Cities have been preparing for ‘No Kings’ rallies nationwide as opponents of the Trump administration get ready to protest against the president and his agenda.
The first 200 U.S. Marines out of a battalion of 700 arrived in Los Angeles Friday, joining National Guard troops already deployed to the city by the Trump administration. At 12 p.m. local time, they went on duty patrolling outside the Wilshire Federal Building in the city’s Civic Center.
Last night, an appeals court ruled that Donald Trump can retain temporary control of the Guard, dealing a blow to California Governor Gavin Newsom.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals made the ruling after U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer ruled that Trump’s action was “illegal” and violated the Tenth Amendment, saying the president must return control of 4,000 troops to Newsom.
A more comprehensive appeals hearing on the matter is set for Tuesday.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass enforced a third consecutive nighttime curfew for downtown, which passed relatively peacefully, with fewer than 50 arrests, mostly for failing to disperse from the area.
Protests against the ongoing workplace raids across the nation are expected to continue through the weekend as part of the “No Kings” movement, coinciding with the president’s birthday parade in Washington, D.C., celebrating the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army.
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Key Points
- US Marines have arrived in Los Angeles and begun patrols outside federal building
- Another relatively calm night in Los Angeles with 46 arrests amid curfew
- Trump maintains control of National Guard in LA – for now
- Judge ordered Trump to return troops to Newsom. An appeals court blocked the ruling
- Newsom slams senator's removal from Kristi Noem's LA news conference: 'A disgrace'
- Mapped: The 40 cities where anti-ICE protests have taken place
- Americans say Trump ‘has gone too far’ with immigrant roundups and sending military to LA
What you need to know so far today...
Friday 13 June 2025 17:38
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Oliver O'Connell
- An appeals court has temporarily blocked California Governor Gavin Newsom from regaining control of 4,000 National Guard troops mobilized in Los Angeles by the Trump administration.
- The ruling came after a U.S. District Judge stated that President Trump's control of the troops was "illegal" and violated the Tenth Amendment.
- The first 200 out of 700 U.S. Marines have arrived in Los Angeles to protect the Wilshire Federal Building. National Guard troops will now be deployed to protect ICE agents as they carry out operations in the city.
- There was another relatively calm night in Los Angeles with several arrests of people who refused to disperse when Mayor Karen Bass’s third consecutive nighttime curfew began in the downtown area.
- Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem faces calls to resign after California Democratic Senator Alex Padilla was forcibly removed from her press conference in Los Angeles.
- The Trump administration has given personal data of immigrant Medicaid enrollees to deportation officials, raising concerns about identifying individuals for deportation.
LA mayor tells Trump administration to 'stop the raids'
03:30
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Rachel Dobkin
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass told the Trump administration to stop federal agents from conducting immigration operations in the city.
“Enough is enough. Stop the raids,” she said.
Mass protests erupted in Los Angeles last Friday over President Donald Trump’s ICE raids, and demonstrations have spread across the country.
I’m with more than 20 state and federal elected officials, and together, we are here to say we will NOT put up with what the administration is doing.
— Mayor Karen Bass (@MayorOfLA) June 14, 2025
Enough is enough. Stop the raids. pic.twitter.com/weRT2YYarZ
In response to the Los Angeles protests, Trump deployed thousands of National Guard troops and 700 Marines, sparking criticism from California officials, including Bass.
California Governor Gavin Newsom sued the Trump administration to stop the deployment of military troops. A federal judge ordered Trump Thursday night to return control of the National Guard to Newsom, but an appeals court quickly paused the ruling.
Newsom says Americans will 'lose this democracy' if they are 'silent'
03:10
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Rachel Dobkin
California Governor Gavin Newsom shared a clip Friday night from his interview with The Daily podcast earlier this week, in which he tells Americans they will “lose this democracy” if they are “silent.”
In the post’s caption, Newsom wrote, “We protect the right to peaceful protest — but California has zero tolerance for those who exploit it with violence.
We’re pre-deploying resources to keep communities safe and will hold lawbreakers accountable.”
Mass protests erupted in Los Angeles last Friday over President Donald Trump’s ICE raids in the city. While most protesters have been peaceful, some people have been accused of vandalism, looting and violence.
We protect the right to peaceful protest — but California has zero tolerance for those who exploit it with violence.
