LA ICE protests, Day 5: Curfew now in effect for parts of downtown LA
'More cops than protesters' in LA Day 5, crew says
FOX 11's crew at the scene reports there are significantly more law enforcement members in riot gear than protesters on the downtown Los Angeles streets.
LOS ANGELES - As protests continued over immigration raids across Southern California, Mayor Karen Bass officially declared a local emergency and issued a curfew for parts of downtown LA.
Tensions between the National Guard, federal law enforcement, protesters and traveling agitators with no ties to immigration advocacy remain high as the region is at the center of the fifth day of anti-ICE demonstrations.
Protests against ICE have extended from Los Angeles County to Orange County after it was revealed federal agents staged a raid in Santa Ana on Monday.
Over the course of the five tense days, cars have burned down, smoke bombs have been kicked around and pepper bullets have been fired off in multiple directions across downtown Los Angeles, Paramount, Westlake and Santa Ana.
The federal detention center on Alameda and Aliso streets has been a common site of protests, along with the nearby federal building and federal courthouse. The MDC is believed to be the facility where immigrant detainees taken into custody in recent days are being held.
The nearby federal building on Los Angeles Street houses the local office of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
700 Marine troops deployed to LA
President Donald Trump has ordered 700 members of the U.S. Marines to Los Angeles to assist as anti-ICE protests continue.
Timeline of eventsÂ
Below are live updates of the ongoing protests happening across Southern California (all times listed in Pacific Standard Time):
"I have no feelings"
11 p.m.: FOX 11's Gina Silva shared a horrific story of two brothers – ages 7 and 15 – having to witness their dad get taken into ICE custody at a car wash station in Culver City.
7-year-old boy watches dad get detained by ICE
Heartbreaking video shows two boys -- ages 7 and 15 -- watching their dad get taken into ICE custody in Culver City.
Curfew now in effect
8 p.m.: A curfew is now in effect for parts of downtown LA. Images from SkyFOX showed crowds of people leaving the area as police established multiple skirmish lines, pushing the crowd away.
Due to the curfew, Metro announced the closure of the following stations: Pico, Grand Avenue Arts/Bunker Hill, Historic Broadway, Little Tokyo/Arts District, Civic Center/Grand Park, 7th/Metro, Union Station and Pico/Aliso Station.
Curfew issued in downtown LA
5:50 p.m.: Mayor Karen Bass has declared a local emergency and issued a curfew in the downtown LA area. The curfew will begin on Tuesday, June 10 from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. The curfew is expected to last for several days, Bass said.
Any unpermitted person in the curfew area will face arrest. Limited exceptions apply to residents, people traveling to and from work, and credentialed media.
The curfew zone area stretches from the 5 Freeway to the 110 Freeway and the 10 Freeway to where the 110 and 5 merge. The curfew does not apply to any other part of the city or county.
This is a map of the curfew zone provided by the City of Los Angeles.Â
Mayor Bass said the goal of the curfew is to stop vandalism and looting.
On Monday night, over 23 businesses in the downtown area were vandalized.
Downtown LA under curfew due to ICE protests
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has issued a curfew for downtown Los Angeles because of anti-ICE protests. The curfew will be in effect from 8 p.m. on June 10 to 6 a.m. on June 11.
Number of arrests by LAPDÂ
The Los Angeles Police Department released the latest numbers of arrests they have made regarding the protests.
Monday evening:
- 96 arrests for Failure to Disperse in downtown LA
- 14 arrests for looting
- 1 arrest for Assault with a Deadly Weapon
- 1 arrest for Resisting Arrest
- 1 arrest for Vandalism
Sunday:
- LAPD made 21 arrests for a number of charges that include attempted murder with a Molotov cocktail, assault with a deadly weapon on a police officer, looting and failure to disperse.
Saturday evening:
- 29 arrests for Failure to Disperse
LAPD shares number of arrests made during protests
Los Angeles Police Department Chief Jim McDonnell shared the number of arrests made during the anti-ICE protests in downtown LA.
101 Freeway blockedÂ
4:10 p.m.: Police quickly formed a skirmish line, aggressively pushing the crowd back south of the highway. The majority of the protesters have gotten off the freeway.
3:50 p.m.: A group of protesters walked onto the southbound lanes of the 101 Freeway just north of the federal building downtown, blocking all lanes of traffic. Protesters quickly moved onto the northbound side. The group managed to access the freeway through a gap in a chain-link fence on the south side of the freeway.
Protesters walk onto 101 freeway in downtown LA
As anti-ICE protests occur, dozens of people walked onto the 101 freeway in downtown LA, blocking all lanes of traffic.
Judge rejects state’s emergency request
2:35 p.m.: A federal judge in San Francisco denied a request by the state of California for an emergency order blocking the deployment of additional federalized Natural Guard troops and Marines to Los Angeles. U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer, however, has scheduled a hearing for Thursday afternoon on the state's request for a restraining order.
