At least 40 people were arrested during anti-immigration-enforcement protests in Los Angeles Sunday night, June 8, and into Monday morning, June 9, authorities said.
The National Guard and local police officers clashed with demonstrators in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday, with the crowds temporarily shutting down the 101 Freeway and some setting cars in the street on fire.
Of the arrests, 21 were made by Los Angeles police officers and 19 were made by the California Highway Patrol, spokesmen with both agencies said on Monday.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department did not yet have a number of arrests it made overnight Sunday into Monday morning.
A breakdown of the suspected charges for those arrested was not yet available.
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A massive crowd had assembled by mid-afternoon Sunday, and just after 9 p.m. the Los Angeles Police Department declared an unlawful assembly in the area of Alameda Street between Second and Aliso streets while battling with more than 1,000 demonstrators who marched from Boyle Heights to the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building.
Waymo temporarily suspended its ride-hailing service in downtown Los Angeles after a half-dozen of its self-driving cars were set on fire during weekend protests over immigration-enforcement actions, the company said on Monday, June 9.
Besides the six or so Waymo taxis set afire, others were spray-painted with anti-Trump and anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement messages.
“Waymo is still operating in Los Angeles,” a company representative said, “however, out of an abundance of caution, given the recent activity, we removed vehicles from downtown Los Angeles and will not be serving that specific area of L.A. at the moment.”
On Monday, there were confirmed reports of ICE making raids in various cities.
“ICE is conducting raids in and around our district, including (in) Norwalk & Whittier,” Congresswoman Linda Sánchez, D-Downey, said on X. “Please stay safe.
“If you plan to protest, do so PEACEFULLY,” she wrote. “The National Guard remains in LA and will respond to any escalation.”
Meanwhile, More than 500 light-infantry Marines from Twentynine Palms are getting ready for possible deployment to Los Angeles in support of the National Guard, a Marine Corps spokesman said on Monday, June 9.
The order came from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, who a day earlier called up the Guard after sometimes-destructive protests broke out over immigration enforcement.
The 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines would support the soldiers, who have been placed under federal command, to protect federal personnel and buildings, said John Ingle, as spokesman for the U.S. Northern Command.
City News Service contributed to this report.
