Donald Trump has deployed the National Guard to Los Angeles following clashes over raids on undocumented migrants
LA County Sheriff's Department says one person has been arrested and several detained following the unrest – here's their full statement
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass says the National Guard has not yet arrived in the city, as a federal official says the 2,000 troops will arrive within 24 hours
California Governor Gavin Newsom calls the move from Trump "purposefully inflammatory" and warns it "will only escalate tensions"
In a predominantly Latino district of LA, residents repeatedly clashed with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) federal agents on Friday and Saturday
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One person has been arrested and several detained following protests in the wider Los Angeles county yesterday, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) tells the BBC.
The department did not confirm what the arrest was for but said that acts of violence witnessed during the unrest in LA since Friday include fireworks being set off and bottles thrown.
They add that two deputies were injured and transported to hospital for non-life threatening injuries and have since been released.
The statement shared with the BBC says that a Hyundai car was burned, while a fire at a local strip mall was quickly extinguished.
Los Angles Police Department, which polices the city of Los Angeles, said earlier "multiple people" who allegedly disobeyed a dispersal order in downtown LA would be arrested following their detainment.
We are yet to hear more from police following last night's protests but we'll bring you the latest developments as we get them. Stay with us.
Unrest in LA on Friday and Saturday comes amid Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids in the county.
ICE is a federal agency, meaning these raids are directed at a national level – not by local officials.
There were clashes as demonstrators gathered in opposition to the raids in parts of LA.
Rachel Uranga, who covers immigration for the Los Angeles Times, told the BBC News channel earlier that the unrest was not widespread across the city and involved "a couple of hundred people in certain locations".
There were clashes in the city of Paramount, where the population is more than 80% Hispanic, and in part of downtown LA nearby to a detention centre.
California Governor Gavin Newsom says the government was conducting "chaotic immigration sweeps" across the country, and accuses it of "sowing chaos" in order to have an "excuse to escalate".
The White House says the operations "are essential to halting and reversing the invasion of illegal criminals", and accuses California Democrat leaders of being "feckless".
Earlier, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned that active-duty Marines will be mobilised in Los Angeles (LA) "if violence continues".
This comes after he said on X that his department was deploying the National Guard "IMMEDIATELY” – we've now heard that they will arrive in LA within 24 hours.
Protests continued into the early hours of Sunday morning in the city and it remains unclear whether Hegseth will follow through with his threat to deploy Marines.
In a post on X, California Governor Gavin Newsom says Hegseth's threat demonstrates "deranged behaviour".
Huerta speaking at a California Democratic Party event in August 2024
More now on the arrest of a US labour union leader David Huerta, who was detained on Friday.
Huerta is the president of the California branch of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) – the group's website says its local unions in the state are made up of more than 750,000 people, including healthcare workers, janitors, social workers, and city and state employees.
The union says Huerta was "peacefully observing" a federal immigration enforcement operation when he was arrested, saying he suffered injuries and calling for his release.
US Attorney for the Central District of California, Bill Essayli, claims Huerta "deliberately obstructed" federal agents, saying he blocked their vehicle, and saying he faces arraignment in federal court on Monday.
Essayli posted a video of the incident on X., external
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) says Trump's order to send the National Guard to LA is "unnecessary, inflammatory, and an abuse of power".
Hina Shamsi, director of the National Security Project at the civil rights group, says Trump's move puts Los Angeles residents "in danger".
She also says it puts troops in "legal and ethical jeopardy", and is "recklessly undermining our foundational democratic principle that the military should not police civilians".
The ACLU says protests in LA were responding to "dangerous" immigration raids and the arrest of David Huerta, the president of labour group Service Employees International Union (SEIU) California, at the scene of an immigration enforcement operation on Friday.
Each US state has its own contingent of National Guard forces. The state governor is usually in charge of deploying members, although it can be asked to work for the federal government.
Presidents can use rarely-used legal mechanisms to activate the National Guard. In this case, Trump relied on a federal law – Title 10 – which allows the president to federalise troops under three circumstances.
These include: where the US is invaded or in danger of invaded, where there is a rebellion or danger of a rebellion against the government's authority, and where the president is "unable with the regular forces" to execute US laws.