Dispersal order in DTLA Â
2:07 p.m.: Los Angeles police issued a dispersal order to protesters gathered outside the Metropolitan Detention Center on Alameda and Aliso streets. Around 2:48 p.m., police said they surrounded protesters who failed to disperse and are preparing to make arrests. The use of less lethal munitions has been authorized.
Oxnard, Camarillo fieldworkers reportedly detained
1:30 p.m.: Photos and videos posted on social media show ICE agents apparently detaining fieldworkers in the Oxnard and Camarillo areas of Ventura County.
One post showed a picture of apparent ICE agents in the Boskovich Farms facility, while another video showed two vehicles driving down a dirt road of an agricultural field near Laguna Road, also in Oxnard.
Farmworkers harvesting curly mustard in a field on February 10, 2021 in Ventura County, California.(Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)
Mexico soccer team changes hotels
1:15 p.m.: The Mexican national soccer team will change hotels in Los Angeles ahead of their Gold Cup match on Saturday because of safety concerns amid the protests against immigration raids in the city, a team spokesman said Tuesday.
Mexico will play its opening match in the regional tournament against the Dominican Republic at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood.
The team had a hotel reserved in downtown Los Angeles but governing body CONCACAF has allowed for a change to an undetermined hotel, Mexican team spokesman Fernando Schwartz told The Associated Press.
12:35 p.m.: The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has voted to approve a motion that directs the LA County Office of Immigrant Affairs to immediately consult with community-based organizations, faith groups, and directly-impacted individuals to assess gaps in the county's rapid response network and recommended solutions.
11:50 a.m.: According to the LAPD, the following arrests were made on Monday, June 10: 96 arrests for failure to disperse in the DTLA area; 1 arrest for assault with a deadly weapon; 1 arrest for resisting arrest; 1 arrested for vandalism; 14 arrests for looting. Additionally, officials said 2 LAPD officers were injured and taken to the hospital. Both have since been released.
11:11 a.m.: Gov. Newsom announced he has filed an emergency motion to block Trump's deployment of U.S. Marine troops and the National Guard to LA. "Trump is turning the U.S. military against American citizens," Newsom wrote on social media.
Mayor Bass: ‘We are a city of immigrants’
Mayor Bass provides an update as troops arrive in LA
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass provided an update and took questions as thousands of Trump-ordered troops arrived in the city.
10:48 a.m: In a Tuesday morning briefing, Los Angeles Mayor said she hasn’t heard of any protests expected in the city and that she’ll be attending a prayer vigil scheduled for 6 p.m. at Grand Park. "The violence and the damage is unacceptable and it’s not going to be tolerated. Individuals will be arrested," Bass said. "There was nothing going on here that warranted federal intervention," Bass added. She continued to speak about LA families across the city that are terrified and are unsure if they should go to work or school. "This was not needed," Bass said about the Trump administration deploying troops to LA, who were solely sent to protect the city’s federal buildings. She further elaborated other agencies across SoCal have assisted to help deal with "pockets of those who create trouble," and federal deployment wasn’t necessary. "Stop the raids," she said. "It’s not right to do that to a population that’s trying to survive. We are a city of immigrants."
10 a.m.: A group of leaders in Orange County held a press conference to discuss the civil unrest following a night of chaos in Santa Ana.
8:45 a.m.: The deployment of National Guard troops and Marines to Los Angeles will cost at least $134 million and last at least the next 60 days, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and a senior defense official told lawmakers Tuesday. "We stated very publicly that it’s 60 days because we want to ensure that those rioters, looters and thugs on the other side assaulting our police officers know that we’re not going anywhere," Hegseth told members of the House appropriations defense subcommittee.
7 a.m.: An estimated 700 Marine troops stationed in 29 Palms arrived in Los Angeles. They were deployed to Los Angeles by President Trump amid an ongoing state of unrest.
6 a.m.: California lawmakers, including Nancy Pelosi, spoke from Washington D.C. condemning the deployment of the U.S. military to LA, saying it only adds fuel to the fire.
Nancy Pelosi reacts to federal response to anti-ICE protests
Several Democratic leaders took to the mic on Capitol Hill to share their reaction to the federal response to anti-ICE protests.
5:30 a.m.: 700 members of the U.S. Marines stationed in 29 Palms were set to arrive in Los Angeles, in addition to another 2,000 National Guard troops. Authorities said the Marines will assist the National Guard and will focus on crowd control and de-escalation tactics.
Big picture view:
The recent raids come in the wake of President Donald Trump's nationwide push for mass deportations.
Internal government data shows ICE arrests during President Donald Trump's second term have already surpassed 100,000 this week, including over 2,000 arrests on both Tuesday and Wednesday. This marks a dramatic increase from the daily average of approximately 660 arrests during the first 100 days of the Trump administration.
These numbers reportedly move closer to the stated goal of top administration officials, such as White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, who has pushed for ICE to conduct "a minimum" of 3,000 arrests each day.
The Source: This report used information provided by FOX 11's crew at the scene and previous FOX 11 coverage. In addition, announcements made by local departments and elected leaders were used in this report.