Overview

• President Trump signed a memorandum ordering 2,000 National Guard troops into Los Angeles after federal immigration sweeps arrested 118 undocumented individuals.
• Protesters in downtown LA and Paramount confronted law enforcement units using tear gas, flash-bang grenades and pepper balls during clashes over the weekend.
• Governor Gavin Newsom labeled the deployment “purposefully inflammatory,” and Mayor Karen Bass cautioned that federal troops risk escalating tensions.
• Border Czar Tom Homan defended the operations as necessary to enforce immigration law, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Marines could be mobilized if unrest continues.
• While the Guard’s presence has brought a temporary lull in violent incidents, activists remain on the streets and civil liberties groups warn of further disturbances.