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JD Vance Visits Los Angeles as Appeals Court Upholds Guard Deployment

He toured a federal joint operations center after a court clearance overruled Governor Newsom’s objections to the military presence.

Vice President JD Vance is heading to Los Angeles amid tensions over President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown. (AP)
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FILE Vice President JD Vance (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Overview

  • Vice President JD Vance traveled to Los Angeles on June 20 to meet National Guard soldiers and Marines assigned to support federal immigration enforcement.
  • A federal appeals court ruled on June 19 that President Trump can keep troops in the city despite ongoing legal challenges by California officials.
  • Following ICE raids on June 6 and a spike in violent clashes, President Trump deployed the California National Guard and Marines over Governor Gavin Newsom’s objections.
  • Nationwide “No Kings” demonstrations on June 14 saw protesters rally in cities from New York to Portland against the administration’s expanded deportation plans.
  • Los Angeles’s 4.2 million foreign-born residents have made the region a focal point of the administration’s campaign to remove undocumented immigrants.