[adiabatty]

I was under the impression that the National Guard could only be deployed like this if a local politician asked for it. Nobody asked for it for the protests in 2020, so none got deployed. Am I wrong, or did a Los Angeles politician ask for the National Guard’s help?

[lenkite]

I believe it is under Title 10 to “temporarily protect ICE and other United States Government personnel who are performing Federal functions.” Title 10 provides for activating National Guard troops for federal service. Seems valid since large rocks are being thrown at federal agents.

[arcmechanica]

LAPD isn't even involved yet. This is a needless escalation

[adiabatty]

According to the linked article on <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44214230>, they’ve already been involved:

> The response to the protests drew a conflict between ICE and the Los Angeles Police Department. "Our brave officers were vastly outnumbered, as over 1000 rioters surrounded and attacked a federal building," said ICE in a statement. "It took over two hours for the Los Angeles Police Department to respond, despite being called multiple times."

> But the LAPD said that, "Contrary to the claim that LAPD delayed its response for over two hours, our personnel mobilised and acted as swiftly as conditions safely allowed."