The Trump administration has deployed the California National Guard in response to protests in Los Angeles that began Friday evening over immigration enforcement operations, which resulted in some clashes between demonstrators and authorities, the White House said in a statement.

The protest continued through the weekend to Sunday evening, where demonstrators halted traffic on the 101 Freeway as Los Angeles police deemed it an unlawful assembly.

This comes after President Donald Trump signed a memorandum "deploying 2,000 National Guardsmen to address the lawlessness" in California as demonstrations opposing Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations continue in the state, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom asked the Trump administration to rescind the deployment, saying the federal government was moving to "take over the California National Guard," calling the move "purposefully inflammatory" and saying it will "only escalate tensions."

Latest Developments

_{Jun 8, 11:48 PM}
101 Freeway's southbound lanes remain closed

Southbound lanes of the 101 Freeway in Los Angeles remain closed to traffic as protests continue, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
Police said the closure comes as demonstrators continue to throw objects onto the freeway, damaging multiple police vehicles.

The southbound lanes will remain closed until further notice, police said.

_{Jun 8, 10:33 PM}
Trump claims Los Angeles protesters are 'paid insurrectionists'

President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social from Camp David on Sunday, commenting on the ongoing Los Angeles protests where several individuals have been detained and cars have been set on fire as demonstrations escalate.
The president called for California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass to "apologize to the people of Los Angeles."

In the social media post, Trump calls the protestors "troublemakers and insurrectionists."
The president is also claiming that the protesters in Los Angeles are being paid.
"Paid Insurrectionists!" Trump wrote in a separate social media post.
-ABC News' Kelsey Walsh

_{Jun 8, 10:20 PM}
Newsom joins Los Angeles police and sheriffs amid ongoing protests

California Gov. Gavin Newsom joined officials from the Los Angeles Police Department and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department to address the ongoing protests in the city.

The governor said the protests have been "provoked by chaos from Washington."
"We’re here to keep the peace — not play into Trump’s political games," Newsom wrote alongside a photo of the meeting.

_{Jun 8, 9:08 PM}
Mayor Karen Bass: 'Our city does not need to be torn apart'

Amid the chaotic scenes of burning vehicles and protesters flooding the 101 freeway, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass was visibly frustrated and disappointed with the situation unfolding in Los Angeles, saying, "Our city does not need to be torn apart."
Bass revealed during a press conference Sunday that she has been talking to the federal administration for days, trying to discourage the deployment of the National Guard in L.A., saying it would create chaos.

"Deploying federalized troops is a dangerous escalation, but we need to be real about this. This is about another agenda. It's not about public safety. There's clearly no plan, and there is clearly no policy," said Bass.
The mayor also condemned the violence that has stemmed from the protests.
"If you are going to entertain violence, if you are going to try to take over a freeway, then you are going to suffer the consequences of doing that," said Bass.
-ABC News' Tristan Maglunog and Amanda Morris

_{Jun 8, 8:44 PM}
Waymo vehicle set on fire in downtown Los Angeles

A Waymo vehicle, which is an autonomous driving car, was seen covered in graffiti and engulfed in flames in downtown Los Angeles as protests continue.

_{Jun 8, 8:32 PM}
Kamala Harris denounces Trump administration's response to LA protests

Former Vice President Kamala Harris took to social media on Sunday to denounce President Donald Trump's administration's response to the ongoing immigration protests in Los Angeles, calling it a "cruel, calculated agenda to spread panic and division."
"Deploying the National Guard is a dangerous escalation meant to provoke chaos," Harris wrote on X.

"In addition to the recent ICE raids in Southern California and across our nation, it is part of the Trump Administration’s cruel, calculated agenda to spread panic and division," the former presidential candidate added.
-ABC News' Amanda Morris

_{Jun 8, 8:22 PM}
Police and protesters seen shrouded in smoke on the 101 Freeway

Smoke covers the 101 Freeway as police attempt to clear protesters from the scene.

_{Jun 8, 8:13 PM}
500 Marines are on standby to be deployed in Los Angeles: USNORTHCOM

By the direction of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and in coordination with U.S. Northern Command, there are 500 Marines on "prepared to deploy status" to the Los Angeles immigration protests.
There are approximately 300 members of the California National Guard currently deployed to Los Angeles County, officials said.
-ABC News' Luis Martinez

_{Jun 8, 8:02 PM}
These streets and highways are closed near downtown Los Angeles

The Los Angeles Police Department shared an update on which streets and highways have been closed as protests continue to impact traffic in the downtown area of the city.
Parts of the 101 Freeway, Alameda, Los Angeles St., Spring St., Main St., Aliso St., Commercial St., Temple Ave., 1st St and Arcadia St. are currently blocked off to drivers, the LAPD said.

_{Jun 8, 7:46 PM}
Rear window of police vehicle shattered in Los Angeles

An image from the ongoing immigration protests in Los Angeles shows the rear window of a police vehicle shattered as demonstrators surround the car.