Trump border czar says National Guard will head to LA to fight anti-ICE protests

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Trump border czar says National Guard will head to LA to fight anti-ICE protests - Lemmy.World

Tense confrontations between police and demonstrators in L.A. continued for a second day on Saturday, in response to operations by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents Donald Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, said he plans to send the National Guard to Los Angeles to combat protests against ICE that began this weekend following immigration raids in the city. “We are making Los Angeles safer. Mayor Bass should be thanking us. She says they are going to mobilize—guess what? We are already mobilizing. We are going to bring the National Guard in tonight,” Homan told Fox News. His comments come after Senior White House adviser Stephen Miller railed against the protests, calling them an “insurrection” against the United States.

“Trumpanmen” square about occur.

During his first term, Trump asked Mark Esper (then-head of the DoD) to use live ammo on protesters, and he declined to - Source

That role is now filled by former Fox News host, Pete Hegseth.