A riot broke out in Paramount where ICE agents were looking to arrest a few dozen criminal illegal aliens. Things got bad enough that even the LA Times is calling it “a fiery and tumultuous clash.”
An hours-long standoff between protesters and federal agents erupted Saturday morning in Paramount as federal officials warned of further immigration raids to come in Los Angeles.
The confrontation near a Home Depot at 6400 Alondra Blvd. escalated into a fiery and tumultuous clash. At least one protester was injured, witnesses reported.
Chants of “Fuera ICE” — ICE, get out — could be heard as flash-bang grenades deployed by federal agents lit up the scene. The agents appeared to include members of Border Patrol, the U.S. Marshals Service, and Homeland Security Investigations.
There were similar ICE raids yesterday and those protests also got out of hand.
LOS ANGELES — Federal law enforcement officials faced off with violent anti-ICE rioters June 6. Our brave officers were vastly outnumbered — over 1,000 rioters surrounded and attacked a federal building. The Trump administration will pursue charges for any protestor who attacks a… pic.twitter.com/ExSZJFJAj4
— U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (@ICEgov) June 7, 2025
People were breaking apart concrete so they could throw it.
LOS ANGELES — Anti-ICE rioters left a trail of destruction on the streets of their own community June 6. They smashed pylons, broke windows and destroyed taxpayer-owned buildings. Destroying their own city is their prerogative — but we’ll continue to enforce ALL U.S. immigration… pic.twitter.com/kYHdGqRBza
— U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (@ICEgov) June 7, 2025
📷Anti-ICE rioters destroyed taxpayer-owned property around Los Angeles, including defacing the wall outside the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ Ambulatory Care Center.
🤳Follow our page for updates on this story and more. pic.twitter.com/MVtejBhkPf
— U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (@ICEgov) June 7, 2025
Mayor Bass promised to fight for all migrants, even ones who just got here. That probably helped to ensure we’d see a repeat today.
Los Angeles will always be a proud city of immigrants, and we will defend immigrant communities. pic.twitter.com/oH1lbT9PNy
— Mayor Karen Bass (@MayorOfLA) June 6, 2025
Paramount is 82% Latino with an unknown number of them being here illegally. The LA TImes is reporting things kicked off today when ICE showed up at a Home Depot.
BREAKING: ICE raid and community resistance in front of Home Depot in Paramount, California. pic.twitter.com/WdM1Gr93Wi
— Jeremy Lindenfeld (@jeremotographs) June 7, 2025
Escalating anti-ICE protest in Paramount, California pic.twitter.com/IfBnFqAeam
— Jeremy Lindenfeld (@jeremotographs) June 7, 2025
That is where things were happening but Fox News’ Bill Melugin says ICE was not targeting day laborers. Instead, they had a command post nearby and people started gathering there to protest.
NEW: Per federal sources, despite local claims, there was no ICE “raid” at a Home Depot in LA today. DHS has a nearby office in Paramount that they are using as a staging area. Protesters found it and began gathering. ICE will conduct targeted enforcement around LA today, serving…
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) June 7, 2025
Whatever it was, some people are happy to see it.
Thank you, ICE, for cleaning house in downtown Los Angeles. America First! We’re winning! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🇺🇸🎉 @ICEgov pic.twitter.com/eNmfrqYcSc
— Trump Girl (@TrumpGirlLove) June 7, 2025
Others not so much.
ICE in Paramount, CA 🧊 pic.twitter.com/DOr8fvos1k
— Wagner Pérez (@WagnerPerez) June 7, 2025
Looks like police were using tear gas.
Oh look…. it’s the left attacking federal agents in Los Angeles.
Where’s all you “J6 was a insurrection” people at? 🤨 pic.twitter.com/lNmDREgRnd
— Phoeni𝕏 2A 🇺🇸 (@Phoenix2A_1980s) June 7, 2025
The mob was out blocking traffic.
BREAKING: Protesters in Paramount, California have vandalized a U.S. Marshals Service bus during fiery demonstrations against immigration raids. pic.twitter.com/cK02O3CYIR
— Brian Allen (@allenanalysis) June 7, 2025
Meanwhile, some arrests were made, with difficulty.
🚨BREAKING | Border Patrol Activity
Border Patrol presence reported near Lennox Blvd & S Osage Ave, Inglewood. Video shows federal vehicle on scene. Details unclear. #ProtectTheWorld with Citizen pic.twitter.com/cBs8CA3jf9— Citizen (@CitizenApp) June 7, 2025
This creep was throwing rocks at passing ICE vehicles.
JUST IN: Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino calls for the public to help identify a man throwing rocks at vehicles in Los Angeles where federal agents are conducting raids.
“We are currently seeking information regarding the identity of the person(s) throwing rocks at vehicles… pic.twitter.com/wZFgHMe792
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) June 7, 2025
Police pushed back on the rioters.
BREAKING 🚨: Federal agents are facing off with protestors in Paramount California in ongoing weekend protests.
Local source there says it sounds and looks like a war zone, explosions everywhere.
VC: @IRT_Media pic.twitter.com/XJHc1vYnba
— Anthony (@AnthonyCabassa_) June 7, 2025
Someone set a fire in the street and burned a flag.
Someone started a fire and threw an American flag on it here in Paramount, CA pic.twitter.com/EchJufoQM7
— Matthew Seedorff (@MattSeedorff) June 7, 2025
Some scuffles in the street.
ICE in Paramount 🧊 pic.twitter.com/jH8tDGn0lJ
— Wagner Pérez (@WagnerPerez) June 7, 2025
An overhead view of the police line.
🚨 NOW: ILLEGALS have taken over the streets of Los Angeles and are ASSAULTlNG law enforcement while waving FOREIGN FLAGS
This is the DEFINITION of an invasion.
WE NEED THE MILITARY! pic.twitter.com/d3QnPPjyCk
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) June 7, 2025
A CPB truck getting pelted with stones.
Additional video & images of the aftermath, obtained exclusively by @FoxNews. pic.twitter.com/j5ka6kFgTJ
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) June 7, 2025
As a result of dealing with this chaos, there was a lack of deputies to do all the things they normally do.
BREAKING FROM LASD SOURCE: “Deputies can barely support regular patrol activity in the field right now due to this incident in Paramount. There are about 400 protesters and 30ish Dep’s spread out over a couple square miles in paramount. Super dangerous. The sheriff and the county…
— Cece Woods (@ceceswoods) June 7, 2025
Lots of people, including Stephen Miller, are saying this looks insurrection-y.
On Saturday, Trump administration officials blasted the city’s response to the Friday operations by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, criticizing Los Angeles officials for not helping the federal agents, as well as blaming Democrats for the unrest.
Stephen Miller, the White House deputy chief of staff, said on social media on Saturday that the protests on Friday were “an insurrection against the laws and sovereignty of the United States.”
So there you have it. Two days of riots and of course Democrats have nothing to say except to badmouth ICE. We could see more of this tomorrow or, as we’ve seen not so long ago, things could get worse tonight after dark.