— Governor Gavin Newsom (@CAgovernor) June 14, 2025
We’re pre-deploying resources to keep communities safe and will hold lawbreakers accountable. pic.twitter.com/iUqUR5cNi8
Thunderstorms may dampen Trump's parade — he says it 'doesn't matter'
02:50
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Rachel Dobkin
President Donald Trump said it “doesn’t matter” if there is bad weather during his military parade tomorrow.
In honor of the Army’s 250th birthday, Trump has pushed for a parade officials estimate will cost up to $45 million — which also happens to fall on the president’s 79th birthday.
An AccuWeather forecaster told The Independent, “We do have to be concerned about at least thunderstorms in the area,” during the parade.
”If there is a thunderstorm, obviously not only lightning would be a concern, but also, with all the humidity in the air, it can certainly have some downpours with it,” the forecaster said.
The White House said the parade will go on even if there is rain, but it could be delayed by lightning, The Associated Press reports.
Trump said Thursday night it “doesn’t matter” if there is bad weather, per the AP.
“Doesn’t affect the tanks at all. Doesn’t affect the soldiers. They’re used to it,” he said.
Read more about Trump’s parade and D.C.’s weather forecast for tomorrow...
LA police chief says 'unprecedented' crowd expected for Saturday protests
02:30
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Rachel Dobkin
Jim McDonnell, chief of the Los Angeles Police Department, told reporters Friday that an “unprecedented” number of people are expected to protest in the city Saturday.
Angelenos have been protesting against President Donald Trump’s ICE raids since last Friday, but things are expected to pick up tomorrow.
Trump will hold a military parade in Washington D.C. tomorrow to honor the Army’s 250th birthday, which falls on the president’s 79th birthday.
People opposed to Trump and his agenda will hold “No Kings” protests in all 50 states.
“I think a lot of that will depend on social media activity promoting the event,” McDonnell said at a Friday news conference, per The New York Times.
He continued: “That has been very high up to this point. We expect crowds that are maybe unprecedented.”
Far-right groups are sharing scary messages ahead of ‘No Kings’ protests
02:10
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Rachel Dobkin
Far-right groups are sharing violent messages ahead of the “No Kings” protests this weekend to coincide with President Donald Trump’s military birthday parade.
Accounts associated with extremist groups are also sharing detailed information about protest organizers, including names and where they work, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Protests in more than 2,000 cities are scheduled to take place Saturday.
“Shoot a couple, the rest will go home,” one meme circulating on a Proud Boys Telegram channel said.
Another meme posted in the channel depicted four armed men. “HANG THE TRAITORS, EXPEL THE INVADERS,” it said.
Rhian Lubin reports.
Number of immigrants without criminal charges detained by ICE spikes 800%: report
01:50
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Rachel Dobkin
The number of immigrants without criminal charges detained by ICE agents has spiked 800% since President Donald Trump took office, Reuters reported.
The number of people booked into immigration detention centers who have only been charged with immigration violations increased from roughly 860 in January to 7,800 in June, according to government data analyzed by Reuters.
ICE raids in Los Angeles sparked protests last Friday that have spread to other major cities. The Trump administration recently ramped up ICE quotas to 3,000 arrests per day, from 1,000.
Photos from today’s ICE Los Angeles immigration enforcement operation. pic.twitter.com/fb1AGH0qcx
— U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (@ICEgov) June 10, 2025
“When you have an agenda that sets quotas at 3,000 arrests a day, there are not even enough people that pose a public safety threat to meet that number, Nayna Gupta, policy director at the American Immigration Council, a pro-immigration think tank, told Reuters.
Today Los Angeles, tomorrow Chicago? Tom Homan reveals how Trump wants to use National Guard more broadly
01:30
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Rachel Dobkin
Trump border czar Tom Homan has said that the administration is planning to use the National Guard more broadly as it enacts its tough-on-illegal-immigration agenda.
The National Guard “can’t make immigration arrests, but they can certainly augment for security, transportation, infrastructure, intelligence,” Homan told The Washington Post.
The Department of Homeland Security made a request a month before President Donald Trump federalized the National Guard and sent troops to California for 20,000 National Guard members to help Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
The National Guard would take part in tasks such as aiding ICE in catching fugitives and guarding detention centers, in addition to processing and transporting migrants, a memo obtained by The Post reveals. The Pentagon has stated that it is reviewing the request but has yet to decide how many troops to deploy.
Gustaf Kilander reports.
