Overview

• The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that President Trump may retain command of roughly 4,000 California National Guard troops deployed to Los Angeles to quell unrest.
• On June 20, Vice President JD Vance toured a Federal Joint Operations Center and met with National Guard and Marine personnel sent following violent protests against ICE raids.
• During a Los Angeles press conference, Vance referred to Senator Alex Padilla as "Jose Padilla," drawing rebukes from Gov. Gavin Newsom and Mayor Karen Bass.
• Vance accused California Democrats of "egging on" rioters by treating Los Angeles as a sanctuary city and impeding federal law enforcement efforts.
• Senator Padilla responded on MSNBC that Vance "knows my name" and criticized the administration's handling of immigration enforcement as petty and unserious.