Roughly 2,000 National Guard troops across multiple states are expected to be mobilized to help Immigration and Customs Enforcement at detention facilities, according to a US official and a source familiar with the planning.

This comes after the Trump administration last week reduced the troops' size by half to 2,000 National Guard members.

Pentagon confirms that 2,000 California National Guard members are being withdrawn from the mission to protect federal buildings and personnel that followed ICE protests.

Alex Aguilar's job as business manager of LiUNA Local 724 has taken a darker turn. He's held calls with a handful of his union's members worried for spouses and family members who are undocumented and are now in the crosshairs of ICE officials sent by the Trump administration to Los Angeles for the first wave of his mass deportation campaign.

An appeals court is allowing President Donald Trump to keep control of National Guard troops he deployed to Los Angeles following protests over immigration raids.

Roughly 500 National Guard soldiers in Los Angeles have been trained to assist ICE agents during immigration operations, with limited authority to detain protesters.

U.S. National Guard stand protect buildings Tuesday, June 10, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo Damian Dovarganes) Protesters gather to denounce ICE, U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement ...