Protests live updates: Marines make 1st temporary detention in LA

Marines are now on duty in Los Angeles for the first time.

ByJack Moore, Riley Hoffman, Kevin Shalvey, Leah Sarnoff, and Emily Shapiro
Last Updated: June 14, 2025, 5:09 AM EDT

Tensions are escalating between President Donald Trump and California Gov. Gavin Newsom as protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement continue to grip Los Angeles and spread to New York City, San Francisco, Boston, Austin, Texas, and other cities.

Trump deployed about 4,000 National Guardsmen and 700 Marines to LA against Newsom's wishes.

A federal appeals court Thursday delayed an order requiring the Trump administration to return control of the National Guard to Newsom, dealing the administration a temporary reprieve to what would have been a major reversal of its policy on the protests.

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Here's how the news is developing.
Jun 08, 2025, 8:32 PM EDT

Kamala Harris denounces Trump administration's response to LA protests

Former Vice President Kamala Harris took to social media on Sunday to denounce President Donald Trump's administration's response to the ongoing immigration protests in Los Angeles, calling it a "cruel, calculated agenda to spread panic and division."

"Deploying the National Guard is a dangerous escalation meant to provoke chaos," Harris wrote on X.

Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks during a presidential debate with former President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in Philadelphia, Sept. 10, 2024.
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"In addition to the recent ICE raids in Southern California and across our nation, it is part of the Trump Administration’s cruel, calculated agenda to spread panic and division," the former presidential candidate added.

-ABC News' Amanda Morris

Jun 08, 2025, 8:22 PM EDT

Police and protesters seen shrouded in smoke on the 101 Freeway

Smoke covers the 101 Freeway as police attempt to clear protesters from the scene.

PHOTO: Immigration Raids Los Angeles
Police are seen through smoke on the 101 Freeway near the metropolitan detention center of downtown Los Angeles, June 8, 2025.
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Protesters are seen through smoke on the 101 Freeway near the metropolitan detention center of downtown Los Angeles, June 8, 2025.
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Police are seen through smoke on the 101 Freeway near the metropolitan detention center of downtown Los Angeles, June 8, 2025.
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Jun 08, 2025, 8:13 PM EDT

500 Marines are on standby to be deployed in Los Angeles: USNORTHCOM

By the direction of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and in coordination with U.S. Northern Command, there are 500 Marines on "prepared to deploy status" to the Los Angeles immigration protests.

There are approximately 300 members of the California National Guard currently deployed to Los Angeles County, officials said.

-ABC News' Luis Martinez

Jun 08, 2025, 8:02 PM EDT

These streets and highways are closed near downtown Los Angeles

The Los Angeles Police Department shared an update on which streets and highways have been closed as protests continue to impact traffic in the downtown area of the city.

Parts of the 101 Freeway, Alameda, Los Angeles St., Spring St., Main St., Aliso St., Commercial St., Temple Ave., 1st St and Arcadia St. are currently blocked off to drivers, the LAPD said.

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