On the afternoon of June 8 local time, police officers in riot equipment from the Los Angeles Police Department in California, USA confronted protesters near the federal building of Edward Roybal.
Around the same time, the Los Angeles Police Department announced that the city had entered a tactical alert state, allowing supervisors to keep officers on duty in the event of an emergency or major incident and maintain a high level of staffing. It is reported that such alarms are intended to authorize police officers to work overtime.
The reporter learned from NBC that Los Angeles police fired a firefight at protesters in downtown Los Angeles.
"Liberate Los Angeles", Trump ordered the three ministers
On June 8, local time, US President Trump posted on his social media platform "Real Social" that Los Angeles has been "invaded and occupied" by illegal immigrants and criminals, and violent insurgents gathered and attacked federal agents in an attempt to hinder the government's deportation.
Trump instructed Secretary of Homeland Security Nom, Secretary of Defense Hegseyth and Attorney General Bondy to coordinate with relevant departments and agencies to take all necessary actions to "liberate Los Angeles from the immigration invasion and end these immigration riots."
Trump stressed that order will eventually resume, illegal immigrants will be deported, and Los Angeles will be regained "freedom".
300 National Guard personnel entered Los Angeles
The US military said on the 8th that a total of 300 National Guard personnel entered the Los Angeles area, California in accordance with the instructions.
The U.S. Northern Command posted on social media on the 8th that 300 soldiers from the 79th Infantry Brigade of the California National Guard have been deployed to three locations in the Los Angeles area, and their responsibilities are to protect the safety of federal agencies and personnel.
The California Governor's Office confirmed to local media on the 8th that about 300 National Guard personnel had been deployed. Media said that this number is far lower than the 2,000 National Guard personnel required to be dispatched in the order of US President Trump on the 7th.
California Governor Newsom commented on social media on the 8th for criticizing Trump for sending the National Guard into the Los Angeles area not to meet local security needs, but "hopefully more chaos." Newsom also called on residents of local Los Angeles community to remain calm, protest peacefully, and not use violence.
Los Angeles Mayor Bass also posted on social media at noon on the 8th that the federal government dispatched the National Guard after its law enforcement officers launched a search for illegal immigration and triggered riots, which "will only aggravate the chaos."
In addition, according to the Los Angeles Police Department, a total of 11 people were arrested on the evening of the 7th because they were still staying outside the federal agency building in the downtown city after the police announced the ban on illegal gatherings.
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Bureau and other federal agencies dispatched a large number of law enforcement personnel on the 6th and 7th to launch searches for illegal immigrants in many places in Los Angeles County, and had serious conflicts with local community residents for two consecutive days. On the 7th, Trump accused Newsom and Bass of being "incompetent" and unable to control the chaos, and signed a presidential memorandum to dispatch 2,000 California National Guard personnel to the Los Angeles area without Newsom asking for support.
Source | CCTV News Client, Xinhua News Agency
