(2025-06-13). Movement Against ICE Raids Spreads To Cities Across The US. popularresistance.org US President Donald Trump sent in the military to suppress anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles this past weekend, but instead of stopping the protest movement in its tracks, demonstrations have taken place in cities across the entire United States to reject Trump's immigration policies and crackdown. | Since protests erupted against immigration raids in Los Angeles on Friday afternoon, they have spread to cities throughout the US, including New York City, Chicago, Denver, Dallas, Boston, and Atlanta. | As the Trump administration scrambles to meet mass deportations quotas, with officials ramping up the immigration e…
(2025-06-13). Showtime for Trump in LA. counterpunch.org 
Donald Trump's deployment of federal troops to Los Angeles represents a new and dangerous phase for American democracy. His actions should be taken as a warning sign of the authoritarian streak within the current U.S. president. This development further shows his lack of commitment to democratic norms and criticism, and his desire to use confrontational and highly visible tactics to intimidate.
(2025-06-13). Trump's GI Joe-Cosplaying "Goon Squads" Sow Terror — and Solidarity. theintercept.com 
Across the country, demonstrators are preparing for a weekend of protests against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations, Donald Trump's planned June 14 Ground zero for these demonstrations is likely to be Los Angeles, where heavily armed ICE agents have carried out raids at churches, graduations, parking lots, and scores of other gathering spots recently. | "‚ÄäThe level of armament th…
(2025-06-13). DHS Chief Calls For Military Arrests In Los Angeles Protests. popularresistance.org U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem appeared to take a step toward circumventing federal laws that bar the military from taking part in domestic law enforcement in a letter she sent to the Department of Defense Sunday as the National Guard was deployed to Los Angeles amid mass protests over immigration raids. | In a letter obtained by The San Francisco Chronicle, Noem wrote to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that the Pentagon should direct military forces | "to either detain, just as they would at any federal facility guarded by military, lawbreakers under Title 18 until they can be arrested and processed…
(2025-06-13). The American Dream as a Nightmare. orinocotribune.com By Fernando Esteche — Jun 10, 2025 | Various layers of conflict in the protests of Los Angeles. | The militarization of Los Angeles
| Los Angeles is bleeding. In the streets of a city that for decades stood as a symbol of the American dream, today the cries of resistance of those who built its greatness from the shadows resonate. The massive raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement Enforcement (ICE), have unleashed a spiral of urban violence that reflects an uncomfortable truth: as in Europe, the metropolis has war within its own borders. | Since January 20, 2025, when Donald Trump took office prom…
(2025-06-13). Rage and Prayer in Los Angeles. dissentmagazine.org 
The task of this moment is to build a broad front that can resist authoritarianism. The recent protests are early skirmishes in the fight that will be needed.
(2025-06-13). Tomorrow: Millions to March Peacefully, Defy Trump's Scare Tactics. commondreams.org Tomorrow, millions of Americans will unite across race, party, and religion for "No Kings" rallies planned in more than one thousand cities. Stretching from Honolulu to Philadelphia, everyday people of all ages will show up to reject Trump's latest efforts to weaponize the government.In the days leading up to the events, President Trump sought to deter attendance, saying any protestors at his event would "be met with very big force." The comment and his administration's actions in Los Angeles have ignited greater enthusiasm in the rallies.Statement of Virginia Kase Solomón, Common Cause President & CEOFrom wea…
(2025-06-13). Law enforcement injure multiple journalists, others assaulted while covering Los Angeles protests. CPJ Staff
(2025-06-13). 'What's happening in LA is not about LA'. aljazeera.com Donald Trump is using the Los Angeles protests as a pretext to amass authority, warns the ACLU's Sarah Mehta.
(2025-06-13). Roaming Charges: From the Halls of Montezuma to the Shores of Venice Beach. counterpunch.org 
The last time a President deployed the National Guard to a state over the objections of the governor was in 1965, when LBJ sent them to protect Civil Rights marchers in Selma in defiance of Alabama Governor George Wallace. Now they're being sent by Trump to California to crack down ON civil rights protesters.
