President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social on Sunday, instructing his administration — specifically Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Attorney General Pam Bondi — to take all necessary actions to “liberate Los Angeles from the migrant invasion.”
Trump claimed that “violent insurrectionist mobs” are attacking federal agents to halt his administration’s deportation efforts.
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters on board Air Force One on its way from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, to Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, New Jersey, on June 6, 2025.
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“Order will be restored, the Illegals will be expelled, and Los Angeles will be set free,” Trump wrote.
On Saturday, Trump signed a memorandum to deploy the National Guard as protests in Los Angeles entered their third consecutive day. The memorandum stated that up to 2,000 service members could be deployed for a duration of 60 days or as determined by the defense secretary. The National Guard arrived in Los Angeles overnight.
Both the president and the secretary of defense have not ruled out sending Marines to California.
-ABC News’ Kelsey Walsh
