Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem pledged Thursday to carry on with the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown despite waves of unrest across the U.S. Hours later a judge directed the president to return control to California over National Guard troops he deployed after protests erupted over the immigration crackdown,

In an email that DHS later walked back, Kristi Noem asked the Pentagon to “direct the military on the ground in Los Angeles to arrest rioters.”

The Department of Homeland Security's deployment of U.S. military personnel in Los Angeles has led to significant legal and political controversy. A senator's arrest during a press conference exemplifies rising tensions,

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem held a forceful press conference today in Los Angeles, addressing the escalating anti-ICE protests in California and outlining a robust federal response to what she described as unacceptable violence and lawlessness.