Vice President JD Vance is in Los Angeles on Friday as protests against the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown proceed to grip the town.
Vance, a Marine veteran, is touring a multi-agency Federal Joint Operations Middle in addition to a Federal Cellular Command Middle. Vance is anticipated to obtain a briefing from numerous businesses working within the constructing together with the Drug Enforcement Administration, Division of Homeland Safety, Immigration and Customs Enforcement and native and state legislation enforcement.
The vp will even meet with management and Marines earlier than giving remarks, in accordance with his workplace.
His go to comes as protests and legislation enforcement conflict in Los Angeles over ICE’s raids and deportations — a key a part of President Donald Trump’s agenda.
Vice President JD Vance speaks as he attends a navy parade to commemorate the U.S. Military’s 250th Birthday, on the day of his 79th birthday, in Washington, June 14, 2025.
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One other battle within the metropolis stems from Trump’s choice to deploy 1000’s of Nationwide Guardsmen and a whole bunch of Marines to LA in opposition to Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s needs.
A federal appeals court docket ruled on Thursday that Trump can maintain the Nationwide Guard in Los Angeles for now — permitting the president to proceed to make use of the navy to quell protests in opposition to his deportation plans. Trump referred to as the choice a “BIG WIN” in a social media post.
Earlier this month, Vance attacked the protests and used the occasions unfolding in LA to push for passage of the megabill that might advance Trump’s legislative agenda.
“Insurrectionists carrying international flags are attacking immigration enforcement officers, whereas one half of America’s political management has determined that border enforcement is evil,” Vance wrote in an X post. “Time to cross President Trump’s stunning invoice and additional safe the border.”
U.S. Customs and Border Safety brokers standoff in opposition to demonstrators as tear gasoline fills the air outdoors the U.S. Immigration and Customs constructing throughout a protest, June 14, 2025, in Portland, Ore.
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Many Democrats have spoken out in opposition to the Trump administration’s immigration practices. Final week, California Sen. Alex Padilla, a Democrat, was forcibly removed from a Homeland Safety Secretary Kristi Noem’s information convention on the subject after he mentioned he was making an attempt to ask a query.
