Los Angeles, the city that prides itself as a symbol of American diversity and culture, has become the face of chaos once again. On June 6, 2025, the city descended into turmoil after a controversial set of immigration raids conducted by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). What started as isolated detentions soon turned into widespread unrest, culminating in city-wide riots, aggressive policing, and the shocking injury of an international journalist. By June 7, streets were ablaze, protesters were on edge, and the National Guard was called in to suppress what can only be described as a direct consequence of flawed federal aggression.

And while this was happening, former U.S. President Donald Trump was busy—as usual—not fixing problems at home but bragging about his alleged role in the so-called India-Pakistan ceasefire, a claim neither India nor Pakistan ever formally acknowledged. America’s habit of pointing fingers abroad while ignoring its internal rot has become a global spectacle.

This report offers a full timeline of the chaos that unfolded and the political theatre that accompanied it.

The Spark: Friday, June 6, 2025

On Friday morning, “U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents descended on multiple locations – from fashion-district warehouses to Home Depot parking lots – arresting at least 44 undocumented immigrants.” These coordinated raids were backed by search warrants, allegedly prompted by the discovery that some employers were using “fictitious documents,” as confirmed by the US Attorney’s Office.

But things didn’t go as quietly as ICE hoped. As officers tried to leave with detainees in black SUVs, “video and eyewitness accounts show crowds of workers rushing to block” the vehicles. Officers fired “flash-bang grenades and stun devices to clear the way.” In a moment that stunned labor communities across California, “the president of SEIU California (a major labor union),” David Huerta, was arrested and charged with “impeding an agent during a protest.”

The reaction from the city’s leadership was swift. “Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass blasted the raids as meant to ‘sow terror’ in the city.” And indeed, that’s how it felt for many.

Almost immediately, immigrant rights groups mobilized. Volunteers with megaphones stood outside workspaces, warning others to stay silent during ICE questioning. “Volunteer advocates used megaphones to instruct workers to invoke their rights and not speak to ICE agents without legal counsel.” As the sun went down, a large group gathered at the federal detention center in downtown L.A. chanting “Set them free!” while others painted “ICE out of LA” on the walls.

The government's iron hand didn’t stop there. Shockingly, “authorities even deported at least one detainee to Mexico the same day after a Home Depot arrest”—a move that signaled the beginning of Trump’s long-promised and feared “mass deportations.”

Outside federal buildings, “Los Angeles residents protested Friday... holding ‘ICE Out of LA’ signs and chanting for detainees to be released.” Federal officers in full riot gear soon responded—not with dialogue, but with “tear gas and stun grenades to disperse the crowd.”

All of this happened in a country that never tires of calling itself the "Land of the Free." America, which consistently tells the world how democracy should function, is now using stun grenades on peaceful workers holding cardboard signs.

Chronological Timeline: From Raids to Riots

The following timeline is based on credible reporting from CNN, NPR, ABC7, NBC News, and the LA Times:

• Friday, June 6, 2025:

• ICE conducted raids at several locations including a clothing warehouse in the fashion district, citing “probable cause of employers using fictitious documents,” according to the US Attorney’s Office.

• “The Department of Homeland Security confirmed 118 arrests, including individuals linked to criminal organizations.”

• Protests quickly erupted outside the Metropolitan Detention Center with chants like “set them free, let them stay!” and graffiti branding ICE as hostile invaders.

• Police used “tear gas and batons to disperse crowds.”

• “David Huerta, president of SEIU California, was arrested for impeding a federal agent,” a move Governor Newsom slammed as targeting a “respected leader.”

• Saturday, June 7, 2025:

• Protests intensified and spread to Latino-dominated areas like Paramount and Compton.

• In Paramount, Border Patrol agents in riot gear were greeted by jeers and defiance. Protesters held signs like “No Human Being is Illegal” and captured every moment on their smartphones.

• The California Highway Patrol, on orders from Governor Newsom, “deployed additional officers to maintain public safety.”

• That night, “Acting ICE Director Tom Homan announced on Fox News the deployment of the National Guard.”

• Former President Trump confirmed 2,000 troops would be sent, though NBC News later reported only about 300 were deployed by Sunday.

• Governor Newsom condemned the move, calling it “purposefully inflammatory.”

• In the chaos, “29 arrests were made in LA for failing to disperse.”

This was America’s version of law and order—a militarized response to citizens demanding humanity.

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Sunday: National Guard Sent In, Chaos Deepens

By Sunday morning, Los Angeles felt more like a war zone than a city known for sunshine and cinema. And who stepped in to handle the chaos? None other than former President Donald Trump—once again flexing federal muscle instead of offering any meaningful solution. In a move straight out of the 1800s, “he invoked a Civil War–era law (the 1807 Insurrection Act) and announced he would deploy 2,000 California National Guard troops to Los Angeles to ‘quell the riots’.”

This wasn’t just another Trump PR stunt—this was historic. “This marked the first time in decades that a governor’s consent was bypassed.” That’s right. Even though California had not asked for it, Trump steamrolled over state authority. Within hours, “National Guard units in full combat gear were seen patrolling downtown streets.” What followed was exactly what many feared: more fire, more fear.

“Scenes of late-night fires and chaos followed Friday’s protests: surveillance video (AP) showed multiple self-driving Waymo taxis burned out near the downtown detention center, and crowds setting a highway ablaze with smoke bombs.” The streets resembled a dystopian film set more than a democratic society, and the sound of freedom was replaced with the crackle of rubber bullets.

