29m ago 07.57 BST Vocal and boisterous, the crowd for large parts of the day on Sunday was mostly peaceful. But tensions flared several times. On Sunday afternoon, police used teargas to disperse groups of protesters gathered near the detention center. And in the evening, officers fired round after round of flash-bangs in an attempt to push the protesters back up the freeway off-ramps. View image in fullscreen A protester faces off with a sheriff deputy amid clashes with law enforcement in the streets surrounding the federal building during a protest following federal immigration operations in Los Angeles, California, on 8 June, 2025. Photograph: Ringo Chiu/AFP/Getty Images Los Angeles police leaders said officers had been shot at with commercial grade fireworks, and had rocks thrown at them. Read the Guardian’s full report on the day’s events here. Share

36m ago 07.51 BST Donald Trump’s administration promised to crush opposition in Los Angeles… But the overwhelming show of force may have awoken something else. The city is responding with a roaring backlash. So writes the Guardian’s immigration reporter, Maanvi Singh, in this interesting analysis. View image in fullscreen A burnt US flag is seen on the ground amid clashes with law enforcement in the streets surrounding the federal building during a protest following federal immigration operations in Los Angeles, California, on 8 June, 2025. Photograph: Ringo Chiu/AFP/Getty Images Read the full analysis below. Los Angeles responds with roaring backlash to Trump’s dramatic escalation Read more Share

1h ago 07.30 BST The LAPD says business owners are reporting stores are being looted in the area of 6th St and Broadway and it has dispatched officers to investigate. The LAPD also said: “An UNLAWFUL ASSEMBLY for the area of the Civic Center part of Los Angeles has been declared. Those with Cell Phones in the area of the Civic Center have received the alert.” View image in fullscreen Police officers stand guard during a protest against federal immigration sweeps in downtown Los Angeles, California, US, 8 June, 2025. Photograph: Aude Guerrucci/Reuters Share

1h ago 07.19 BST Pockets of Los Angeles tonight – in pictures. Police patrolling in downtown LA. View image in fullscreen Los Angeles Police officers patrol near the metropolitan detention center of downtown Los Angeles, Sunday, 8 June, 2025. Photograph: Eric Thayer/AP Protestors and dumpster fires. View image in fullscreen Protesters starts fire in the trash dumpster near the metropolitan detention center of downtown Los Angeles, Sunday, 8 June, 2025. Photograph: Eric Thayer/AP Isolated protests continue into the evening. View image in fullscreen Protests continue into the night following two days of clashes with police after a series of immigration raids on June 08, 2025, in Los Angeles, California. Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty Images Share

1h ago 07.04 BST British photographer hit by non-lethal bullet during LA protests A British news photographer has undergone emergency surgery after being hit by non-lethal rounds during protests in Los Angeles, reports PA. Nick Stern was documenting a stand-off between anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) protesters and police outside a Home Depot in Paramount, a city in LA county and a location known as a hiring spot for day labourers, when a 14mm “sponge bullet” tore into his thigh. He told the PA news agency: “My initial concern was, were they firing live rounds?

“Some of the protesters came and helped me, and they ended up carrying me, and I noticed that there was blood pouring down my leg.” Stern is now recovering at Long Beach Memorial Medical Centre following emergency surgery. Share

2h ago 06.55 BST Around 300 Guard troops have been deployed to LA so far. President Donald Trump earlier said he would deploy 2,000 California National Guard troops to Los Angeles to respond to immigration protests, despite the objections of California Gov. Gavin Newsom. Share

2h ago 06.40 BST If you are just tuning in, tensions are rising in LA where thousands of protesters took to the streets on Sunday in response to President Donald Trump’s extraordinary deployment of the National Guard, blocking off a major freeway and setting self-driving cars on fire as law enforcement used tear gas, rubber bullets and flash bangs to control the crowd.

Many protesters dispersed as evening fell and police declared an unlawful assembly, a precursor to officers moving in and making arrests of people who don’t leave. Some of those remaining threw objects at police from behind a makeshift barrier that spanned the width of a street and others hurled chunks of concrete, rocks, electric scooters and fireworks at California Highway Patrol officers and their vehicles parked on the closed southbound 101 Freeway. Earlier in the day, a protestor carries a sign with the message: “Billionaires are the real enemy. NOT immigrants.” View image in fullscreen A demonstrator holds a sign during a protest against federal immigration sweeps in downtown Los Angeles, California, US, 8 June, 2025. Photograph: David Swanson/Reuters Share

