Overview

• Border Patrol agents under federal command were stationed around the Japanese American National Museum during Governor Gavin Newsom’s August 14 press conference on partisan redistricting.
• Newsom’s office posted on X that the security presence, dubbed “TRUMP’S PRIVATE ARMY,” was illegally on private property and intended to intimidate attendees.
• At least one person was detained by agents during the event, according to FOX 11, while U.S. Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino said the operation was meant to make Los Angeles safer.
• The incident continues a legal and political clash over the Trump administration’s use of federal immigration and security forces inside California.
• Previous high-profile confrontations include June ICE workplace raids, the federalization of California National Guard troops and the handcuffing of Senator Alex Padilla at a DHS briefing.