Mapping the Movement: Key Protest Locations Across Los Angeles

Fifth Day of Protests in Los Angeles Over Immigration Raids
Protests in Los Angeles over a series of federal immigration raids entered their fifth consecutive day on June 10, as demonstrations spread across the city and protestors occasionally clashed with a ballooning force of federal and local law enforcement.

Escalation and Military Deployment Met With Criticism
Tensions have only increased since protests began Friday, June 6, as the president this week authorized approximately 700 U.S. Marines to join the growing military response. The move drew searing criticism from California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has sued the administration over the initial 2,000-member National Guard deployment. As of Tuesday, the Los Angeles Police Department said there have been over 600 non-lethal bullets fired and 50 arrests, many for refusing to follow orders to disperse.

Key Locations of Protest Activity
Here’s where the protests have largely occurred over the past five days in Los Angeles.

Protests Sparked by ICE Raids in Fashion District
The protests began Friday, June 6, when dozens gathered in the Fashion District near downtown Los Angeles after Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents appeared at a clothing business there. The day ended with four different search warrants executed across the city by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a spokesperson for Homeland Security told the Los Angeles Times. At least 44 people were arrested.

Protesters Demand Release of Detainees at Federal Facilities
By that evening, more than 100 people gathered outside a downtown Los Angeles federal detention center and the Los Angeles Federal Building, calling for an end to immigration raids in the city and demanding that detained immigrants be released by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Weekend Protests Grow in Paramount and Compton
The demonstrations gained steam into the weekend, in response to a Saturday morning gathering of Border Patrol agents in the Latino suburb of Paramount, according to the Los Angeles Times. Protests spread a few blocks west across the Los Angeles River to Compton, and around 6 p.m. PT, Trump ordered 2,000 National Guard members to Los Angeles.

National Guard Deployment and Sunday Escalation
Demonstrations and clashes between protestors and law enforcement continued, with National Guard troops deployed by Trump arriving in downtown Los Angeles Sunday, with several dozen going to the Metropolitan Detention Center, where protesters converged in large numbers starting Friday.

Vandalism and Freeway Blockade on Sunday
The situation began to escalate as the afternoon wore on Sunday. At least five Waymo self-driving taxis were vandalized by protesters who spray-painted them with anti-Trump and anti-ICE slogans and at least two were set on fire. At one point, a crowd of protesters walked onto the 101 Freeway, blocking traffic in both directions.

Continued Unrest Through Monday
Tensions flared on the streets into the week, with some instances of violence and looting, and hundreds of demonstrators on Monday gathering outside the federal detention center and the Edward R. Roybal Federal building in downtown Los Angeles, where immigrants have been held.

Nationwide Spread of Protests
Protests also sprang up in more than half a dozen other U.S. cities in recent days, including New York, Philadelphia, and San Francisco.