{"id":6788,"date":"2025-06-08T07:46:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-08T07:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsmakers.com.pk\/en\/?p=6788"},"modified":"2025-06-08T07:46:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-08T07:46:15","slug":"la-protests-california-state-challenge-president-trump-on-immigration-enforcement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsmakers.com.pk\/en\/international\/la-protests-california-state-challenge-president-trump-on-immigration-enforcement\/6788\/","title":{"rendered":"LA Protests: California State Challenge President Trump on Immigration Enforcement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Date: June 8, 2025 |  NewsMakers Web Desk<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Los Angeles suffered a political and civil storm this week as protests over aggressive immigration enforcement spiraled into violence \u2014 prompting President Donald Trump to deploy 2,000 National Guard troops to restore law and order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What began as scattered demonstrations against federal crackdowns quickly erupted into full-blown clashes. Protesters hurled concrete chunks, defaced buildings, and slashed tires, while police in riot gear responded with tear gas and flash-bang grenades. The Department of Homeland Security reported the situation as one of the most volatile confrontations between federal immigration forces and local resistance in recent memory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trump Takes the Gloves Off<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>On June 7, Trump signed a memorandum authorizing the military deployment. White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt didn&#8217;t mince words, accusing \u201cleft-wing radicals waving foreign flags\u201d of attacking ICE and Border Patrol agents. \u201cMob violence will be quelled. The criminals responsible will be brought to justice,\u201d she said, emphasizing the administration\u2019s zero-tolerance policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a social media post, Trump lashed out at California Governor Gavin Newsom and L.A. 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