Los Angeles police confronted protesters and retreated, and the whole city entered a tactical alert state
CCTV reporters learned that 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 Edward Roybal federal building and retreated.
On June 8, 2025 local time, the US government deployed the National Guard to Los Angeles Photo source: IC photo
Around the same time, the Los Angeles Police Department announced that the city had entered a tactical alert state, allowing supervisors to keep police officers on duty in case 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.
White House officials warn California governor that opposition to immigration enforcement may face arrest
△Water's White House Border Affairs Director Homan (data photo) CCTV news report photo
On June 8, local time, the White House Border Affairs Director Homan warned that if California Governor Gavin Newsom, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and other local officials continue to oppose federal immigration enforcement actions around Los Angeles, they may face arrest for felony crimes such as "harboring illegal immigration" and "obstructing law enforcement". Homan accused the two of them of creating a "criminal shelter" and stressed that "they are not immune to arrest."
It is reported that in the past two days, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Bureau has arrested about 150 undocumented immigrants in the relevant areas.
Source: CCTV News Client
