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Vice President Vance Visits Los Angeles After Court Upholds Guard Deployment

It follows a ruling that allows the White House to retain command of Guard troops sent to quell immigration protests

U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance's motorcade arrives at the Wilshire Federal Building in Los Angeles, California, U.S. June 20, 2025. REUTERS/Aude Guerrucci
U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance's motorcade arrives at the Wilshire Federal Building in Los Angeles, California, U.S. June 20, 2025. REUTERS/Aude Guerrucci
U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance's motorcade leaves the Wilshire Federal Building in Los Angeles, California, U.S. June 20, 2025. REUTERS/Aude Guerrucci
Vice President JD Vance is heading to Los Angeles amid tensions over President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown. (AP)

Overview

  • Vance toured a Federal Joint Operations Center and met with leadership and Marines stationed in Los Angeles on June 20
  • A three-judge 9th U.S. Circuit panel ruled June 19 that President Trump can keep federal control of over 4,000 California National Guard members deployed during unrest
  • Mayor Karen Bass lifted the downtown dusk-to-dawn curfew earlier this week after demonstrations and arrests declined
  • Governor Gavin Newsom said he will press forward with legal challenges to the administration’s activation of state Guard forces
  • A hearing is scheduled Friday in U.S. District Court to consider whether to issue a lasting injunction limiting Guard and Marine operations in the city