Trump deploys Nat'l Guard as LA protests against immigration agents continue

8/6/2025 12:23

President Donald Trump's administration said it would deploy 2,000 National Guard troops on Saturday as federal agents in Los Angeles faced off against a few hundred demonstrators during a second day of protests following immigration raids.



Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned that the Pentagon was prepared to mobilize active-duty troops "if violence continues" in Los Angeles, saying the Marines at nearby Camp Pendleton were "on high alert."



Federal security agents on Saturday confronted protesters in the Paramount area in southeast Los Angeles, where some demonstrators displayed Mexican flags. A second protest in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday night attracted some 60 people, who chanted slogans including "ICE out of L.A.!"



The White House said in a statement, Trump signed a presidential memorandum to deploy the National Guard troops to "address the lawlessness that has been allowed to fester." Trump's border czar, Tom Homan, told Fox News that the National Guard would be deployed in Los Angeles on Saturday.