Dramatic scenes of protests in Los Angeles Photos: by Eric Thayer, Jae C. Hong, Wires, DoD, LAT, handouts, Social Media, and others. List Wire June 8, 2025 Demonstrations protesting federal immigration operations in Los Angeles turned into fiery chaos on Saturday night, marking a second day of clashes with law enforcement officials and prompting President Donald Trump to call in the National Guard. The sweeping raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) were the cause of the uprising in parts of the city, a move by President Donald Trump that California governor Gavin Newsom called "purposefully inflammatory." The initiative is an extension of the White House's goal for ICE to arrest "at least 3,000 migrants per day." By nightfall in Los Angeles, photographs of the angry crowds captured the tense situation erupting against riot police, with flash-bang grenades adding to a war-zone-like scene. Demonstrations protesting federal immigration operations in Los Angeles turned into fiery chaos on Saturday night, marking a second day of clashes with law enforcement officials and prompting President Donald Trump to call in the National Guard. The sweeping raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) were the cause of the uprising in parts of the city, a move by President Donald Trump that California governor Gavin Newsom called "purposefully inflammatory." The initiative is an extension of the White House's goal for ICE to arrest "at least 3,000 migrants per day." By nightfall in Los Angeles, photographs of the angry crowds captured the tense situation erupting against riot police, with flash-bang grenades adding to a war-zone-like scene.