By Tim Pearce
“These Radical Left protests, by instigators and often paid troublemakers, will NOT BE TOLERATED.”
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.
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.