LA protests: Arrests made as clashes continue into 3rd night

• Los Angeles police made more arrests after at least 10 on Sunday and 29 the previous night
• National Guard troops guarded federal buildings, as police and protesters clashed in demonstrations over federal immigration raids in Los Angeles
• Police declared several rallies to be 'unlawful assemblies' accusing some protesters of throwing bottles and items at police
• Video showed self-driving cars originally developed by Google going up in flames on a downtown street
• The Trump administration's travel ban for citizens of 12 mainly African and Middle Eastern countries has come into effect

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06/09/2025June 9, 2025

Trump's travel ban takes effect

The travel ban also includes citizens of Haiti, a majority Christian countryImage: Rebecca Blackwell/AP Photo/picture alliance

US President Donald Trump's new travel ban took effect Monday, with citizens from 12 countries barred from entering the US.

Trump signed the proclamation that applies to citizens from the following countries: Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.

The administration is also imposing heightened restrictions on people from Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela who are outside the US and don’t hold a valid visa.

Trump enacted a similar policy when he was president the first time and in 2017 initially targeted citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries.

That ban was reversed by President Joe Biden. 

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What to know about how protests unfolded over the weekend

The arrival of the National Guard in Los Angeles County followed two days of protests that began Friday in downtown Los Angeles before spreading on Saturday to Paramount, a predominantly Latino city which neighbors Compton.

Federal agents arrested immigrants in LA's fashion district, in a Home Depot parking lot and at several other locations on Friday. The next day, they were gathering at a Department of Homeland Security office near another Home Depot in Paramount, which drew out protesters who suspected another raid.

Federal authorities later said there was no enforcement activity at that Home Depot.

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Protests continue into third consecutive night

Self-driving Waymo cars, originally developed by Google, goes up in flames amid protests SundayImage: Mario Tama/Getty Images

National Guard troops stood shoulder to shoulder starting Sunday morning, carrying long guns and riot shields outside the Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown LA.

Protesters shouted "shame" and "go home" and after some closely approached guard members, another set of uniformed officers advanced on the group, firing smoke-filled canisters into the street.

At least two self-driving cars were set ablaze, with photos and video of the burning vehicles widely circulating on social media.

All of downtown Los Angeles has been declared an unlawful assembly area. Protesters also blocked a freeway after the initial protest site nearby was determined as "unlawful assembly" by police. 

A number of people were arrested.  

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Clashes between protesters and uniformed officers continued for a third night in Los Angeles as 300 federal troops arrived — against the wishes of the state's authorities — prompting more pushback and unrest.

California state's Democratic governor Gavin Newsom said he requested the Trump administration withdraw its order to deploy 2,000 National Guard troops in the Los Angeles Country, calling it unlaw.

More developments to follow throughout the day.