About 500 National Guard troops in LA are trained to accompany agents on immigration raids

[mahatmakanejeeves]

The original title was disturbing.

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About 500 National Guard troopsu in LA are trained to accompany agents on immigration raids

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Maj. Gen. Scott Sherman, head of Task Force 51, which is overseeing the deployment of National Guard and Marines to Los Angeles, speaks to reporters Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at the Joint Forces Training Base in Los Alamitos, Calif. (AP Photo/Amy Taxin)

BY LOLITA C. BALDOR
Updated 6:49 PM EDT, June 11, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — About 500 of the National Guard troops deployed to the Los Angeles protests have been trained to accompany agents on immigration operations, the commander in charge said Wednesday. And while some troops have already gone on such missions, he said it’s too early to say if that will continue even after the protests die down.

Maj. Gen. Scott Sherman, speaking in an interview with The Associated Press and ABC, also warned that he expects the protest situation will escalate. “We are expecting a ramp up,” he said, noting that protests across the nation are being planned and discussed now. “I’m focused right here in LA, what’s going on right here. But you know, I think we’re, we’re very concerned.”

Sherman, commander of Task Force 51 that is overseeing the more than 4,000 Guard troops and 700 Marines deployed, initially said that National Guard troops had already temporarily detained some civilians. He later said he was incorrect, and that he had based his comments on photos and footage he had seen that turned out to not be a representation of Guard members in Los Angeles.

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This story has been corrected. The commander of the troops deployed to Los Angeles initially told the AP that National Guard members had already detained some civilians. He later said his information was incorrect and Guard members have not detained civilians.

LOLITA C. BALDOR
Baldor has covered the Pentagon and national security issues for The Associated Press since 2005. She has reported from all over the world including warzones in Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria.
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[Lovie777]

1. Not that many...........

but the optics are failing the RWers aka shithole musk republicans.

[Klarkashton]

2. Oh THIS wasn't supposed to happen! Like anyone

Is surprised.

The corrected story after the commander "misspoke" right.

[bucolic_frolic]

3. Special training relevant to these domestic duties and designation as special status of some sort

would make sense and deescalate this mess, slightly. Task Force commander seems to understand.

[erronis]

4. Doubt the special training for the troops is based on "de-escalation", rather on promulgating fear.

As many have already noted, the US military trains its troops to kill; not to police, or to deal with disturbances as facilitators....