An Australian television journalist was hit in the leg by a rubber bullet Sunday while reporting live from downtown Los Angeles on the large-scale protests over President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown and subsequent deployment of California National Guard troops to the city.

Local News Los Angeles anti-ICE protesters clash with police, set fires downtown amid National Guard deployment losangeles By Updated on: June 9, 2025 / 3:39 AM PDT / KCAL News National Guard troops arrived in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday after being ordered into the city by President Trump in response to a weekend of violent clashes between law enforcement officers and protesters triggered by immigration enforcement operations in the area on Friday.

US President Donald Trump has ordered the National Guard to Los Angeles to deal with unrest over immigration raids. It comes after a second day of unrest in the Californian city, with residents of a predominantly Latino district clashing with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) federal agents.

Federal immigration authorities said some of the migrants arrested in Los Angeles last week had criminal histories that included assault and drug offenses.

Approximately 44 people” were administratively arrested ​​and one person was arrested on an obstruction charge, Homeland Security Investigations said.