--- description: President Donald Trump's deployment of the National Guard to L.A. will be “the first, perhaps, of many,” he told reporters this week. title: National Guard Could Be Sent to Other Cities, Trump Says image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf41fa3a2cde88945/6998c784c8dcb45013b50385/national-guard-los-angeles-protests.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Donald Trump](/tag/donald-trump/) ## Donald Trump Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Will Trump Send the National Guard to Other Cities? Administration Says It’s on the Table ## Video: Trump Warns, Military Parade Protests Will Face 'Very Big Force' [Watch (HLS stream): Trump Warns, Military Parade Protests Will Face 'Very Big Force'](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/LqLoEidR.m3u8) (1:20)  _Published 2025-06-10. President Donald Trump said those who will be protesting Saturday's military parade to honor the 250th birthday of the Army "will be met with very big force." The parade date coincides with Trump's 79th birthday._  by [Solcyré Burga](/author/solcyre-burga/)  ## Solcyré Burga Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Reporter Jun 13, 2025 8:38 PM CUT  ICE officers and National Guard members confront protesters amid demonstrations over immigration raids outside of the Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles, California on June 8, 2025. ICE officers and National Guard members confront protesters amid demonstrations over immigration raids outside of the Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles, California on June 8, 2025.Tayfun Coskun/Anadola—Getty Images  by [Solcyré Burga](/author/solcyre-burga/)  ## Solcyré Burga Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Reporter Jun 13, 2025 8:38 PM CUT The Trump Administration is signaling the President could deploy the National Guard more widely to help enforce immigration policy and quell protests amid its crackdown on [demonstrations over ICE raids in Los Angeles](https://time.com/7293128/los-angeles-protests-curfew-mass-arrests-unrest-spreads-trump-newsom-feud/ "undefined"). President Donald Trump told reporters this week that his deployment of thousands of National Guard members to Los Angeles would be “the first, perhaps, of many.” “I can inform the rest of the country that when they do it, if they do it, they’re going to be met with equal or greater force than we met right here,” the President warned. The Administration has held discussions about mobilizing the National Guard to assist with immigration enforcement in the U.S. “for months,” Trump border czar Tom Homan told the [Washington _Post_](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/06/12/trump-miller-national-guard-ice/ "undefined"). Further deployments will be considered if other cities “go down the same path” as Los Angeles, he said. “As long as it’s peaceful protest we’re okay, but if it gets out of hand like it did in L.A., then the President will consider it on a case-by-case basis.” The military could provide security, transportation, infrastructure, and intelligence assistance, Homan said, though he noted it could not assist with immigration arrests. **Read more:** [_What the Data Reveals About Trump’s Push to Arrest and Deport More Migrants_](https://time.com/7292939/trump-deportations-ice-arrests/ "undefined") The comments come as Trump has mobilized [the National Guard](https://time.com/7291978/los-angeles-immigration-protests-trump-national-guard-deployed-newsom-backlash/ "undefined") and Marines to Los Angeles—against the wishes of state and local officials—in response to protests that broke out following a series of immigration raids. At least 330 undocumented immigrants in the city have been arrested. The protests have generally been peaceful, though escalated tensions caused portions of downtown Los Angeles to be [placed under an 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew](https://time.com/7293512/la-curfew-parameters-locations-what-to-know/ "undefined") through Thursday. [Demonstrations](https://time.com/7292232/la-protests-trump-best-photos/ "undefined") have spread [across the country](https://time.com/7292495/ice-immigration-protests-la-national/ "undefined") as well, as protesters have taken to the streets in solidarity with Los Angeles and in opposition to the Trump Administration’s immigration policies. Five hundred of the National Guardsmen deployed in L.A. have [already been trained](https://apnews.com/article/national-guard-immigration-raids-los-angeles-c9957a0d4ded48e40ce78efb0b7a8fbf?taid=6849e7fd38eedb0001108f41&utm%5Fcampaign=TrueAnthem&utm%5Fmedium=AP&utm%5Fsource=Twitter "undefined") to assist immigration agents, the commander of the task force overseeing the federal troops sent to the city told The _Associated Press_, though officials said that they were not sure that the military would remain in the area once demonstrations settled. Its presence there is the subject of a challenge working its way through the court system. A federal judge on Thursday [ruled](https://time.com/7293803/federal-judge-breyer-ruling-california-trump-national-guard-illegal-control/ "undefined") that Trump’s federalization of California’s National Guard was illegal and ordered that control be returned to the state, but the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily blocked the decision hours later, delivering Trump a win. **Read more:** [_Why Trump Sending the National Guard to L.A. Is Different From Its Deployment There in 1992_](https://time.com/7292493/trump-national-guard-la-1992-riots/ "undefined") “If I didn’t send the Military into Los Angeles, that city would be burning to the ground right now. We saved L.A. Thank you for the Decision!!!” the President shared on Truth Social [early](https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114675518227311570 "undefined") Friday following the stay. Prior to the deployment of the National Guard to L.A., the Department of Homeland Security called for more than 20,000 National Guardsmen to assist U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the [New York _Times_ firstreported](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/us/politics/national-guard-immigration.html "undefined") earlier this year. The servicemembers would help transport and process individuals to detention centers, as well as assist with catching people, per the Washington _Post_, which cited a memo it had obtained. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/7294100/trump-national-guard-immigration-protests/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/7294100/trump-national-guard-immigration-protests/"},"headline":"Will Trump Send the National Guard to Other Cities? 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