
A new day of immigration protests is starting in Los Angeles
Justine Calma
created: June 9, 2025, 3:24 p.m. | updated: June 9, 2025, 5:06 p.m.
Angelenos are demanding the release of people detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), planning to gather in downtown Los Angeles for another day of protests following immigration raids throughout the region — but this time, against the backdrop of a federal National Guard deployment.
They tear families apart,” the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) said in a statement the day Huerta was arrested.
Protests have emerged across Los Angeles to stop ICE from detaining community members as part of the Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign.
President Trump called protesters “troublemakers and insurrectionists” on Truth Social.
An interfaith prayer vigil planned for Sunday night was canceled by organizers “out of an abundance of caution.” A declaration of “unlawful assembly” was in place overnight for downtown Los Angeles.
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