Footage posted to social media shows rioters in Los Angeles launching explosives at a federal detention facility in the downtown area

President Trump has ordered 2,000 National Guard to the city, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has said Marines at a nearby base are on high Footage posted to social media shows rioters in Los Angeles launching explosives at a federal detention facility in the downtown area.

The invading foreign army attacking Los Angeles surrounds the ICE detention facility in Downtown LA tonight as multiple fronts break out in the war.

The insurrectionists hurl an Unregistered Destructive Device into the federal facility then run from resulting salvos. pic.twitter.com/Phuoh7obkK— Alan Bings (@AlanBings) June 8, 2025

Elsewhere, rioters set fire to properties.

JUST IN 🚨: A new fire has just been started as protestors continue to clash with police.

Compton, CA pic.twitter.com/dOSF1qQyOx— Anthony (@AnthonyCabassa_) June 8, 2025

The disturbances began after a series of immigration raids on Friday morning at workplaces in the city.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents swooped on multiple businesses, including a Home Depot, to arrest illegal immigrants.

During the raids, protesters clashed with the ICE agents, and then a large mob, numbering around a thousand, marched to the federal detention center on Alameda Street, where the clashes continued.

Officers, including members of the LAPD, used tear gas and riot gear to drive the mob back.

Video footage posted to social media capture the clashes, including protesters smashing concrete off bollards to make projectiles to throw at officers.

President Trump has ordered 2,000 National Guard to the city, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has said Marines at a nearby base are on high alert.

Local politicians, including city Mayor Karen Bass and state Governor Gavin Newsom have sided with the rioters.

In an official statement, Mayor Bass said she was “deeply angered” by the immigration raids.

“These tactics sow terror in our communities and disrupt basic principles of safety in our city,” she wrote.

“My office is in close coordination with immigrant rights community organizations. We will not stand for this.”