In pictures: Burning cars and tear gas in LA protests
Updated 4:52 AM EDT, Tue June 10, 2025
Protests in Los Angeles escalated on Sunday after President Donald Trump deployed 2,000 National Guard members to the area, a move that Democratic leaders called unnecessary and inflammatory.
The protests against recent immigration raids began Friday, but picked up in scale and intensity over the weekend. CNN reporters on the ground witnessed officers striking and pushing protesters, and deploying tear gas into the crowd.
Meanwhile, the protests caused major disruptions on the 101 Freeway, a main artery connecting major Californian cities. Photos and videos on the ground showed cars being set on fire and protesters throwing objects onto police vehicles.
Demonstrators wave Mexican flags during a protest against federal immigration sweeps in downtown Los Angeles on Monday. Aude Guerrucci/Reuters
Protesters on the streets of Los Angeles on Monday.Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Protesters are rounded up by police officers outside the Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles on Monday.Joshua Lott/The Washington Post/Getty Images
A police helicopter hovers over protesters outside of the Robert Young Federal Building, Los Angeles, on Monday.Jim Vondruska/Getty Images
A police officer fires a crowd control munition into the ground while confronting demonstrators in Los Angeles on Monday. Leah Millis/Reuters
Protesters are reflected in the sunglasses worn by a law enforcement officer in Los Angeles on Monday. Daniel Cole/Reuters
People gather during a protest outside a federal building in Los Angeles on Monday. Mario Tama/Getty Images
California union leader David Huerta speaks to the media after his release from detention in downtown Los Angeles on Monday. Huerta was charged with one count of conspiracy to impede an officer after he blocked access to a gate during an immigration protest, according to prosecutors. He was released from custody on $50,000 bond, the US Attorney’s office for the Central District of California said. Daniel Cole/Reuters
Protesters confront police on the 101 Freeway near the Metropolitan Detention Center of downtown Los Angeles on Sunday, June 8. Jae C. Hong/AP
A demonstrator waves a Mexican flag in front of burning dumpsters in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday. Aude Guerrucci/Reuters
Protesters stand in front of police blocking a bridge over the 101 Freeway on Sunday. Jim Vondruska/Getty Images
Two Waymo taxis burn near the metropolitan detention center of downtown Los Angeles on Sunday. Jae C. Hong/AP
Two California Highway Patrol officers try to dodge rocks being thrown near the Metropolitan Detention Center on Sunday. Jae C. Hong/AP
Officers detain a demonstrator near the Los Angeles Detention Center on Sunday. Barbara Davidson/Reuters
Police clear demonstrators after they blocked a street with a barricade on Sunday. David Ryder/Reuters
Protesters hide behind barricades as law enforcement officers shoot projectiles at them on Sunday. Jim Vondruska/Getty Images
Smoke fills the air as law enforcement officers in riot gear advance during protests in Los Angeles on Sunday. David Pashaee/Middle East Images/AFP/Getty Images
An officer with the Los Angeles Police Department Metropolitan Division treats an injury on his face on Sunday. Barbara Davidson/Reuters
Law enforcement clash with demonstrators in front of the federal building during a protest in Los Angeles on Sunday.Etienne Laurent/AFP/Getty Images
LAPD officers on horseback clash with protesters after a series of immigration raids on Sunday. Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies detain a woman during a standoff by protesters and law enforcement on Sunday. Barbara Davidson/Reuters
A protester damages a self-driving Waymo vehicle at Los Angeles St. and Arcadia in Los Angeles on Sunday. Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images
Demonstrators stand on top of a charred vehicle during a protest in the Compton neighborhood of Los Angeles.Ringo Chiu/AFP/Getty Images
A man on a motorcycle waves a Mexican flag as smoke rises from a burning car on Atlantic Boulevard in Compton on Saturday, June 7. Barbara Davidson/Reuters
Protesters shield themselves against law enforcement during a protest in Compton on Saturday. Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images
Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies are seen in clashes with demonstrators during a protest following federal immigration operations in Compton on Saturday. Ringo Chiu/AFP/Getty Images
A protester reacts as law enforcement clashes with demonstrators in Compton on Saturday. Ringo Ciu/AFP/Getty Images
Law enforcement clash with demonstrators during a protest in Compton on Saturday. Ringo Chiu/AFP/Getty Images
Los Angeles police clear the street outside the Metropolitan Detention Center as demonstrators gather in response to ICE raids on Friday, June 6. Jason Armond/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images
A Dominican man, center, and an activist, right, are detained by plain-clothed officers with Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the immigration court inside the Jacob K. Javitz Federal Building in New York on Friday.Yuki Iwamura/AP
People gather in front of Ambiance Apparel in the garment district of downtown Los Angeles after several employees were taken into custody by federal agents on Thursday, June 6. Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images
A woman pleads with Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers not to detain her because she has a 15 year old son at home, as she leaves her scheduled court appearance at Federal Plaza in New York on Wednesday, June 4.