National Guard troops deployed to Los Angeles can temporarily detain anti-ICE protesters before handing them over to law enforcement, the DHS says. (RINGO CHIU/AFP via Getty Images)
Sherman told the Associated Press on Wednesday that about 500 National Guard troops have been trained so far to help agents carry out immigration operations in Los Angeles.
Immigration officials have already circulated photos of soldiers from the National Guard providing security for Department of Homeland Security agents.
U.S. National Guard soldiers are deployed around downtown Los Angeles, Sunday, June 8, 2025, following an immigration raid protest the night before. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer)
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has had a public feud with the Trump administration, accusing the president of having "commandeered" 2,000 of the state’s National Guard members "illegally, for no reason" without consulting with California’s law enforcement leaders.
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The Trump administration, meanwhile, said its ICE operations are aiming to get "criminal illegal immigrant killers, rapists, gangbangers, drug dealers, human traffickers and domestic abusers off the streets."
Fox News' Greg Wehner contributed to this report.
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