Map Shows Locations Where Anti-ICE Protests Are Planned Amid LA Riots

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As tensions remained between U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), California leaders, and immigrants in Los Angeles Monday, more rallies against the actions of the Trump administration were planned.
New anti-ICE demonstrations are cropping up around the country, after protests in Los Angeles over the weekend devolved into violent confrontations with law enforcement. President Donald Trump authorized the National Guard to intercede and warned of "troops everywhere" if clashes continued.
The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) said its members would hold rallies in over a dozen cities across the country, following the arrest of one of its members, David Huerta, during the riots in LA.
The Context
Protestors and federal agents clashed over the weekend in LA, with around 2,000 National Guard troops deployed by President Donald Trump to counter those rallying against ICE actions towards immigrants in the city.
The riots came after other protests across the country against detentions at immigration courts, schools, and workplaces, despite the Trump administration's insistence it is going after migrants in the country illegally who pose national security threats.
What To Know
The SEIU said it was organizing Monday's rallies to speak out for working communities targeted by ICE in recent weeks, as well as in response to Huerta's arrest.
Huerta, a longtime labor and civil rights leader, was hospitalized and taken into federal custody during the riots over the weekend. U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli said the SEIU California president had obstructed agents at a worksite raid, and this was why he had been detained.
Over a dozen cities, including New York City, Philadelphia, Seattle, and Atlanta will see rallies take place in the days ahead.
These events come after multiple protests against the Trump administration's actions on immigration since January 20.
Protestors have rallied in support of foreign students detained as part of ICE sweeps at college campuses and targeted actions against those seen as having expressed views which go against U.S. foreign policy. There have also been multiple protests and rallies in support of some of those deported under the Alien Enemies Act to El Salvador's CECOT prison.
Trump was elected off the back of a presidential election campaign which promised mass deportations of illegal immigrants, and his administration has argued that sanctuary cities like Los Angeles have stood in the way of federal agents doing their jobs. That claim comes despite reported record arrests and high ICE detention numbers across the country.
For immigrant advocates, concern has arisen around who it is that ICE is detaining. While the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has insisted public safety and national security threats are its priorities, there have been many reports of those seeking legal status or having no criminal records also being detained.
Protesters hold anti-ICE signs and a Mexican flag during clashes between police and demonstrators on June 8, 2025 in Downtown Los Angeles, California.
Protesters hold anti-ICE signs and a Mexican flag during clashes between police and demonstrators on June 8, 2025 in Downtown Los Angeles, California.What People Are Saying
April Verrett, international president of the SEIU, in a press release: "SEIU refuses to be silent in the face of these horrific attacks on working communities. Standing in solidarity as a movement of working people is not new to us. SEIU protects the rights and dignity of hard working people, and the safety of workers in the workplace.
"Imagine what it feels like for thousands of workers around the country to be attacked by masked men with weapons, or to bear witness to their co-workers getting dragged away, knowing their kids may not see them again. We demand David Huerta's immediate release and an end to these abusive workplace raids."
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, on X: "The riots in Los Angeles prove that we desperately need more immigration enforcement personnel and resources.America must reverse the invasion unleashed by Joe Biden of millions of unvetted illegal aliens into our country. "
Former Vice President Kamala Harris, in a statement on Sunday: "Los Angeles is my home. And like so many Americans, I am appalled at what we are witnessing on the streets of our city. Deploying the National Guard is a dangerous escalation meant to provoke chaos. In addition to the recent ICE raids in Southern California and across our nation, it is part of the Trump Administration's cruel, calculated agenda to spread panic and division."
U.S. Northern Command released a statement on Sunday: "By direction of Secretary of Defense and in coordination with U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM), approximately 2,000 California Army National Guard soldiers have been placed under federal command and control in a Title 10 status to support the protection of federal personnel and federal property in the greater Los Angeles area."
What's Next
The White House memorandum authorizing the National Guard to help enforce federal immigration law notably does not specifically name California or Los Angeles, saying Guard and active-duty troops could be deployed "at locations where protests against these functions are occurring or are likely to occur based on current threat assessments and planned operations."