Trump directs ICE to expand deportations in Democratic-run cities, including Los Angeles

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LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- President Trump is calling for even more expanded deportation operations in several major cities across the country, including Los Angeles.

Trump in a social media posting called on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials "to do all in their power to achieve the very important goal of delivering the single largest Mass Deportation Program in History."

The moves comes after large protests erupted in L.A. and other major cities against the Trump administration's immigration policies.

So far, it's not known how exactly that will impact L.A. But Sunday, at the president's directions, the Department of Homeland Security said it would pause most raids on farms, restaurants and hotels.

The Trump administration has continued widespread immigration enforcement activities -- with a reported goal of up to 3,000 deportations per day.

The Los Angeles Police Department has arrested 575 people related to protest activity since they started earlier this month, police said Sunday, including 14 for looting.

Last week, President Donald Trump deployed 4,000 California National Guard troops and 700 Marines to tamp down the disruptive demonstrations while the immigration raids continue.

A federal court hearing is set for Tuesday to determine whether Trump or California Gov. Gavin Newsom will control future National Guard activity going forward. Newsom challenged Trump's decision to federalize the Guard, an action U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer in San Francisco said in a ruling last week did not follow congressionally mandated procedure.

His ruling was stayed by a three-judge appellate panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in response to a Trump administration notice of appeal, temporarily keeping the National Guard troops under federal control, at least through Tuesday.

City News Service contributed to this report.

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Jun 15, 2025, 4:26 AM GMT

L.A. DJ Big Boy shares why he attended 'No Kings Day' protest

Big Boy, the iconic Los Angeles DJ, spoke with Eyewitness News during Saturday's "No Kings Day" protest in downtown and said he came out because he "wants L.A. to take care of L.A."

"People are tired, we're tired," he said. "When you start to see ICE out here and the Border Patrol, people snatching people up from jobs and schools and churches, like how can you sit at the house or how can you sit anywhere and not understand that that's wrong."

He went on to say that he understands people have "their own views on certain things but there's also a part of you just being a human."

"Whatever side you're on, you gotta look at this and say that this is ridiculous," he added.

Watch the full interview below:

Big Boy, the iconic Los Angeles DJ, spoke with Eyewitness News during Saturday's "No Kings Day" protest in downtown and said he came out because he "wants L.A. to take care of L.A."
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Jun 15, 2025, 3:58 AM GMT

Unlawful assembly was declared due to people throwing objects at officers, LAPD Deputy Chief says

An unlawful assembly was declared in downtown Los Angeles due to demonstrators throwing bottles, rocks and other objects at officers, the Los Angeles Police Department's Deputy Chief Emada Tingirides said.

"We started off with 20 to 30,000 participants at its peak and the protest was peaceful," Tingirides said. "Not until rocks and bottles and projectiles were being thrown at our officers did we initiate crowd control tactics in an effort to bring peace and calmness in that area and protect the children and families and protesters that were there to express the first amendment."

The dispersal order was issued just before 4 p.m. after a crowd in the 300 block of Los Angeles Street began blocking traffic.They had a position of advantage and began throwing objects at the officers.

That is when the incident commander declared an unlawful assembly. LAPD administered less lethal and the crowd began to disperse.

Tingirides said LAPD carried out crowd control tactics alongside the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department in an effort to gain compliance from the group that ignored the initial dispersal order.

An unlawful assembly was declared in downtown Los Angeles due to demonstrators throwing objects at officers, LAPD's Deputy Chief said.

There were two occasions where LAFD had to go in and render aid to individuals, but when crowds don't disperse, it makes it difficult for them to do their job, she said.

The LAPD is fully mobilized, meaning days off were canceled for officers. With their partnership with the LASD and CHP, LAPD said they have enough resources to mitigate the crowd.

When asked if the 8 p.m. curfew was working, Tingirides said yes.

"Once the mayor initiated this curfew, we have seen a decrease in burglaries and looting," she said. "In fact, we have not had one burglary or looting incident in four days since the mayor instituted the curfew in the downtown L.A. area."

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Jun 15, 2025, 2:38 AM GMT

Ahead of curfew, LAPD asks demonstrators to leave downtown area

Ahead of the planned curfew set to go into effect at 8 p.m., LAPD is asking all demonstrators to leave the Civic Center area in downtown.

Shortly before the request, the LAPD said officers had requested assistance due to "agitators" throwing objects at officers.

Earlier, a dispersal order had been issued for an area of downtown after the LAPD said people in the crowd were throwing rocks, bricks and bottles.

ABC News contributed to this report.

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Jun 15, 2025, 1:23 AM GMT

'No Kings' protest kicks off in Riverside

A "No Kings Day" protest kicked off Saturday afternoon in downtown Riverside and remained mostly peaceful.

Police in Riverside said there were no signs of any violence, only a large crowd.

About 200 people showed up at an anti-ICE protest on Friday and was met with a counter protest.

No injuries or arrests have been reported.

Thousands of "No Kings Day" protests are being held across the U.S. on Saturday to protest the Trump administration and to counterprogram the military parade in Washington, D.C.