It is not yet clear if presidents can use this mechanism without the order of the state's governor. California Governor Gavin Newsom has called the move from Trump "purposefully inflammatory".
Despite this, the interim US attorney for the Central District of California, Bill Essayli, has said the 2,000 National Guard members deployed by Trump will arrive in Los Angeles within 24 hours.
Donald Trump has ordered 2,000 National Guard members to Los Angeles to deal with unrest over raids on undocumented migrants, following a second day of clashes.
Here's what's happened so far:
Clashes between local law enforcement in Los Angeles and protesters against immigration raids continued into the early hours, although we're getting reports that they have since died down.
Fireworks were reportedly launched towards police lines during the clashes on Saturday night
In pictures from agencies, people were seemingly shown looting a gas station, but it is not clear if they were linked to the protests
Officers for the LA County Sheriff's Office were also spotted in Compton, south of downtown Los Angeles
The clashes have been mostly concentrated in predominantly Latino areas of LA county
As we've been reporting, the interim US attorney for the Central District of California has told the New York Times that the National Guard is needed to "regain order".
"The state has an obligation to maintain order and maintain public safety, and they’re unable to do that right now in Los Angeles," he said.
"They threw rocks at the officers," Bill Essayli told the outlet. "We had Molotov cocktails thrown. We had all kinds of assaults on agents."
But in a post on X, California's Attorney General Rob Bonta said local law enforcement in LA "have the resources they need at the moment" and Trump's order to deploy the National Guard was "unnecessary and counterproductive".
The state's governor, Gavin Newsom, echoed Bonta's comments, saying the order had been made "not because there is a shortage of law enforcement, but because they want a spectacle".
It's just gone 02:00 in LA, and clashes between protesters and police are seemingly ongoing, although there are conflicting reports from US media about the current situation.
According to the New York Times, confrontation between police and demonstrators in Paramount has escalated over the past hour, with protesters reportedly launching fireworks towards police, while officers fired pepper-spray projectiles and other weapons in response.
The LA County Sheriff's Department, which serves the wider county, has not issued an updated statement. However, the LA Police Department, which serves the city of Los Angeles, has been issuing updates suggesting unrest is continuing in downtown LA.
In an update after midnight local time, it said multiple people had been detained after breaching a dispersal order, while some road closures were in place due to "unlawful assembly".
NBC News, however, said that while police held a skirmish line after midnight, protests were dying down with small groups of protesters walking the streets while waving flags. It's not clear whereabouts in LA the outlet is referring to.
We'll bring you the latest updates as soon as we have them. Stick with us.
The 2,000 National Guard members Donald Trump deployed to Los Angeles will arrive within 24 hours, according to the interim US attorney for the Central District of California.
Bill Essayli tells the New York Times the force is needed to "regain order".
Members of the National Guards on the streets of Los Angeles during the 1992 riots
As we've been reporting, Donald Trump has ordered 2,000 National Guardsmen to LA to deal with unrest over raids on undocumented migrants.
It is not the first time the US president has said he would deploy armed forces on home soil.
After civil unrest broke out in the US following the death of George Floyd in police custody in 2020, Trump called on state governors to send troops to Washington DC in response to protests.
Many governors agreed, but those that refused to send troops were allowed to do so.
Trump has also previously outlined plans to use the National Guard to assist federal agents from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) carrying out deportations as part of his crackdown on immigration.
While the Guard usually operates under state command, there are legal mechanisms which allow presidents to activate it under certain circumstances.
For example, former US president George HW Bush used the Insurrection Act to federalise the National Guard in 1992 in response to riots that broke out in LA following the acquittal of white police officers accused of beating a black motorist.
Trump has strongly criticised California and LA's Democratic officials amid unrest in parts of the area in recent days.
California Governor Gavin Newsom has called Trump's order for the National Guard to be deployed in the Los Angeles area "purposefully inflammatory".
In a post on social media, he said law enforcement had no unmet need and accused the Trump administration of seeking a "spectacle".
He also criticised the immigration raids, accusing the Trump administration of "sowing chaos so they can have an excuse to escalate".
