Vance to tour federal command center and meet with Marines in Los Angeles
Source: CBS News
Updated on: June 20, 2025 / 11:16 AM EDT
Washington — Vice President JD Vance is heading to Los Angeles on Friday to tour a federal law enforcement operations center and meet with Marines on the ground, making him the highest-ranking Trump administration official to visit the area since protests broke out over Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids. The vice president's office said he will tour a multi-agency Federal Joint Operations Center and a federal mobile command center, as well as meet with leadership and Marines on the ground. He'll also deliver brief remarks.
President Trump federalized thousands of troops from the California National Guard in response to the Los Angeles-area protests and ordered about 700 Marines to be deployed to protect federal property. The president has directed federal immigration authorities to prioritize deporting individuals from Democratic-run cities, including Los Angeles, and a series of ICE operations in L.A. sparked the protests earlier this month.
Late Thursday, a federal appeals court allowed the president to keep control of the National Guard troops he deployed to the Los Angeles region, halting a ruling from a lower court judge who said the president acted illegally when he activated the troops over objections from California Gov. Gavin Newsom. The protests have waned, but the troops remain.
On Thursday, federal agents were seen outside the Los Angeles Dodgers ballpark, after the team said it blocked immigration authorities from entering. Fans protested, and the Department of Homeland Security said Customs and Border Patrol vehicles "were in the stadium parking lot very briefly, unrelated to any operation or enforcement."
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