LA immigration protests live updates: Police use less-lethal crowd control as protests continue

Tensions between demonstrators and law enforcement continued on Monday

Tensions are escalating in Los Angeles after protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement gripped the city on Sunday, with demonstrators clashing with law enforcement and setting vehicles on fire downtown.

President Donald Trump deployed 2,000 National Guardsmen to "address the lawlessness," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said. But California Gov. Gavin Newsom and California Attorney General Rob Bonta are suing the Trump administration, saying they unlawfully "trampled over" California’s sovereignty when they federalized the California National Guard.

Key Headlines

• 8:23 AM +06
  Protesters and police face off in downtown LA
• 7:53 AM +06
  LA mayor to Trump: 'Stop the raids'
• 7:33 AM +06
  LAPD chief says Marines being deployed 'risks confusion'
• 2:27 AM +06
  Trump says Newsom should 'be happy' he sent in National Guard
• 3:49 AM +06
  National Guard is armed but no bullets in chamber
• 2:07 AM +06
  700 Marines deployed to Los Angeles
• 1:46 AM +06
  Trump says if protesters spit at National Guardsmen 'they will be hit'

Here's how the news is developing.

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FBI identifies suspect wanted for throwing rocks at officers, police vehicles

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has identified a man who is wanted for throwing rocks at police and law enforcement vehicles during the protest in Paramount, California, on Saturday.

The suspect has been identified as 40-year-old Elpidio Reyna, from nearby Compton, and is wanted for assault on a federal officer, according to the FBI

A wanted poster issued by the FBI, June 8, 2025.

FBI

The FBI is offering a reward of up to $50,000 for information about the suspect, leading to his arrest and conviction.

The incident happened at approximately 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, according to the FBI, when the suspect threw rocks at law enforcement vehicles on Alondra Boulevard in Paramount, injuring a federal officer and damaging government vehicles.