ICE’s Charles to Newsmax: Feds Won’t Be Aggressor If Civil Unrest Erupts in LA

ICE's Charles to Newsmax: Feds Won't Be Aggressor If Civil Unrest Erupts in LA

ICE’s Charles to Newsmax: Feds Won’t Be Aggressor If Civil Unrest Erupts in LA

Marcos Charles, who is helping to spearhead the Trump administration’s nationwide crackdown on illegal immigration, told Newsmax on Monday that federal agents, the National Guard, and the Marines will not be the aggressor in any civil disorder stemming from the Los Angeles riots.

President Donald Trump on Sunday activated the California National Guard to Los Angeles, and the Pentagon on Monday ordered hundreds of Marines to be deployed to the city. Together, with ICE agents and other law enforcement officials, plus an ever-growing number of rioters, it could make for a volatile situation.

“We are not going to be the aggressors in this case, sir,” Charles, acting executive associate director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations, told “Finnerty.” “We’re going to be out there doing our job, making arrests and following the law.

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