State and national Democrats have repeatedly condemned the Trump administration for deploying the National Guard and Marines in the city.
Vice President JD Vance is set to travel to Los Angeles on Friday amid tensions in the city over the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
Vance will “tour a multi-agency Federal Joint Operations Center, a Federal Mobile Command Center, meet with leadership and Marines, and deliver brief remarks,” according to a readout of the vice president’s travel plans.
The trip comes after Los Angeles had been rocked with significant anti-ICE protests for which President Donald Trump deployed National Guard troops and Marines to subdue, drawing condemnation from Democrats. The protests and unrest have since quieted — Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass lifted a curfew earlier this week — but the troops have remained.
Gov. Gavin Newsom sued the administration to retain control of the California National Guard troops, but a federal appeals court on Thursday indefinitely blocked Newsom’s efforts, landing the administration a win.
