Roughly 500 National Guard soldiers in Los Angeles have been trained to assist ICE agents during immigration operations, with limited authority to detain protesters.
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NationalGuardsmendeployedtoLosAngeleshavetheauthoritytotemporarilydetainanti-ICEriotersinLosAngeles,theDepartmentofHomelandSecuritysays.
PresidentDonaldTrumphasdeployedsome4,000NationalGuardsmentothecityastheriotscontinue,butMaj.Gen.ScottShermansaidonWednesdaythattherehaveonlybeenasmallnumberofcaseswheretheyhavedetainedcivilians.
DHSAssistantSecretaryTriciaMcLaughlinsaysthetroopsareonthegroundtoprovideprotectionforICEagentsandotherfederallawenforcementgroups.
“IfanyriotersattackICElawenforcementofficers,militarypersonnelhavetheauthoritytotemporarilydetainthemuntillawenforcementmakesthearrest,&#