He shared a message written by his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, which said: "Weaponizing protest to justify federal crackdowns is a dangerous precedent."
Congresswoman Sara Jacobs described the move as "an unnecessary escalation" as she called on the president to reconsider.
"No one wants their community to become militarized — it raises the potential for people to get hurt and erodes public trust. President Trump, don’t do this," she wrote on X.
And Sen Alex Padilla said: "Using the National Guard this way is a completely inappropriate and misguided mission. The Trump Administration is just sowing more chaos and division in our communities."
Members of the National Guard operating with police officers during the Palisades fire in LA county earlier this year
The National Guard of the United States, a reserve force that usually operates at state-level, is usually called by a state's governor.
But President Trump has used a provision that allows him to take control himself by federalising the National Guard, California Governor Gavin Newsom's office told the AP news agency.
The law – which puts National Guard troops under federal command – states that this can only be done in certain circumstances.
These include when the US is invaded or in danger of being invaded, when there is a rebellion or danger of rebellion against the authority of the US government, or when the president is not able to execute US laws with regular forces.
However, it is not currently clear if Trump can activate the troops without the order of the state's governor under the law.
The National Guard has not been deployed in the city of Los Angeles, mayor Karen Bass has said.
In a post on X, external, Bass – who has criticised ICE raids and reported violence during protests against them – also thanked the LA Police Department and local law enforcement for their work on Saturday night.
However, it is still not clear whether the National Guard is on the ground in the wider LA area.
As we reported earlier, clashes over immigration raids have also erupted in Paramount, a tiny city in the county, on Saturday.
Clashes were seen in the Los Angeles area on Friday after Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) immigration raids were carried out across the city.
The BBC's US partner, CBS, reports that operations took place in the city, in the Westlake District and south LA.
As many as 118 arrests were made in LA this week as a result of ICE operations, including 44 on Friday. California Governor Gavin Newsom has condemned the raids as "cruel".
The Federal Building in downtown LA later became the focus of demonstrations, after it emerged that detainees were allegedly being held in the building.
Graffiti was sprayed on the building and objects were thrown at police, CBS reports, leading to an unlawful assembly declaration.
On Saturday, the LA County Sheriff's Department said another protest broke out in the city of Paramount over what appeared to be another immigration raid.
As many as 400 people were involved in the protests, LA County Sheriff Robert Luna said. The department then declared an unlawful assembly in an attempt to disperse demonstrators "without any violence".
Immigration raids have ramped up under President Trump's administration, which last month asked federal agents to arrest 3,000 people a day.
As we've been reporting, clashes on Saturday took place in the city of Paramount, in Los Angeles County.
The tiny city – which has a population of about 51,000 – borders Compton in the south of the county.
It became a flashpoint after reports emerged that law enforcement officers were conducting an immigration raid in the area.
The LA County Sheriff's Department said a large crowd blocked traffic on Paramount Boulevard at about 12:42pm on Saturday.
Trump thanks the National Guard for a "job well done" in LA in a post on social media.
He repeats his criticism of the state and city's Democrat leaders before taking aim at the protesters: "These Radical Left protests, by instigators and often paid troublemakers, will NOT BE TOLERATED."
He adds that "from now on, MASKS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED to be worn at protests".
"Thank you to the National Guard for a job well done," he says.
The BBC has not yet been able to verify whether the National Guard have actually arrived to LA following Trump's order.
Photos from Saturday show clashes in the Los Angeles county city of Paramount.
Tear gas and "less lethal munitions" were used by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) federal agents to disperse crowds during a second day of unrest.
Some protesters threw fireworks, according to the BBC's US partner CBS
Protests are over ICE raids in Los Angeles, with as many as 118 arrests made in recent days
Some protesters were seen treating side effects from tear gas
Protesters gathered near a car lit on fire on the border of Paramount and Compton on Saturday, CBS reported
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) has issued dispersal orders for an area around a detention centre in the city's downtown area.
"Multiple people have been detained for failing to disperse after multiple warnings were issued," the LAPD's central division says on social media.
"The use of less lethal munitions has been authorised," it says, saying these can "cause pain and discomfort".
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