ICE preparing $45bn expansion of immigration detention facilities to meet arrest quota
01:10
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Rachel Dobkin
The Trump administration recently ramped up ICE quotas to 3,000 arrests per day, from 1,000. The increase in ICE raids across the country and the new places agents are targeting to find and detain immigrants in the country illegally have sparked mass protests in Los Angeles and other major cities.
With the increase in arrests comes the issue of housing immigrants and, according to a Bloomberg report published Friday, Trump officials are looking to tent companies, private prison operators and disaster-relief providers for a $45 billion “massive expansion” of immigration detention facilities.
Last month, ICE found 41 firms to bid for business under its planned expansion, Bloomberg reports. Of those firms, at least nine have advertised “soft-sided” facilities, which are temporary structures previously used to help ICE process immigrants along the southern border.
The $45 billion ICE would use to fund the facilities is included in Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” which has passed the House but still needs to be approved by the Senate and signed by the president.
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Marines detains civilian in Los Angeles: report
Saturday 14 June 2025 00:55
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Rachel Dobkin
Marines have temporarily detained a civilian in Los Angeles on Friday, Reuters reported.
The military confirmed the detainment at the Wilshire Federal Building to Reuters after the publication presented photos of the incident.
The man’s hands were restrained with zip ties and handed over to civilians from the Homeland Security department, Reuters reported, citing the photos it captured.
A short time later, The New York Times reported that the man identified himself as Marcos Leao, a 27-year-old Army veteran.
He told a group of reporters, which included Rachel Parsons from the Times, that he was trying to duck under caution tape to reach the Veterans Affairs office.
Leao said he was not disturbed by his detention. “They treated me very fairly,” he said.
This is the first reported detention by troops deployed by President Donald Trump in response to anti-ICE protests in the city.
The military’s Northern Command spokesperson told Reuters active duty forces "may temporarily detain an individual in specific circumstances."
"Any temporary detention ends immediately when the individual(s) can be safely transferred to the custody of appropriate civilian law enforcement personnel," a spokesperson told the publication.
In pictures: Marine troops arrive in Los Angeles amid anti-ICE protests
Saturday 14 June 2025 00:50
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Rachel Dobkin
President Donald Trump deployed thousands of National Guard troops and hundreds of Marines in Los Angeles in response to anti-ICE raid protests.
On Friday, 200 out of the 700 Marines arrive in the city. At 12 p.m. local time, they went on duty patrolling outside the Wilshire Federal Building in the city’s Civic Center.
LA mayor shares video of volunteers cleaning up vandalism from protests
Saturday 14 June 2025 00:30
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Rachel Dobkin
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has shared a video of volunteers cleaning up vandalism from protests.
While most protesters have been peaceful while voicing their opposition to President Donald Trump’s ICE raids in the city, some have chosen vandalism, looting and violence.
Bass called out those bad actors, saying that they “ do not care about the immigrant community.”
If you are looting and vandalizing downtown, you do not care about the immigrant community.
— Mayor Karen Bass (@MayorOfLA) June 13, 2025
Thank you to all the volunteers and local organizations that showed up in Little Tokyo to help clean up this historic community. pic.twitter.com/DMwMbEAC6M
Ret. Army general accuses Trump of 'acting in an increasingly authoritarian manner'
Saturday 14 June 2025 00:10
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Rachel Dobkin
MSNBC military analyst Barry McCaffrey said President Donald Trump is “acting in an increasingly authoritarian manner” after he sent military troops to Los Angeles in response to anti-ICE protests.
The retired Army general warned Thursday evening that Trump is making America “look like Germany in the 1930s” amid his mass deportation efforts.
Newsom calls Trump's birthday parade a 'vulgar display of weakness'
Saturday 14 June 2025 00:00
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Rachel Dobkin
California Governor Gavin Newsom has shared a clip of himself telling reporters last night President Donald Trump’s birthday parade is a “vulgar display of weakness.”
Newsom, who has been in a feud with Trump over the president’s deployment of National Guard troops in Los Angeles, slammed the military parade set for tomorrow, comparing it to what is seen in strongman states.
“It’s the kind of thing you see with [North Korea’s] Kim Jong Un, you see it with [Russian President Vladimir] Putin,” Newsom said.
The parade will honor the 250th birthday of the Army, but it also falls on Trump’s 79th birthday.
Trump's parade is nothing more than a vulgar demonstration of just how weak he is.
— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) June 13, 2025
It's the kind of thing you see with Kim Jong Un, Putin -- dictators around the world that are weak and desperate.
