The Trump Administration plans to potentially deploy the National Guard to manage immigration enforcement and to quell recent protests, particularly in Los Angeles. President Trump indicated this deployment might lead to more across the country, especially if protests escalate. Discussions within the administration highlight the National Guard's role in providing support assistance without conducting immigration arrests. Protests, generally peaceful, have resulted in increased tensions, prompting curfews in parts of L.A., as thousands of undocumented immigrants have been apprehended due to recent ICE raids.
As long as it's peaceful protest we're okay, but if it gets out of hand like it did in L.A., then the President will consider it on a case-by-case basis.
I can inform the rest of the country that when they do it, if they do it, they're going to be met with equal or greater force than we met right here.
The military could provide security, transportation, infrastructure, and intelligence assistance, Homan said, though he noted it could not assist with immigration arrests.
The comments come as Trump has mobilized the National Guard and Marines to Los Angelesagainst the wishes of state and local officialsin response to protests that broke out following a series of immigration raids.
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