Trump deploys National Guard to LA over governor’s objections to quell ICE raid protests

President Donald Trump is deploying California National Guard troops over the governor s objections to Los Angeles where protests Saturday led to clashes between immigration personnel and demonstrators The White House disclosed in a comment Saturday that Trump was deploying the Guardsmen to address the lawlessness that has been allowed to fester in California California Gov Gavin Newsom a Democrat objected to the move and announced in a post on X that the move from the Republican president was purposefully inflammatory and will only escalate tensions The White House s move to dramatically ratchet up the response came as protests in Los Angeles extended into a second day where tear gas and smoke filled the air as protesters faced off with Dividing line Patrol personnel in riot gear In a signal of the administration s aggressive approach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth threatened in a post on X to deploy the U S military If violence continues operational duty Marines at Camp Pendleton will also be mobilized they are on high alert Hegseth commented Trump federalized part of the California s National Guard under what is known as Title authority which places him not the governor atop the chain of command according to Newsom s office White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt stated in a announcement that the work the immigration bureaucrats were doing when met with protests is essential to halting and reversing the invasion of illegal criminals into the United States In the wake of this violence California s feckless Democrat leaders have totally abdicated their responsibility to protect their citizens The president s move came shortly after he issued a threat on his social media system that noted that if Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass didn t do their jobs then the Federal Administration will step in and solve the dilemma RIOTS LOOTERS the way it should be solved Trump signed the order shortly before he went to attend a UFC fight in New Jersey where he sat ringside with boxer Mike Tyson Newsom disclosed in his comment on social media that local functionaries are able to access law enforcement assistance at a moment s notice and there is as of now no unmet need This is the wrong mission and will erode society trust he added Boundary Patrol personnel in riot gear and gas masks stood guard outside an industrial park in the city of Paramount deploying tear gas as bystanders and protesters gathered on medians and across the street Specific jeered at officers while recording the events on smartphones ICE out of Paramount We see you for what you are a woman declared through a megaphone You are not welcome here One handheld sign read No Human Being is Illegal Smoke rose from burning shrubbery and refuse in the street and demonstrators kicked at a Dividing line Patrol truck A boulevard was closed to traffic as Frontier Patrol agents circulated through a locality where more than of residents identify themselves as Latino The California Highway Patrol revealed Newsom had directed the agency to deploy additional officers to maintain masses safety on state highways and roads and the agency will work to keep the peace In Trump petitioned governors of several states to deploy their National Guard troops to Washington D C to quell protests that arose after George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police officers Multiple of the governors agreed sending troops to the federal district At the time Trump also threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act for protests following Floyd s death in Minneapolis an intervention rarely seen in modern American history But then-Defense Secretary Mark Esper pushed back saying the law should be invoked only in the bulk urgent and dire of situations Trump did not invoke the Insurrection Act during his first term and he did not invoke it Saturday according to Leavitt and Newsom Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers executed search warrants at multiple locations Friday including outside a clothing warehouse in the fashion district The action came after a judge uncovered probable cause that the employer was using fictitious documents for certain of its workers according to representatives for Homeland Guard Investigations and the U S Attorney s Office A tense scene unfolded outside as a crowd tried to block agents from driving away Advocates for immigrants rights noted there were also migration detentions outside Home Depot stores and a doughnut shop DHS announced in a declaration that contemporary ICE operations in Los Angeles resulted in the arrest of immigrants including five people linked to criminal organizations and people with prior criminal histories Following the Friday arrests protesters gathered in the evening outside a federal detention center chanting Set them free let them stay Certain held signs with anti-ICE slogans and certain specific scrawled graffiti on the building Among those arrested at the protests was David Huerta regional president of the Arrangement Employees International Union Justice Department spokesperson Ciaran McEvoy ratified that he was being held Saturday at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles ahead of a scheduled Monday court appearance It was not clear whether Huerta had legal representation Democratic Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called for his immediate release In a social media post he cited a disturbing pattern of arresting and detaining American citizens for exercising their right to free speech The immigration arrests come as Trump and his administration push to fulfill promises of mass deportations across the country Mayor Karen Bass commented the activity was meant to sow terror in the nation s second-largest city In a declaration Saturday ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons chided Bass for the city s response to the protests Mayor Bass took the side of chaos and lawlessness over law enforcement Lyons noted Make no mistake ICE will continue to enforce our nation s immigration laws and arrest criminal illegal aliens