2h ago 06.25 BST ‘Bring in the troops’ says President Trump Writing on his social media platform, Truth Social, President Donald Trump has said the protestors are getting much more aggressive. “Don’t let these thugs get away with this. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!” he wrote. In a subsequent post, he said: “Looking really bad in L.A. BRING IN THE TROOPS!!! And: “ARREST THE PEOPLE IN FACE MASKS, NOW!” View image in fullscreen Protesters set trash cans on fire in front of City Hall during clashes with the police on 8 June, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Photograph: Apu Gomes/Getty Images Share

2h ago 06.18 BST LAPD calls for protestors to disperse immediately It’s just past 10pm in Los Angeles, where the LAPD has urged remaining protestors to leave immediately. In a post on X, the city police department said: “Demonstrators have marched to the LA Live area and are blocking all lanes of traffic on Figueroa and 11th St. An UNLAWFUL ASSEMBLY has been declared for the Downtown Los Angeles area. You are to leave the area immediately.” Earlier this evening LAPD police chief Jim McDonnell said the police supported peaceful protest, but any acts of violence and criminality would be swiftly dealt with by law enforcement officers. Share Updated at 06.18 BST

2h ago 06.10 BST In a post on X, California governor Newsom has criticised the president further and called on him to end the deployment of the national guard, saying: “Donald Trump has manufactured a crisis and is inflaming conditions. If he can’t solve it, we will. “To the bad actors — Violent acts will not be tolerated. You will be arrested. You will be prosecuted. You are doing more than just damage to buildings and property. You are damaging the very foundation of our republic. Democracy is in the balance. Donald Trump is using you as an excuse to militarize a city and circumvent our democracy. “To the many, many peaceful protesters – we want to keep you safe. We want you to exercise your fundamental rights. “And to our law enforcement on the streets – that are enforcing the laws respectfully and responsibly – we want to keep you safe as well. “But Donald Trump needs to pull back. He needs to stand down.” Share

2h ago 05.59 BST Here are some images from earlier in the day: View image in fullscreen A demonstrator hits a Waymo self-driving car with his skateboard as another burns in the background, during a protest against federal immigration sweeps Photograph: Jill Connelly/Reuters View image in fullscreen Waymo self driving taxis burn in downtown Los Angeles on the third day of protests against ICE and Donald Trump’s immigration policy Photograph: Jonathan Alcorn/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock View image in fullscreen California National Guard members participate in crowd control during immigration raid protests near the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building in Los Angeles Photograph: Caroline Brehman/EPA View image in fullscreen Police officers move to clear activists from a makeshift barricade during immigration raid protests Photograph: Caroline Brehman/EPA Share

3h ago 05.54 BST Today so far It is almost 10pm in Los Angeles. Protests continue on the streets after Donald Trump deployed the national guard to the city in response to demonstrations against his administration’s immigration crackdown. Here’s what we’ve seen so far: The Trump administration has taken the stunning step of bringing hundreds of California national guard soldiers into federal service to respond to the protests , and has said it could bring US marines to the city “if violence continues”. About 500 marines are ready to deploy to the city if directed.

The Guard was deployed specifically to protect federal buildings, including the downtown detention center where protesters concentrated.

California governor Gavin Newsom and the LA mayor Karen Bass have asked the administration to rescind its order to deploy troops with Newsom calling it a “a serious breach of state sovereignty.” Democratic governors across the US have described it as an “alarming abuse of power”.

In a post on X , Newsom criticised the president further , saying “Donald Trump has manufactured a crisis and is inflaming conditions.”

Protests have continued in large numbers. Police used teargas and “less-lethal munitions” to disperse people from a federal complex and the 101 freeway, where protesters brought traffic to a standstill in both directions. In some areas, autonomous vehicles have been set on fire.

The Los Angeles police department said the agency has declared an “unlawful assembly” in the civic center area of downtown Los Angeles, and that officers have arrested “a number” of people. Police are patrolling areas of the downtown on horseback.

Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell said officers were “overwhelmed” by the remaining protesters. He said they included regular agitators who show up at demonstrations to cause trouble.

McDonnell pushed back against claims by the Trump administration that the LAPD had failed to help federal authorities when protests broke out Friday after a series of immigration raids.

Karen Bass urged protesters to remain peaceful. She said she has asked the Trump administration to remove troops from the city. “We do not need to see our city torn apart,” she said, adding that people are “terrified.”

Many protesters dispersed as evening fell and police declared an unlawful assembly , a precursor to officers moving in and making arrests of people who don’t leave. Some of those remaining threw objects at police from behind a makeshift barrier that spanned the width of a street and others hurled chunks of concrete, rocks, electric scooters and fireworks at California Highway Patrol officers and their vehicles parked on the closed southbound 101 Freeway. Officers ran under an overpass to take cover.

An Australian reporter, Lauren Tomasi, from Channel 9 news has been shot by a rubber bullet fired by police while covering the protests in downtown LA. Share