Vice President JD Vance arrived in Los Angeles on Friday to tour multiple federal centers, meet with leaders and Marines and deliver remarks amidst ongoing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids and protests in Southern California.
Earlier this month, Vance posted about the demonstrations on social media.
“Insurrectionists carrying foreign flags are attacking immigration enforcement officers, while one half of America’s political leadership has decided that border enforcement is evil,” his June 7 post on X reads.
Meanwhile, local politicians, including Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and California Governor Gavin Newsom, have spoken out publicly against the administration’s deployment of the military in Los Angeles, saying it was uncalled for, unconstitutional and only enflamed the situation.
Tony Kurzweil contributed to this report.