Compton since Friday over raids conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. On Monday, tensions continued to rise — between protesters and authorities, and between federal and local officials over how to respond.

Over the weekend, Trump administration officials announced they were calling up the National Guard in response to what the White House said were “violent mobs” attacking “ICE Officers and Federal Law Enforcement Agents carrying out basic deportation operations in Los Angeles.” NPR confirmed Monday that 700 Marines would also be sent to L.A. in a support role.

The 60-day deployment of National Guard and Marines to L.A. is expected to cost $134 million, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and lower-level defense officials told a California congressman Tuesday morning. California has filed a lawsuit against the administration over the deployment. State Attorney General Rob Bonta said at a news conference Monday that Trump and Hegseth ignored law enforcement’s expertise and guidance, trampled over the state’s sovereignty and unlawfully invoked a statute that’s intended to prevent an invasion or rebellion even thought that was not the case in Los Angeles.

SEIU Leader David Huerta Released After Being Charged With Impeding ICE Officers

David Huerta, who leads the powerful Service Employees International Union California, was released from custody on Monday after his arrest during a downtown L.A. immigration raid set off a firestorm.

His arrest on Friday happened during confrontations with federal immigration agents, one of several that have extended through the weekend, resulting in multiple arrests. Over the weekend, calls for his release grew louder from a chorus that included elected officials and hundreds of people who gathered for a demonstration on Monday.

Huerta was held at Metropolitan Detention Center Los Angeles, the site of numerous protests on Saturday and Sunday in reaction to the immigration raids. He was injured during his arrest and treated at a hospital while in federal custody, according to SEIU. “What happened to me is not about me; This is about something much bigger,” Huerta said in a statement. “This is about how we as a community stand together and resist the injustice that’s happening.”

ICE agents detained dozens of people in the raids across L.A., prompting fear, anger and resistance from onlookers and immigrant rights groups. Many of the protesters were peaceful, but there were also reports of people shooting fireworks at agents and officers.