"President Donald Trump has ordered the deployment of 2,000 National Guardsmen to Los Angeles County following several days of violent protests and attacks against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers, the White House announced.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the president had signed a Presidential Memorandum authorizing the National Guard deployment, citing attacks against ICE officers and “lawlessness that has been allowed to fester.” She reiterated the administration’s zero-tolerance stance toward violence directed at law enforcement.
Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, who is currently overseeing the operations on the ground, told Fox News: “We’re going to bring the National Guard in tonight. We’re going to continue doing our job. We’re going to push back on these people.”
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem called the unrest a “riot” and warned of prosecution for anyone who “lays a hand on a law enforcement officer.”
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino added: “You bring chaos, and we’ll bring handcuffs.”
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