Vance to speak with federal officers, Marines in LA after anti-ICE riots

He is expected to speak on the recent destruction of property in downtown Los Angeles and discuss how California leadership failed to uphold the law amid the riots, according to Fox News Digital.

Vance’s trip comes about two weeks after violent protesters took to the streets in Los Angeles to resist the Trump administration’s immigration raids. The riots have largely subsided since their start on June 8, with Mayor Karen Bass cutting back curfew hours.

In response to the ensuing violence, President Donald Trump initially deployed at least 2,100 National Guard troops in California and some 700 Marines in L.A. to preserve law and order. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth deployed an additional 2,000 National Guard troops this week. With their help, the Los Angeles Police Department arrested over 500 people in connection with the protests.

Opposing the authorized military deployment, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) sued the Trump administration for assuming control of the National Guard without his permission. A president last deployed a state’s National Guard without a governor’s express permission in 1965.

Newsom’s lawsuit was dealt a blow Thursday night after the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously ruled that Trump could retain control of the National Guard in Los Angeles for now.

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Trump praised the ruling, saying it marks a “big win” for his administration’s immigration agenda.

“The Judges obviously realized that Gavin Newscum is incompetent and ill prepared, but this is much bigger than Gavin, because all over the United States, if our Cities, and our people, need protection, we are the ones to give it to them should State and Local Police be unable, for whatever reason, to get the job done,” the president posted on Truth Social. “This is a Great Decision for our Country, and we will continue to protect and defend Law abiding Americans.”