The Trump administration maintains it took over California's National Guard to restore order, and protect ICE officers.

Thousands of demonstrators chanted “ICE out of L.A.” amid protests against immigration raids. A California challenge to Trump’s L.A. military deployment moves to a courtroom Thursday.

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem pledged to "liberate" Los Angeles on Thursday at a press conference that was dramatically interrupted when federal agents dragged a Democratic U.S.

President Trump has said the city would be burning without military intervention, but the protests have been confined to a relatively small area.

ToplinePresident Donald Trump took credit Thursday for calming protests in Los Angeles, alleging his deployment of federal troops there stopped demonstrations from growing, while California Gov. Gavin Newsom has said the military presence actually inflamed protests—as the two long-time political nemeses have contradicting narratives of their roles in managing the demonstrations.

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Former Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn said, "Trump thinks anything done in his name is OK. Jan. 6 was done in his name, so our officers don't matter."

For a man who understands the power of images, the sometimes violent protests in Los Angeles over immigration enforcement have presented President Trump with the ingredients to once again burnish his tough-on-crime message.