LAPD calls for protesters to disperse immediately
It’s just past 10pm in Los Angeles, where the LAPD has urged remaining protesters to leave immediately.
In a post on X, the city police department said:
“Demonstrators have marched to the LA Live area and are blocking all lanes of traffic on Figueroa and 11th St. An UNLAWFUL ASSEMBLY has been declared for the Downtown Los Angeles area. You are to leave the area immediately.”
Earlier this evening LAPD police chief Jim McDonnell said the police supported peaceful protest, but any acts of violence and criminality would be swiftly dealt with by law enforcement officers.
Key events
The Associated Press (AP) reports that no immediate disruption was discernible at Los Angeles International Airport on Monday in the hours after Donald Trump’s new ban on travel to the US by citizens from 12 countries, mainly in Africa and the Middle East, came into effect.
Haitian-American Elvanise Louis-Juste, who was at the airport earlier on Sunday in Newark, New Jersey, awaiting a flight to her home state of Florida, said many Haitians wanting to come to the US are seeking to escape violence and unrest.
The 23-year-old told AP:
I have family in Haiti, so it’s pretty upsetting to see and hear.
I don’t think it’s a good thing. I think it’s very upsetting.
During Trump’s first term, a hastily written executive order ordering the denial of entry to citizens of mainly Muslim countries created chaos at numerous airports and other ports of entry, prompting successful legal challenges and major revisions to the policy.
Many immigration experts say the new ban is more carefully crafted and appears designed to beat court challenges that hampered the first by focusing on the visa application process.
Here are some more photos from the events in Los Angeles and San Francisco that have come through on the wires:
San Francisco mayor Daniel Lurie said he had coordinated with local law enforcement and city departments throughout the weekend to keep people safe during Sunday’s protest, which he said had since wound down.
He said in a post on X:
Everyone in this country has a right to make their voice heard peacefully, and local law enforcement will always protect that right and the rights of everyone in our city to be safe.
But we will never tolerate violent and destructive behavior, and as crowds dwindled, a group that remained caused injuries to police officers, vandalized Muni vehicles, and broke windows of local businesses.
The mayor said violence directed towards law enforcement or public servants was “never acceptable”.
He added that work was being done to clear up damage, get public transport services back to full operations and coordinate across departments to remain prepared for any upcoming activities.
The FBI, under the leadership of director Kash Patel, has made fighting violent crime and illegal immigration top priorities, reports the Associated Press.
A revised FBI priority list on its website places “Crush Violent Crime” at the top. The effort brings the bureau into alignment with the vision of US president Donald Trump, who has made a crackdown on illegal immigration, cartels and transnational gangs a cornerstone of his administration.
Patel has said he wants to “get back to the basics”. His deputy, Dan Bongino, said the FBI is returning to “its roots.”
The bureau said in a statement that its commitment to investigating international and domestic terrorism has not changed. It said that it “continuously analyzes” the threat landscape and allocates resources and personnel in alignment with that analysis and its investigative needs.
It added: “We make adjustments and changes based on many factors and remain flexible as various needs arise.”
Courtney Liss, 31, told The New York Times that she was standing to the side of the San Francisco protest on Sunday when police charged forward.
The lawyer told the outlet:
They were shoving people back, and they shoved me into a fire hydrant.
I got hit with a baton three times.
She added that a recent protest she attended that had been conducted by lawyers dressed in suits had not elicited a response from police.
The arrests in San Francisco come as individuals demonstrate their support of the protests taking place in Los Angeles.
Pictures from the city show police officers holding batons and dressed in riot gear with protestors stationed in front of them.
The New York Times reports that at least one San Francisco protester hurled an egg in the officers’ direction, while another threw a glass bottle that shattered on the ground behind police, leading to dozens of more officers arriving.
Garbage cans and traffic cones were also seen being thrown into the middle of the street, while another protestor was spotted smashing the glass window of Chase Bank.
The group reportedly chanted, “Fascist pigs, off our streets!” and “Why are you in riot gear? We don’t see a riot here.”
60 arrested and three police officers injured in San Francisco
Approximately 60 people, including juveniles, have been arrested and three police officers injured following unrest in San Francisco on Sunday, the city’s police force has confirmed.
The force said individuals in a group on Sansome and Washington streets became “violent” at around 7:01pm PDT, committing crimes ranging from assault to felony vandalism and property damage.
SFPD declared an unlawful assembly, while several individuals reportedly remained and continued to engage in illegal activity after others dispersed from the area.
The police said:
Two officers suffered non-life threatening injuries and one was transported to a local hospital for further medical assistance.
The remaining group continued towards Market and Kearny streets where individuals vandalized buildings and an SFPD patrol vehicle, while others splintered off and continued to vandalize property.
Officers detained individuals refusing to disperse after a small group continued on to the 200 block of Montgomery street, reportedly refusing to leave the area. One firearm was recovered at the scene.
LA mayor Karen Bass has asked residents of the city not to engage in violence or chaos.
The comments came after the mayor met with officials including California’s governor Gavin Newsom and LAPD police chief Jim McDonnell to discuss the safety of Angelenos.
She said: “Angelenos — don’t engage in violence and chaos. Don’t give the administration what they want.”
The mayor and Newsom had previously asked the administration to rescind its order to deploy troops, with the California governor calling it a “a serious breach of state sovereignty.”
City of Glendale terminates Ice contract
The City of Glendale, California, has announced that it is formally terminating its agreement with the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice).
The agreement allowed federal immigration detainees to be held at the Glendale Police Department facility. The space reportedly offered access to virtual and in-person visitation as well as facilities such as telephones, showers and drinking water.
The city said in a release published shortly after 7:09pm PDT on Sunday evening that the decision had not been made lightly. It said that it acknowledged “with regret” that some families may now face greater difficulty visiting loved ones held by Ice, and that access to legal counsel may be more limited elsewhere.
The statement said:
Nevertheless, despite the transparency and safeguards the City has upheld, the City recognizes that public perception of the ICE contract—no matter how limited or carefully managed, no matter the good—has become divisive.
And while opinions on this issue may vary—the decision to terminate this contract is not politically driven. It is rooted in what this City stands for — public safety, local accountability, and trust.
Here are some more photos of the protests in Los Angeles coming through on the wires:
