Demonstrators clashed with federal authorities and attempted to force their way into a federal building in Los Angeles following ICE operations on June 6.
The Trump administration has ordered National Guard troops to deploy to Los Angeles following violent confrontations between Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and protesters.
Demonstrators clashed with federal authorities and attempted to force their way into the Roybal Federal Building on June 6, as ICE agents carried out multiple immigration sweeps throughout Los Angeles County.
White House border czar Tom Homan said these clashes would be met with federal action, including National Guard troop deployment.
“We are going to bring the National Guard in tonight,” Homan said in an interview with Fox News on Saturday evening.
In a statement posted to social platform X, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said the Defense Department is “mobilizing the National Guard immediately to support federal law enforcement in Los Angeles.”
The violent mob assaults on ICE and Federal Law Enforcement are designed to prevent the removal of Criminal Illegal Aliens from our soil; a dangerous invasion facilitated by criminal cartels (aka Foreign Terrorist Organizations) and a huge NATIONAL SECURITY RISK.
— Pete Hegseth (@PeteHegseth) June 8, 2025
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“And, if violence continues, active duty Marines at Camp Pendleton will also be mobilized—they are on high alert,” he said.
Shortly after Homan’s Fox News appearance, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt issued a statement confirming the White House intends to mobilize 2,000 National Guard troops.
“The Trump Administration has a zero tolerance policy for criminal behavior and violence, especially when that violence is aimed at law enforcement officers trying to do their jobs,” Leavitt said. “These criminals will be arrested and swiftly brought to justice. The Commander-in-Chief will ensure the laws of the United States are executed fully and completely.”
President Donald Trump said the protests will not be tolerated and that masks will not be allowed at protests moving forward.
“What do these people have to hide, and why??? Again, thank you to the National Guard for a job well done!,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, in a social media post, said the planned troop deployment amounted to a federal government takeover of the National Guard. Newsom said the move is “purposefully inflammatory and will only escalate tensions.”
The federal government is moving to take over the California National Guard and deploy 2,000 soldiers. That move is purposefully inflammatory and will only escalate tensions.
— Governor Gavin Newsom (@CAgovernor) June 8, 2025
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Yasmeen Pitts O’Keefe, a spokesperson for ICE Homeland Security Investigations, announced that federal agents arrested 44 people during the Friday immigration operation.
The arrests soon prompted demonstrations.
By Ryan Morgan
