section_path: Events/June 8
section_name: June 8
paragraph_text: June 8
  
  Protests died down in the early morning of June 8, but were still ongoing, with organizers calling for another day of protesting. At 11:30 a.m., Centro CSO held a rally followed by a march to the detention center in downtown Los Angeles. Protests outside of Los Angeles City Hall occurred around 2 p.m.
  
  Three hundred California Army National Guard troops from the 79th Infantry Brigade Combat Team were deployed to three separate locations in Los Angeles; most of the troops were seen outside of federal buildings. Under the direction of Hegseth, approximately 500 active-duty Marines from the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms were put on a "prepared to deploy status". At the Metropolitan Detention Center, the National Guard and DHS officers used smoke and pepper spray to displace protesters and open a path for the DHS, Border Patrol, and other military vehicles to enter the facility. National Guard troops also arrived outside the downtown Los Angeles Detention Center. Police had arrived to join the National Guard by noon.
  
  Homan commented, while speaking to NBC News, that "someone's going to lose their life" if the protests continue, also noting that governor of California Gavin Newsom and mayor of Los Angeles Karen Bass could potentially face federal charges over the response to the ICE raids. Trump later threatened to "have troops everywhere" if the protests spread to other cities and said "if we see danger to our country and our citizens", the Marines would be deployed to the city.
  
  At 2:30 p.m., the LAPD Central Division announced that the City of Los Angeles is on " tactical alert". The LAPD Central Division later announced that less-lethal munitions had been authorized for use to disperse the protest, people throwing objects at officers would be arrested, and that the Incident Commander had declared an unlawful assembly. Two LAPD officers were injured after motorcyclists attempted to breach a skirmish line and hit them at a protest in the Alameda and Temple area. Both riders were detained and the officers were treated at the scene. The Los Angeles Police Department announced that a number of people were arrested at the Civic Center area of Downtown Los Angeles, including several people who were detained and handcuffed with zip ties.
  
  Before 4 p.m., protestors entered the US 101 freeway in downtown Los Angeles and blocked traffic, causing police to subsequently shut down the freeway in both directions. The LAPD announced that parts of the freeway and multiple streets were closed to drivers as a result of protests. Police reported people were shooting fireworks at officers. Rocks, scooters and cinder blocks were thrown at police cars. People attempted to set police cruisers on fire. Protesters also threw cinder blocks at police officers and at other people. Five Waymo driverless cars were vandalized, set alight, and destroyed. LAPD officials warned that burning lithium-ion batteries releases toxic gasses. The following day, Waymo suspended service and removed their vehicles in Downtown Los Angeles, however a spokesperson said they do not believe the cars were intentionally targeted. The service remained in operation in other areas of Los Angeles. At around 4 p.m., Newsom sent a letter to Secretary Hegseth requesting him to rescind Trump's order to deploy the National Guard, calling it a "serious breach of state sovereignty".
  
  By night, the LAPD also announced on their social media that the entire downtown Los Angeles area was considered to be an unlawful assembly and urged everyone to leave the area.
  
  The LAPD reported that looting had occurred at stores in the area of 6th Street and Broadway (downtown Los Angeles), as well as near 8th Street and Broadway. Several fires were also reported to have been set in dumpsters and trash bins. Numerous buildings, including the Los Angeles Police Department headquarters, the United States Courthouse, and the old Los Angeles Times Building, were tagged with graffiti. At least one store had windows shattered by alleged looters. Multiple windows at the Los Angeles Police Department headquarters were also broken.
  
  The United States Northern Command established a formal task force, Task Force 51, to coordinate the military response. An official statement said "as USNORTHCOM's land component command, U.S. Army North stood up Task Force 51, with a two-star general, as the ground command and control element over the Title 10 forces." The task force is commanded by Major General Scott Sherman.
  
  Late in the night, the City of Glendale decided to terminate its detention agreement with ICE, in part as a reaction to the protests and unrest in Los Angeles.