It's as small as it gets. But that's Donald Trump. pic.twitter.com/0ehXPXdDhc
Americans say Trump ‘has gone too far’ with immigrant roundups and sending military troops to LA
Friday 13 June 2025 23:40
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Rachel Dobkin
A new Reuters/Ipsos poll found 49 percent of Americans believe President Donald Trump has gone too far with recent efforts to carry out mass arrests of migrants in urban centers.
Trump’s ICE raids sparked mass protests in Los Angeles last Friday that have since spread to other major cities.
The poll showed that 50 percent of Americans do not approve of Trump sending thousands of National Guard troops and 700 Marines to Los Angeles in response to the protests.
Similarly, 49 percent of respondents said Trump should not push for arrests of local officials who push back against federal immigration enforcement.
At the same time, 46 percent of Americans also think the anti-ICE protests have also gone too far. Some protests have resulted in vandalism and violence, leading to the arrest of several demonstrators.
Andrew Feinberg reports.
In wake of Padilla incident, calls grow for Kristi Noem to resign
Friday 13 June 2025 23:25
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Oliver O'Connell
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is facing calls to resign after California Democratic Senator Alex Padilla was forcibly removed from her press conference in Los Angeles on Thursday and pinned to the floor.
The incident sparked uproar, with California Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell among those calling for Noem’s resignation.
“Kristi Noem should resign for what has happened under her watch,” Swalwell told NewsNation’s Joe Khalil.
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Newsom claims Trump admitted 'he plans to militarize other cities'
Friday 13 June 2025 23:19
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Rachel Dobkin
California Governor Gavin Newsom wrote on X President Donald Trump admitted in a Truth Social post that “he plans to militarize other cities in the country whenever he feels like it.”
Newsom was responding to a post from Trump Friday morning: “The Appeals Court ruled last night that I can use the National Guard to keep our cities, in this case Los Angeles, safe. If I didn’t send the Military into Los Angeles, that city would be burning to the ground right now. We saved L.A. Thank you for the Decision!!!”
Donald Trump admits he plans to militarize other cities in the country whenever he feels like it. pic.twitter.com/0kkzqgsCcZ
— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) June 13, 2025
The appeals court did not make a ruling on a lawsuit Newsom filed against Trump for deploying thousands of National Guard troops in Los Angeles in response to the anti-ICE raid protests.
The court did pause a ruling from a federal judge who ordered Trump to return the troops to Newsom while they take on the case. A hearing on the matter is scheduled for Tuesday.
Alex Padilla says FBI escorted him to Noem press conference
Friday 13 June 2025 23:00
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Oliver O'Connell
California Democratic Senator Alex Padilla says FBI agents escorted him to a Kristi Noem press conference in Los Angeles on Thursday, where he was swarmed by security, contradicting the Trump administration’s version of events.
The Homeland Security Secretary was addressing the policing of this week’s anti-ICE protests in the California city, which saw President Donald Trump controversially send in the National Guard and Marines to keep order, when Padilla spoke up to ask a question and was roughly wrestled to the ground by Secret Service and FBI agents and eventually led away in handcuffs.
Joe Sommerlad reports.
Report says RFK Jr team forced Medicaid officials to reveal the immigration status on millions of enrollees to DHS
Friday 13 June 2025 22:40
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Oliver O'Connell
The Trump administration has handed over the personal data of immigrant Medicaid enrollees to deportation officials, the Associated Press reports.
Included in the data are the immigration statuses of millions of Medicaid enrollees, which could be used to identify individuals for deportation as part of President Donald Trump’s hard-line immigration crackdown.
This has caused notable concern among officials in California due to the raids in Los Angeles by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, supported by troops, which have ignited protests and civil unrest.
Continue reading...
Newsom takes a jab at Trump's immigration policy architect
Friday 13 June 2025 22:30
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Rachel Dobkin
California Governor Gavin Newsom slammed White House aide Stephen Miller for pulling the National Guard away from the state’s border to respond to the anti-ICE raids in Los Angeles.
Miller wrote on X: “Thank you @LindseyGrahamSC for fully funding President Trump’s request for immigration and border security. This legislation will provide our heroic ICE and BP agents with the tools, capabilities and resources they need to keep America safe, sovereign and free!”