But perhaps the lowest moment came when the state’s crackdown turned not just on immigrants or protesters—but on journalists too. In a moment captured live on air, “Australian television correspondent Lauren Tomasi was broadcasting live from a downtown protest when an officer suddenly fired a non-lethal round at close range.” She was doing her job. Instead, “Tomasi was hit in the leg by a rubber bullet, crying out on-air, before assuring viewers ‘I’m okay’.” The footage went viral, showing what the world had already suspected—America’s war on truth was now out in the open.

Did Trump express regret over targeting the press? Of course not. He doubled down. “Mr. Trump nonetheless vowed on Sunday that any ‘violent people’ in L.A. ‘are not gonna get away with it,’ reiterating that he had ordered ‘very strong law and order’ to stop the unrest.” A country that prides itself on freedom of speech had now turned its police force into a weapon against those exercising it.

State Officials and Civil Society Push Back

Unsurprisingly, California leaders were furious. “Governor Gavin Newsom immediately labeled Trump’s deployment of troops ‘purposefully inflammatory,’ arguing the president was creating a spectacle instead of solving problems.” This wasn’t governance—it was gaslighting. When a Pentagon official even floated the idea of using active-duty military, “Newsom tweeted ‘This is deranged behavior’.”

The Governor didn’t stop there. In a strongly-worded fundraising memo, he described the raids as “fear-driven, military-style operations” and said Trump was more interested in “a media spectacle than actual safety.” This wasn’t law enforcement—it was theater.

“Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass also excoriated the raids as a terror tactic in immigrant neighborhoods.” And civil society groups were quick to back her. The director of CHIRLA (Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights), Angelica Salas, made an emotional appeal: “Our community is under attack and is being terrorized… These are mothers and fathers – this has to stop now.” The use of force wasn’t just unnecessary—it was inhumane.

Even lawyers began sounding alarms. Families were being torn apart without due process. “In one case a detained man wound up deported to Mexico before he could speak to his lawyer.”

Of course, the federal agencies had their script ready. A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson tried to justify the force, claiming that “1,000 rioters” had attacked ICE officers and slashed tires in one confrontation—a number that journalists could not verify.

ICE Director Todd Lyons parroted the official line: “they were rounding up ‘dangerous criminals’ and that the agency is averaging about 1,600 arrests per day nationwide to carry out Trump’s vow of ‘mass deportations.’” The narrative was clear: criminalize the immigrants, justify the crackdown, rinse and repeat.

But critics weren’t buying it. The civil-liberties alarm bells were ringing louder than ever. The idea of “military-age troops on American streets” wasn’t just troubling—it was unprecedented. Legal experts warned that this could lead to a full erosion of constitutional protections. And they weren’t wrong. “Earlier in June, White House advisers quietly floated suspending the writ of habeas corpus for migrants, prompting alarm from legal experts.”

That’s right—the same America that lectures the world about democracy was now considering removing the basic right to challenge unlawful detention.

One senior ACLU lawyer said it best: “today’s actions echo fringe proposals to strip due process rights from the undocumented.” Fringe no more—they were now being tested on the streets of Los Angeles.

Policy Failures: Real People, Real Damage

These weren’t isolated stories—they were symptoms of a system in chaos. From wrongful deportations to the denial of legitimate entry, the errors were adding up. Take the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was wrongfully deported and had to be ordered back by a U.S. District Judge, a decision even affirmed by the Supreme Court on April 10, 2025, as reported by ABC News.

Then came the scandal involving Australian citizen Nicolle Saroukos, who held a valid U.S. tourist visa. She was detained and deported from Hawaii in May 2025, as reported by News.com.au, despite having followed every legal protocol. These blunders showed what Trump’s enforcement looked like in practice: unfiltered chaos that punished the innocent more than the guilty.

To many, these events felt eerily familiar. The protests echoed the Rodney King riots of 1992, but this time the issue wasn’t police brutality alone—it was immigration policy turned militarized enforcement.

Trump labeled them “riots” to justify calling in troops, as reported by NPR. But governors like Newsom stood firm, insisting their states could handle the situation without federal interference. Newsom is reportedly preparing to sue the federal government, according to CNN. The stage is now set for a legal battle between state rights and federal overreach.

Trump’s Foreign Delusions vs. Domestic Collapse

While LA burned, Trump was—as usual—busy fantasizing about foreign glory. In late May, he proudly posted on social media that “he had negotiated a ‘historic ceasefire’ between India and Pakistan.”

Back in India, the silence was deafening. “New Delhi flatly denied any U.S. role and Prime Minister Modi made no mention of Trump or the ceasefire.” Instead of gratitude, he got ridicule. “Indian commentators mocked the claim as delusional.” A Times of India piece noted that Trump’s tall tales could “jeopardize strategic trust and billions in potential defense deals” because the former U.S. President was “bragging about how he could leverage trade to stop fighting” in Kashmir.

So while Trump thumped his chest about bringing peace to South Asia, the streets of Los Angeles turned into battlegrounds. “Observers in India and beyond found the disconnect starkly ironic.”

From Delhi’s perspective, the contradiction was obvious. A man who couldn’t stop tear gas from choking his own citizens wanted the world to believe he was building peace abroad.

As one Indian op-ed perfectly summed up: “It’s as if he reads another script,” highlighting how his “boasts of diplomatic skill ring hollow when American cities burn.”