LOS ANGELES (AP) — About 90 members of the California National Guard and over dozen military vehicles like Humvees are helping protect immigration officers Monday as they carry out a raid in a Los Angeles park, defense officials said.

A large immigration enforcement operation is underway in Los Angeles with U.S. troops on the ground. According to a post on X by the Defense Department, U.S. military personnel were on the ground to ensure the safety of federal agents. “We will protect federal law enforcement and assist by establishing a security perimeter,” DOD wrote.

They need to leave and they need to leave right now because this is unacceptable,’ Mayor Bass said of the federal agents.