National Guard troops rolled into Los Angeles early Sunday morning on orders from President Donald Trump after riots broke out across the city against immigration enforcement operations.

U.S. Northern Command confirmed over social media that members of the 79th Infantry Brigade Combat Team had arrived in the city. More troops are expected to arrive; Trump ordered 2,000 to the Los Angeles area to quell unrest and protect federal agents from violent demonstrators.

“#USNORTHCOM can confirm 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. Additional information will be provided as units are identified and deployed,” Northern Command posted on X.

#USNORTHCOM can confirm 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. Additional information will be provided as units are identified and deployed. pic.twitter.com/BxqZM2YG1G

— U.S. Northern Command (@USNorthernCmd) June 8, 2025

National guardsmen have stationed themselves at multiple points around the region, including near Los Angeles City Hall and a federal detainment facility that was surrounded by thousands of protesters on Friday in a demonstration eventually forced apart by police.

🚨 #BREAKING: The National Guard has officially ARRIVED in Los Angeles after being deployed by President Trump

Troops are now staged in MULTIPLE parts of the city.

Their presence is being described as “large and GROWING” in anticipation of riots later today.

LFG! 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/M1Y89atvSX

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) June 8, 2025

Trump thanked the National Guard in a post on Truth Social early Sunday.

“Great job by the National Guard in Los Angeles after two days of violence, clashes and unrest. We have an incompetent Governor (Newscum) and Mayor (Bass) who were, as usual (just look at how they handled the fires, and now their VERY SLOW PERMITTING disaster. Federal permitting is complete!), unable to to handle the task,” the president said.

“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??? Again, thank you to the National Guard for a job well done!” he added.

In addition to the National Guard, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Saturday that Marines at Camp Pendleton have been placed on high alert and are ready to assist in riot control if needed.

“The @DeptofDefense is mobilizing the National Guard IMMEDIATELY to support federal law enforcement in Los Angeles. And, if violence continues, active duty Marines at Camp Pendleton will also be mobilized — they are on high alert,” Hegseth said.

Over the weekend, protesters, many waving Mexican national flags, set fires, taunted and attacked law enforcement, and defaced property in demonstrations and riots against immigration enforcement operations around the area. One Customs and Border Patrol agent was wounded when a demonstrator threw a rock through the windshield of the agent’s vehicle.

Even as violent protesters swarmed Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, attacking federal agents and their vehicles with bricks and other projectiles, the ICE agents were able to successfully detain and even begin to deport a number of the dangerous criminal aliens who were the targets of raids throughout the Los Angeles area.

Fox News national correspondent Bill Melugin reported late Saturday on several who had already been arrested by ICE agents, laying out a list of criminal aliens that included sex offenders, gang members, and others who had been convicted on gun and drug charges.

“BREAKING: Federal sources ID some of the criminal illegal alien targets ICE arrested in their LA operation yesterday & today, which sparked violent protests,” Melugin posted via X. “They include multiple gang members, convicted sex offenders, violent gun offenders, & drug offenders. One has already been deported.”

“They include: Rolando Veneracion-Enriquez, a national of the Philippines who has prior convictions for sexual penetration with a foreign object, assault with intent to commit rape, and burglary, all in California. ARMANDO ORDAZ, a Mexican national & known gang member with a convictions for sexual battery, receiving stolen property, and theft in Los Angeles. VICTOR MENDOZA-AGUILAR, a previously deported Mexican national & known gang member with convictions for assault with a deadly weapon, and possessing drug paraphernalia. DELFINO AGUILAR MARTINEZ, a Mexican national with a conviction for assault with a deadly weapon causing great bodily injury in LA.”

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Jesus Alan HERNANDEZ-Morales, a Mexican national & aggravated felon with prior conviction for conspiracy to transport an illegal alien. He was deported today.

Jose Gregorio MEDRANDA Ortiz, an Ecuadorean national with convictions for conspiracy to possess with intent to… pic.twitter.com/mHM8ob2luV

— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) June 8, 2025

“MORE: Jesus Alan HERNANDEZ-Morales, a Mexican national & aggravated felon with prior conviction for conspiracy to transport an illegal alien. He was deported today. Jose Gregorio MEDRANDA Ortiz, an Ecuadorean national with convictions for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 5 kilos of cocaine on a vessel in Florida. Lionel SANCHEZ-Laguna, a Mexican national with convictions for firing a gun at an occupied dwelling in OC, battery on spouse, willful child cruelty in OC, DUI in OC, and assault with firearm in OC. He has had a deportation order since 2020,” he added.

The clashes between protesters and ICE agents got so chaotic that President Donald Trump invoked the Insurrection Act of 1807, deploying National Guard troops to assist in keeping order. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth supported the move, and said that he had active-duty U.S. Marines at nearby Camp Pendleton on standby in case they were needed to step in as well.

The violent mob assaults on ICE and Federal Law Enforcement are designed to prevent the removal of Criminal Illegal Aliens from our soil; a dangerous invasion facilitated by criminal cartels (aka Foreign Terrorist Organizations) and a huge NATIONAL SECURITY RISK.

Under President…

— Pete Hegseth (@PeteHegseth) June 8, 2025