(NewsNation) — Los Angeles has entered a fifth day of unrest as protests against President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown continue amid more military arrivals and reports of looting.
A California Highway Patrol officer told NewsNation that looters are taking advantage of the city’s preoccupied police.
Multiple arrests stemmed from jewelry store break-ins overnight, with NewsNation’s Mills Hayes witnessing at least four attempted lootings in LA’s jewelry district.
Monty, the owner of Bargain2Perfumes, said his business was a victim of looters.
“I saw somebody’s break into my store, and call right away to police and my landlord,” he told NewsNation.
He called the situation “ridiculous.”
“They break into the Apple store. They break into the Adidas store. This is not, they’re not doing protest,” Monty said. “This is just doing, just for the looting, the stores and everything.”
Trump deploys Marines, National Guard amid LA protests
As of Tuesday morning, President Donald Trump has announced the deployment of 700 active-duty U.S. Marines and more than 1,700 California National Guard troops.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he’s sending an additional 800 state and local law enforcement officers into Los Angeles to “clean up President Trump’s mess.”
Trump is the first president to deploy a state’s National Guard without the consent of a governor since 1965, when President Lyndon B. Johnson sent troops to Alabama to protect civil rights protesters.
Police officers stand on the corner of a street near the Metropolitan Detention Center after a night of protests in downtown Los Angeles on June 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) 
Cleanup continues after a night of protests in downtown Los Angeles on June 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) 
Police patrol the scene after a night of protests in downtown Los Angeles on June 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) 
A California Highway Patrol officer pulls an electric scooter off a vehicle on a highway as protesters throw objects at the police vehicles near the Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown Los Angeles on June 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope) 
A woman waves the Mexican flag as flames erupt from a burning dumpster during a protest in downtown Los Angeles on June 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope) 
A protester throws a smoke canister on the 101 Freeway near the Metropolitan Detention Center of downtown Los Angeles on June 8, 2025, following last night’s immigration raid protest. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer) 
Fireworks explode in front of law enforcement as they face off with demonstrators during a protest following federal immigration operations, in the Compton neighborhood of Los Angeles on June 8, 2025. (Photo by ETIENNE LAURENT /GETTY-AFP)
The City of Los Angeles has declared a tactical alert, and all uniformed personnel are to remain on duty as protests continue into their fifth day.
LAPD has confirmed dozens of arrests and more than 600 nonlethal rounds fired, all while federal officials continue to carry out more immigration actions in LA.
California files lawsuit against Trump for LA protest response
Newsom and California’s attorney general have filed a lawsuit over Trump’s decision to send National Guard troops to Los Angeles — with no state or city officials asking for them.
The suit, filed in federal court in San Francisco on Monday, called the move an “unprecedented power grab.”
“One of the cornerstones of our Nation and our democracy is that our people are governed by civil, not military, rule,” the 22-page complaint reads.
“The Founders enshrined these principles in our Constitution — that a government should be accountable to its people, guided by the rule of law, and one of civil authority, not military rule,” it continues.
NewsNation partner The Hill and NewsNation’s Alex Caprariello, Nancy Loo and Kellie Meyer contributed to this report.
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