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0Trump Sparks Backlash as National Guard Arrives in L.A. on His Orders to Quell Immigration Protests: ‘Purposefully Inflammatory’
June 9, 2025, TIME magazine
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Large-scale protests are taking place in the Los Angeles area against President Donald Trump’s immigration policies and raids conducted by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Amid reports of escalating violence and unrest, L.A. Mayor Karen Bass issued a stark warning. “Everyone has the right to peacefully protest, but let me be clear: Violence and destruction are unacceptable, and those responsible will be held accountable,” Bass said on Saturday evening, emphasizing that L.A. personnel had “been in direct contact with officials in Washington, D.C.,” in an effort to “find the best path forward.”
However, there has been conflict as to what the best course of action should be. In a move that prompted division, Trump ordered the California National Guard to quell the immigration protests, moving to deploy 2,000 soldiers to the Los Angeles area. “These radical left protests, by instigators and often paid troublemakers, will not be tolerated. Also, from now on, masks will not be allowed to be worn at protests. What do these people have to hide, and why?” Trump said via Truth Social.
On Sunday morning, around 8 a.m. local time, troops from California’s National Guard began to arrive in L.A.
The U.S. Northern Command, a combatant command of the U.S. Department of Defense, confirmed that "elements of the 79th Infantry Brigade Combat Team from the California National Guard have begun deploying to the Los Angeles area, with some already on the ground."
A second update stated that “79th IBCT has deployed approximately 300 soldiers to three separate locations in the greater Los Angeles area. They are conducting safety and protection of federal property and personnel.”
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat who has a long history of tension with the President, labelled Trump’s move to involve the National Guard as “purposefully inflammatory” and something that will only "escalate tensions."
“The federal government is taking over the California National Guard and deploying 2,000 soldiers in Los Angeles—not because there is a shortage of law enforcement, but because they want a spectacle,” Newsom said on Saturday, urging Californians to “not give them one [a spectacle]” and to “speak out peacefully” rather than resorting to violence.