(2025-06-13). Oppression Breeds Resistance, Organization Sustains It. popularresistance.org As community defenders, organizers, and residents resisted Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Los Angeles this past weekend, the state has responded by calling in the FBI and Border Patrol SWAT units, utilizing Blackhawk helicopters to deliver munitions and military-grade equipment, and mobilizing the National Guard and Marines to quell the justified uprising. As our comrades in SoCal BAP have clearly stated, this is domestic warfare. | The connection could not be clearer between the specific kidnappings orchestrated by ICE and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in Los Angeles on one hand, and th…
(2025-06-13). Don't Let LA Stand Alone: A Message to the Gathering Resistance. itsgoingdown.org 
Over the past week, tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets of Los Angeles, fighting to defend their neighborhoods and family members from ICE, facing off with the National Guard to demand those imprisoned by DHS be released, and fiercely pushing back against the brutality of the LAPD. This bravery has been…
(2025-06-13). Appeals court temporarily blocks judge's ruling to return control of National Guard to California. whyy.org The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday temporarily blocked a federal judge's order that directed President Donald Trump to return control of National Guard troops to California after he The court said it would hold a hearing on the matter on Tuesday. The ruling came only hours after a federal judge's order was to take effect at noon Friday. | Earlier Thursday, U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer ruled the Guard d…
(2025-06-13). Judge issues a temporary ruling against Trump using the National Guard in LA. whyy.org A federal judge has ruled against President Trump's use of the National Guard in Los Angeles, siding with the state of California's argument that the president erred in how the guard was being activated. The order requires Trump to return control of the National Guard to California Gov. Gavin Newsom by noon Friday (Pacific Time). | The ruling could still be appealed. But it's a setback for the White House in the dispute over the powers it can assert in cracking down on illegal immigration — and over public opposition to it. It was not immediately clear if or when Guard units would be removed. | In a hearing…
(2025-06-13). Judge rebukes Trump's seizure of California National Guard, orders return to Newsom. wsws.org U.S. District Judge Charles R. Breyer ruled that Trump's seizure of the California National Guard was illegal and unconstitutional, ordering control be returned to Governor Gavin Newsom.
(2025-06-13). Some Republicans Opposed Using Troops Against Protests in 2020. Now They're Marching in Lockstep. theintercept.com 
When President Donald Trump threatened to send troops against the Black Lives Matter movement five years ago, some members of his own party offered guarded criticisms. | Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., then serving as the majority whip, said he opposed using the military. | "I would prefer that these things be handled by the state and local authorities," <...
(2025-06-13). A Labor/Vet Protest: DC Rally and Local Events Defend VA Care on D-Day. counterpunch.org 
(2025-06-13). Kenya police officer arrested over blogger's death in custody. aljazeera.com Hundreds of people have joined protests over the death in police custody of political blogger Albert Ojwang.
(2025-06-13). Protesters gather in Iran after Israeli attacks. aljazeera.com
(2025-06-13). Forum told a sanctuary network is being built to protect refugees, asylum seekers. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-06-13). Hundreds protest illegal arrest of Madleen crew at office. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-06-13). Protesters take aim at Maersk over ties to Israel. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-06-13). United States: Resistance grows to Trump terrorising migrant communities. greenleft.org.au 
Mass protests have broken out in response to United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol mass arrests of migrants. Malik Miah and Barry Sheppard report.
(2025-06-13). Thousands of Bedouin protest in Sheva against house demolitions. haaretz.com Demonstration is the second in two weeks as the razing of the unrecognized village of a-Sar gets underway — the biggest community in Israel to face destruction. The Council of Unrecognized Villages says that about 50 houses have been demolished without residents being offered an alternative home…
(2025-06-13). Rally in Cairo urges Egypt to let Gaza-bound activists through. newarab.com 
Journalists and activists are planning to rally outside The planned protest came as Egypt had detained and deported dozens of foreign activists arriving as part of the Global March to Gaza campaign, headed for the Gaza border, amid pressure from Israel to stop the movement. | Among those blocked were around 40 Algerian nationals who were barred from entering Egypt and h…
(2025-06-13). US Congress to vote on resolutions 'condemning antisemitism'. newarab.com 
Next week, the US House of Representatives will vote on resolutions condemning antisemitism following recent attacks on pro-Israeli Jewish protesters, particularly in Boulder, Colorado. | The resolutions, sponsored by Republicans, are seeing pushback from Democrats and others on the left for language One
(2025-06-13). For Philly's Low Cut Connie, protest songs and American dissent are 'patriotic'. whyy.org From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? This Saturday marks a historic trifecta: Flag Day, the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army and It has also become a day of nationwide protest, as demonstrators across the country plan to observe the
(2025-06-13). World Cafe Live workers fired after walking off the job Wednesday in protest of new leadership. whyy.org