Los Angeles immigration protests go through the night after surprise ICE operation
CBS News Los Angeles learned that ICE conducted raids in the Westlake District, downtown L.A. and South L.A. on Friday with no prior warning. According to an ICE spokesperson, as many as 44 arrests were made.
"ICE officers and agents alongside partner law enforcement agencies, executed four federal search warrants at three locations in central Los Angeles," the spokesperson, Yasmeen Pitts O'Keefe, said. "Approximately 44 people were administratively arrested and one arrest for obstruction. The investigation remains ongoing, updates will follow as appropriate."
O'Keefe confirmed that at least one of the warrants executed was related to the "harboring of people illegally in the country."
Protests eventually centered around the Federal Building in downtown L.A. after word spread among demonstrators that detainees were allegedly being held in that building.
More protests were expected to take place in L.A. throughout the weekend, although it wasn't clear where or when as of Saturday morning.
Images from SKYCal footage taken Friday showed one of the apparent raids appearing to take place outside of a Home Depot store in the Westlake District.
Federal agents conduct immigration operations outside a Home Depot in the Westlake District of Los Angeles. June 6, 2025.
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Among the dozens of detainments, Service Employees International Union-United Service Workers West President David Huerta was arrested while protesting Friday, he confirmed.
"What happened to me is not about me; This is about something much bigger. This is about how we as a community stand together and resist the injustice that's happening. Hard-working people, and members of our family and our community, are being treated like criminals," Huerta said in a statement afterwards. "We all collectively have to object to this madness because this is not justice. This is injustice. And we all have to stand on the right side of justice."
U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli said in a post to X on Friday that Huerta "deliberately obstructed" federal agents by blocking their vehicle while they executed a "lawful judicial warrant." Essayli said Huerta will be arraigned in federal court on Monday after being arrested on suspicion of interfering with federal officers.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 06: LAPD officers arrest a protester outside of the Federal Building in downtown Los Angeles after the FBI and Ice Agents made arrests of illegal immigrants located in DTLA in Los Angeles, California, United States on June 06, 2025.
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Leaders across Los Angeles criticized the federal government and President Donald Trump's push to increase immigration enforcement throughout the Southland in the moments following the raids.
"As Mayor of a proud city of immigrants, who contribute to our city in so many ways, I am deeply angered by what has taken place," L.A. Mayor Karen Bass said. "These tactics sow terror in our communities and disrupt basic principles of safety in our city. My Office is in close coordination with immigrant rights community organizations. We will not stand for this."
In response to that statement, White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller posted on X that Bass has "no say in this at all."
"Federal law is supreme and federal law will be enforced," he said. Miller has previously said the Trump administration was "actively looking at" suspending the writ of habeas corpus in immigration cases. Suspending the writ of habeas corpus in those cases would effectively remove the right for individuals accused of entering the country illegally to appear in court before confinement.
On Friday, Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell said the department would not cooperate with federal authorities in deportation efforts, a sentiment that L.A. County Sheriff Robert Luna later echoed on behalf of his department.
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