Vice President J.D. Vance on Friday will visit Los Angeles, the epicenter of the White House‘s immigration enforcement actions, to meet with federal law enforcement, his office announced.
In a statement, the White House said Vance will tour a multi-agency federal joint operations center and a federal mobile command center. He also will meet with leadership and Marines, who were activated by the Trump administration in response to immigration protests in the area, and deliver brief remarks.
Details about when the vice president will arrive in Southern California were not immediately available.
The visit comes a day after a three-judge panel issued a decision that, for now, allowed President Trump to keep control of National Guard troops he deployed to Los Angeles following protests over immigration raids. The decision halts a lower court judge’s order that found the administration acted illegally when it activated the National Guard over opposition from Gov. Newsom.
The governor typically activates the National Guard at the request of local authorities, but the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel, comprised of two Trump appointees and one Biden appointee, unanimously concluded it was likely Trump lawfully exercised his authority in federalizing command of the Guard.
The panel said president don’t have unfettered power to command a state National Guard, but agreed the administration presented enough evidence to defend its rationale for doing so, citing violent acts by protesters.
The troops were activated after a protest in the southern LA County community of Paramount turned violent June 7. Guard members arrived the next morning and have primarily been stationed outside federal property, like the federal detention center in downtown Los Angeles, with local law enforcement responding to unrest in the area that led to hundreds of arrests.
A limited weeklong curfew declared for part of downtown Los Angeles was lifted earlier this week after arrests declined. The protests over immigration raids have largely been peaceful with most arrests for unlawful assembly and curfew violations. There also were arrests for assaults on police officers, vandalism and looting.
The immigration enforcement operations are part of President Trump’s mass deportation plan, a central focus of his campaign.
Source: NBC Los Angeles
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