Thank you @LindseyGrahamSC for fully funding President Trump’s request for immigration and border security. This legislation will provide our heroic ICE and BP agents with the tools, capabilities and resources they need to keep America safe, sovereign and free! https://t.co/g3H5irarSR
— Stephen Miller (@StephenM) June 13, 2025
Newsom wrote on X: “You just pulled National Guard I placed at the border who were stopping fentanyl smuggling. Now they’re twiddling their thumbs in LA.”
The Trump administration deployed thousands of National Guard troops and 700 Marines in Los Angeles after mass protests erupted over the president’s mass deportation efforts. The first 200 Marines out of a battalion of 700 arrived in Los Angeles Friday.
Friday 13 June 2025 22:10
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Oliver O'Connell
Mexico's Sheinbaum urges US to avoid ICE action at LA soccer game
Friday 13 June 2025 21:58
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Reuters
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Friday urged U.S. authorities not to conduct immigration enforcement targeting attendees of a Gold Cup soccer match in Los Angeles on Saturday, where Mexico's team is due to play the Dominican Republic.
Her comments followed recent raids by immigration authorities in LA targeting undocumented migrants, under President Donald Trump's hard-line immigration policies, which have sparked protests across major cities.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, in a now-deleted post to social media, had also promised to be “suited and booted” at the first round of Club World Cup soccer matches, the curtain-raiser event for next year's World Cup.
“We don't believe that at any soccer match there will be any [immigration] action... we call for none to be taken by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement,” Sheinbaum said in her morning press conference.
The CBP did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Asked if she would still advise fans to attend Saturday's match at SoFi Stadium, Sheinbaum noted that Mexican consulates in the U.S. have established protocols to assist their citizens if they are detained.
Sheinbaum also addressed viral social media images of demonstrators in Los Angeles holding Mexican flags, dismissing them as “potential provocations.”
“Mexico will always promote peace,” she said, adding that its nationals in the U.S. were hardworking individuals who do not seek to incite violence.
Mexico will play its next two CONCACAF Gold Cup group stage matches in Arlington, Texas, and Las Vegas, Nevada. The tournament also features Central American countries with sizable migrant populations in the United States.
Mayor Bass: 'My heart is with our immigrant community'
Friday 13 June 2025 21:41
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Oliver O'Connell
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass says her heart is with the city’s immigrant community, especially those impacted by the immigration raids, and that she is committed to “doing everything we can to support and protect all Angelenos during this difficult time.”
“We will not allow fear to tear apart families or destabilize our communities,” she adds.
Honored to have attended this vigil to stand with families affected by the recent immigration raids earlier this week. My heart is with our immigrant community, and I’m committed to doing everything we can to support and protect all Angelenos during this difficult time.
— Mayor Karen Bass (@MayorOfLA) June 13, 2025
We will… pic.twitter.com/URW5Vv2Hoj
Friday 13 June 2025 21:36
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Oliver O'Connell
Sen. Luján calls Padilla ejection from DHS event 'an embarrassment to the United States'
Friday 13 June 2025 21:26
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Oliver O'Connell
Democratic Senator Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico spoke on MSNBC about the forced removal of Senator Alex Padilla from a Department of Homeland Security event, calling the incident “an embarrassment to the United States.”
Concerning the fact that Padilla was in the federal building for a briefing, when he went to Secretary Kristi Noem’s press conference, Luján said: “Alex Padilla is over 6 feet tall. He's represented California as secretary of state, on the City Council. And the building that he was in to get a briefing, he was allowed in, number one. And, two, law enforcement was with him when he went in as well.”
He continued: “It's an absolute lie that is coming from the Department of Homeland Security, from Secretary Noem, from the White House, and everyone else that is saying they did not know who he was. That's an absolute lie.”
After slamming the response of Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, who said Padilla should be censured, Luján said: “What happened to Alex Padilla is an embarrassment to the United States. It should never be allowed.”
Here’s our reporting on Padilla’s ejection from the DHS press conference:
Far-right groups are sharing scary messages ahead of ‘No Kings’ protests
Friday 13 June 2025 21:08
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Oliver O'Connell
Far-right groups are sharing violent messages ahead of the “No Kings” protests this weekend to coincide with President Donald Trump’s military birthday parade.
Accounts associated with extremist groups are also sharing detailed information about protest organizers, including names and where they work, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Protests in more than 2,000 cities are scheduled to take place Saturday.
“Shoot a couple, the rest will go home,” one meme circulating on a Proud Boys Telegram channel said.
Rhian Lubin reports.