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Border Patrol Agents Conduct Patrols Outside Newsom’s Redistricting Press Conference

Los Angeles officials said the patrol represented federal overreach in a politically charged enforcement standoff.

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Overview

  • On August 14, U.S. Border Patrol agents led by El Centro chief Gregory Bovino conducted visible patrols outside the Japanese American National Museum during Gov. Gavin Newsom’s redistricting announcement.
  • Newsom’s office posted video on X mocking Trump’s post style and declaring, “We will not be intimidated,” after agents gathered outside the event.
  • Mayor Karen Bass called the presence “unbelievably disrespectful” and “a provocative act” aimed at thumbing the agency’s nose at state and local Democrats.
  • Bovino said he did not know Newsom was inside the museum and described the deployment as routine “roving patrols” intended to make Los Angeles safer.
  • The incident marks the latest chapter in a months-long confrontation between California leaders and federal immigration authorities over enforcement tactics and political signaling.