Los Angeles protests live: LAPD calls for protestors to disperse as Trump says ‘bring in the troops’

<p>Police fire rubber bullets and teargas while protesters block a major freeway and set self-driving cars on fire</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/08/los-angeles-protests-immigration-ice">Full report: Teargas and flash-bangs used on LA protesters as opposition to Trump intensifies</a></p></li></ul><p><strong>California governor, Gavin Newsom, on Sunday evening formally requested the Trump administration rescind the deployment of national guards troops in Los Angeles.</strong></p><p>In a letter to the US secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, Newsom called the deployment unlawful, and asked for the troops to be put back under the state’s command.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/jun/09/los-angeles-protests-live-tensions-flare-trump-deploys-national-guard-troops">Continue reading...</a>