National Guard members who were deployed to keep the peace in Los Angeles were sent to participate in immigration raids on marijuana farms 130 miles away in the Coachella Valley, according to court documents filed by the Trump administration on Monday.
Around 315 National Guard troops assisted the Drug Enforcement Administration in executing a federal search warrant in the small desert community of Thermal.
California National Guard members are positioned at the Federal Building on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, in downtown Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer)
During the raids, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested between 70 and 75 workers and one U.S. citizen on suspicion of impeding law enforcement.
It is the largest operation to involve troops in California since the Trump administration federalized them
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