Southern California is no stranger to civil unrest.
A look at the similarities and differences of civil unrest in Southern California over the years.
Immigration raid protests, 2025
Marines and additional National Guard troops arrived in the Los Angeles area on Tuesday, June 10, sent in by President Donald Trump in response to protests over immigration raids despite the objections of the governor and local leaders.
Los Angeles leaders imposed a downtown curfew Tuesday on the fifth day of protests, it is still in place.
After persistent questioning from members of Congress on Tuesday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth turned to his acting comptroller, Bryn Woollacott MacDonnell, who said it would cost $134 million to send the National Guard and Marines to Los Angeles. She said the money will come from operations and maintenance accounts.
On Sunday, Los Angeles police said some protesters had thrown concrete projectiles, bottles and other items at police. Los Angeles police say they made more than 100 arrests Monday evening and two officers were injured.
Several self-driving cars were set ablaze on a downtown street on Sunday evening as well as several businesses being looted. No fatalities have been reported.
Immigration Customs Enforcement posted the names and convictions of 11 arrested undocumented immigrants in the Los Angeles raids Sunday.
You can find ICE’s list of what they say are the worst offenders here and here.
In sanctuary cities, local law enforcement doesn’t notify federal immigration enforcement when those who have been convicted of crimes are set free.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said in a news conference the ICE raids could continue for the next 30 days. “It’s a sense of intimidation and fear that is just so unnecessary and so corrosive to our city,” Bass said.
You can find the complete Pew Research Center survey from March on Latino adults fears of deportation here.
Zoot suit riots, 1943
In early June, young men who had enlisted to fight in World War II clashed with other young locals in Los Angeles, kicking off what became known as the Zoot Suit Riots.
