Los Angeles imposed a downtown curfew after three nights of anti-ICE protests, with police conducting mass arrests as 700 Marines joined the existing National Guard deployment. Federal courts rejected Governor Newsom's emergency motion to block Trump's troop deployment, while Newsom delivered a livestreamed response calling Trump a "dictator"—though technical difficulties left the first half without audio.
The confrontation expanded beyond California as protests spread to New York City, where over 80 people were arrested, and Texas deployed National Guard statewide. Trump addressed Fort Bragg soldiers, vowing to "liberate Los Angeles" from what he termed migrant "invasion." ICE announced tactical agent deployments to Democratic-led cities nationwide.
Beach Boys founder Brian Wilson died at 82, while Harvey Weinstein received a mixed verdict in his retrial. The FBI began investigating funding sources behind the riots, with officials alleging organizational backing. By evening, National Guard troops had begun detaining civilians during protests, marking an escalation in military involvement.