About 200 US marines arrived in Los Angeles on Friday morning and detained a man soon after in the first known detention by active-duty troops since their deployment.
Marines also took charge of a federal building in a rare domestic use of US troops after days of protests over immigration raids.
Federal troops continued to be on duty in LA’s streets on Friday after a series of court rulings and more arrived, with large protests planned in California and across the country this weekend against the Trump administration’s aggressive anti-immigration raids and a big military parade in Washington DC.
Here’s our round-up of key Trump stories of the day:
Hundreds of marines arrive in LA
US marines deployed to Los Angeles on Friday temporarily detained a civilian, the US military confirmed, in the first known detention by active-duty troops deployed there by Donald Trump. Reuters images showed marines apprehending a man, restraining his hands with zip ties and then handing him over to civilians from the Department of Homeland Security. A US military spokesperson said active-duty forces “may temporarily detain an individual in specific circumstances”.
Republicans back Israeli attack on Iran
Donald Trump and Republicans in Washington on Friday cheered Israel for carrying out long-threatened strikes on Iran. But several Democrats accused the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, of deliberately sabotaging talks to peacefully resolve the question of Tehran’s nuclear program.
Judge blocks Trump order to require proof of citizenship to vote
A second federal judge has rejected parts of Donald Trump’s executive order on elections, dealing another blow to the president’s directive that would require proof of citizenship to vote in US elections.
Trump parade to produce planet-heating pollution costs
Donald Trump’s military parade this weekend will bring thousands of troops out to march – and will also produce more than 2m kilograms of planet-heating pollution, equivalent to the amount created by producing 67m plastic bags or the energy used to power about 300 homes in one year, according to a review by a progressive thinktank and the Guardian.
Ábrego García pleads not guilty to human smuggling charges
Kilmar Ábrego García, the man returned to the United States last week after being wrongfully deported to his native El Salvador, pleaded not guilty on Friday to criminal charges of taking part in a conspiracy to smuggle migrants into the US.
Trump loses bid to overturn $5m damages award to E Jean Carroll
The president has lost his latest legal attempt to challenge the $5m in damages awarded against him for defaming E Jean Carroll, the New York writer who a jury found was sexually abused by Trump in the 1990s, before he embarked on his political career.
What else happened today:
Trump pulled the US government from a historic agreement to recover the salmon population in the Pacific north-west, calling the plan “radical environmentalism”.
Democrats are demanding the acting chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission enforce civil rights protections for transgender and nonbinary people.
A Republican member of South Carolina’s state house has been arrested and charged with 10 counts of distributing sexual abuse material involving children.
Catching up? Here’s what happened on 12 June 2025.
