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5 Surprising Things We Saw at This Weekend’s Protests In Downtown L.A.

Flickering lights from the cells of detainees and free tacos for protestors. These are among the more unusual things L.A. TACO spotted amid protests against mass deportation.

2:31 PM PDT on June 9, 2025

LAPD patrol cars lined up on the freeway, with smoke rising above an overpass above them

Photo by Javier Cabral for L.A. TACO.

L.A. TACO reporters have been out in the streets since Friday to capture scenes and breaking news from the protests against mass deportations following a widespread rollout of ICE agents in Los Angeles. Since then, we've seen a lot, from peaceful people being shot by rubber bullets and choking on tear gas, to people pelting cop cars with rocks and e-scooters from freeway overpasses.

You probably saw some of this if you were glued to the news this weekend.

There were also things you won't see on the news that have been covered on our Instagram videos over the weekend. As we stay committed to covering the protests in Los Angeles against horrifying federal overreach, these five things that stood out while we were on the scene reporting.