Los Angeles, CA – June 8, 2025 – Downtown Los Angeles descended into turmoil on Sunday, June 8, 2025, as over 5,000 protesters flooded the streets to oppose a series of aggressive U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids across the city. The massive demonstrations, centered near 1st and Alameda Streets and the Metropolitan Detention Center, overwhelmed the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), which declared an unlawful assembly and resorted to less-than-lethal munitions to control the escalating unrest. Protesters, enraged by the federal immigration sweeps, hurled rocks, bottles, and other objects at law enforcement, intensifying a standoff that has drawn national attention.
Protestors have now come on to the 101 Freeway. Hundreds are seen wandering around and are now fighting with CHP officers. CHP reported that the 101 Freeway was closed due to protestors on the freeway. Though surface streets like Spring, Main, and Aliso remained congested as protesters moved to City Hall and other downtown areas. The LAPD reported at least 11 arrests for failure to disperse, with one individual detained for possessing a firearm and another sought for allegedly firing a firework at a police helicopter.
