President Donald Trump has mobilized 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles to support immigration enforcement operations, a move that has been in the works for months. The administration aims to increase nationwide immigration arrests and has been pulling personnel from various agencies to augment ICE's capacity. Despite falling short of expectations, ICE is now averaging around 2,000 daily arrests, prompting discussions about leveraging the military to support immigration enforcement across the US. The administration is also exploring the use of military facilities to hold migrants as ICE detention space nears capacity. Governor Gavin Newsom of California has criticized the deployment of National Guard troops, accusing the Trump administration of employing authoritarian tactics.
Source: https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/12/politics/immigration-protests-military-national-guard