US EditionNational Guard Troops Deployed to LA Were Sent to Riverside County Marijuana Farm Raid
- During the week of June 15, 2025, more than 300 National Guard members supported federal officials in conducting a large-scale raid on multiple alleged illegal marijuana cultivation sites located in the desert community of Thermal in Riverside County, California.
- The deployment followed President Trump's June 7 decision to federalize about 4,000 National Guard members to address immigration unrest in Los Angeles amid a legal dispute with Governor Newsom.
- The multi-agency operation covered 787 acres under extreme heat of 112 degrees, involving roughly 500 personnel from DEA, ICE, Customs, FBI, ATF, Marshals, IRS, and the National Guard.
- The DEA explained that due to the large scale of the operation, they required assistance to protect not only their own staff but also people present at the locations, whether they were employees or residents, while Immigration and Customs Enforcement apprehended 70 to 75 undocumented workers along with one U.S. citizen charged with obstructing law enforcement.
- California Attorney General Bonta challenged the Guard's involvement in the raid as unrelated to federal personnel protection, while the Justice Department and court rulings upheld Trump's authority citing ongoing immigration unrest.
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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…
National Guard, DEA raid illegal marijuana farms in Southern California
More than 300 National Guard troops initially tasked with aiding law enforcement in the Los Angeles protests and subsequent unrest assisted federal agents during the week of June 15 in a large-scale raid targeting three suspected illegal marijuana farms in Thermal, a desert community in Riverside County, California. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) led the operation, which spanned approximately 787 acres in the Coachella Valley. The DEA…
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National Guard Troops Deployed to LA Were Sent to Riverside County Marijuana Farm Raid
National Guard troops that were mobilized to help respond to immigration protests in Los Angeles were then sent more than 100 miles away to protect federal agents enforcing immigration laws on marijuana farms in the Coachella Valley, according to court documents filed by the Trump administration.
National Guard troops deployed to L.A. were sent to Riverside County marijuana farm raid
National Guard troops that were mobilized to help respond to immigration protests in Los Angeles were then sent more than 100 miles away to protect federal agents enforcing immigration laws on marijuana farms in the Coachella Valley, according to court documents.
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