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Homeland Security Deploys Troops Amid LA Protests Crisis

6/9/2025

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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem vowed to avoid a "repeat of 2020" protests in Los Angeles, taking aim at California Governor Gavin Newsom's leadership. As tensions flared over ICE detentions of undocumented immigrants, 2,000 National Guard troops were deployed, signaling a major federal response to restore order amid the unrest.

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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem vowed to avoid a "repeat of 2020" protests in Los Angeles, taking aim at California Governor Gavin Newsom's leadership. As tensions flared over ICE detentions of undocumented immigrants, 2,000 National Guard troops were deployed, signaling a major federal response to restore order amid the unrest.