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BREAKING: Anti-ICE Riots Spread In California, Texas
Riots aimed at stopping federal immigration enforcement have spread to the city of Santa Ana, California as unrest in nearby Los Angeles enters its fourth day.
Hundreds of people took to the streets in Santa Ana on Monday after reports of federal immigration enforcement operations in the city, according to a report from ABC 7 Los Angeles. Roughly 200 people — many of whom were waving Mexican flags — could be seen advancing on Santa Ana Boulevard and Flower Street before surrounding a federal building around 5 p.m. local time.
Footage obtained by CBS Los Angeles shows mobs of rioters tossing fireworks and other projectiles at a small group of federal agents and local police stationed outside the building. The outlet further reported that periodic explosions had been heard throughout the afternoon and noted that the disturbances were very similar to those observed in nearby Los Angeles.
Other rioters could be seen smashing up police vehicles and clashing with federal agents.
Shortly before 6 p.m. local time, the Santa Ana Police Department responded to the scene and started to move rioters away from the federal building alongside federal agents. Police deployed tear gas, smoke and other less-than-lethal munitions in order to get the crowd away from the building.
Aerial footage shared by CBS Los Angeles shows federal agents sprinting towards a rioter suspected of tossing projectiles at police lines. The man was subsequently tackled to the ground and handcuffed by agents dressed in tactical gear.
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Santa Ana PD and protest group are facing in front of the federal building on Santa Ana Blvd
Santa Ana PD is quickly clearing protestors out of the area with federal assistance pic.twitter.com/PmETcDFG0G
— OC Scanner
Outside California, violence erupted in Austin, Texas when a mob of anti-ICE protesters made their way to a federal building and proceeded to deface it. Footage Obtained by Texas Scorecard reporter Joseph Trimmer shows Austin Police officers deploying mace and tear gas while rioters set up makeshift roadblocks using electric scooters.
Police declared an unlawful assembly and ordered the crowd to disperse shortly before 9 p.m. local time. Hundreds of additional protesters gathered outside the Texas State Capitol building in downtown Austin.
Disturbances have also erupted in Dallas, Texas. Police lines were set up not far from the Margaret Hunt Bridge after rioters set fires and blocked a major freeway, according to Fox 4 Dallas.
Police declare the protest in Austin Texas an unlawful assemblyWatch as police launch tear gas at Antifa / Anti ICE / Trans / LGBT protesters
Journalist @cahnman with Texas Scorecard caught incredible footage. Sub and follow! YouTube Channel below! pic.twitter.com/68Y8K4vEpy
— Joseph Trimmer (@JosephTrimmer_) June 10, 2025
In Los Angeles, police declared an unlawful assembly and deployed similar measures in the area around City Hall, which was the site of intense violence on Sunday night. National Guard personnel — who to this point have been guarding federal property and personnel while police deal with the rioters — could be seen assisting police with crowd control for the first time, according to footage obtained by on-the-ground reporter Brendan Gutenschwager.
Additional footage obtained by independent journalist Cam Higby shows rioters tossing fireworks and other projectiles at police from rooftops overlooking skirmish lines, while others chanted “peaceful protest” as they continued to hurl objects at police.
President Donald Trump announced Monday night that he would be dispatching an additional 2,000 California National Guard personnel to assist the 2,000 troops who have already been deployed. Of that number, it is unclear how many troops are currently on the ground.
California filed a lawsuit against the Trump Administration on Monday arguing that the deployment of state national guard resources is unlawful.
Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell announced that more than 50 arrests have already been made in response to this weekend’s disturbances. That number is expected to rise as the unrest continues on Monday night.
LA rioters have taken to throwing fireworks at police from rooftops. pic.twitter.com/7yJDp6K06u
— Cam Higby | America First
California National Guard moving forward along with LAPD to clear the crowd from the area pic.twitter.com/vGq53XE8cV
— Brendan Gutenschwager (@BGOnTheScene) June 10, 2025
In addition to the National Guard presence, the White House announced Monday that 700 U.S. Marines would be deploying from nearby Camp Pendleton. The Marines will be tasked with protecting federal property and federal personnel, a senior defense official told Fox News, and the deployment is open-ended.
While Marines will be filling a law enforcement role during the deployment, it is unclear what their use of force rules are if they come under attack from rioters. National Guard and Marine Corps personnel will not be able to make arrests unless the president invokes the Insurrection Act, which grants the president broad ability to use the U.S. Military in order to crush an insurrection.
Marines are expected to arrive in Los Angeles within the next 24 hours.
Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that the suspect who nearly killed federal agents by throwing rocks at a moving vehicle in Paramount, California on Saturday has been identified and added to the FBI’s most wanted list. “That guy has just been identified and they are doing a search warrant on his house as we speak,” Bondi said.
“You can run, you can’t hide. We are coming after you,” she added.
