$134 million should be going to LA’s fire recovery and is shameful.

The increasingly aggressive and cruel tactics of the immigration enforcement is what's prompting the response of people who are passionate about speaking up for our fundamental rights and due process.

The National Guard, to your point, it's not only not necessary here, it's counterproductive.

By the way, Trump, he’s not opposed to lawlessness and violence, as long as it serves him. What more evidence do we need than Jan. 6?

Los Angeles is my home. I am the proud son of immigrants from Mexico who worked so hard, who sacrificed so much to live their American dream.

I was notified when the raids were happening.

There was 50,000 people outside. They were scaling the walls, scaling the walls.

This isn't just about protests here in Los Angeles.

When Donald Trump sought blanket authority to commander the National Guard, he made that order apply to every state in this nation.

The deployment of the Marines from Twentynine Palms is an intensely risky move.

Come after me. Arrest me. Let’s just get it over with, tough guy.

This is not the way a civilized country behaves. It is completely deranged behavior.

This is a city of immigrants. This is a city that wants to help you get your legal status.

Trump may be using the city as a 'test case' for stripping authority from state and local governments.

purposefully inflammatory

deliberate attempt to create disorder and chaos in our city

We didn’t need the National Guard. Why on Earth? What are they going to do?

We didn't have a problem until Trump got involved.