Homeland Security seeks weapons, drones for LA immigration crackdown

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: USA Today

Updated June 11, 2025, 4:29 p.m. ET


WASHINGTON —The Department of Homeland Security has asked the Pentagon for help in transporting weapons from Fort Benning in Georgia and another site in Wyoming to Los Angeles, where its immigration crackdown has become increasingly militarized.

The request came Monday after President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered thousands of National Guard troops and 700 active-duty Marines to Los Angeles over the objection of California Gov. Gavin Newsom. Trump and Hegseth said the troops are needed to restore order, protect federal buildings and law enforcement officials arresting and deporting migrants in the United States illegally.

The request from Homeland Security, confirmed by a Defense official, also seeks “drone surveillance support,” direction to troops on detaining or arresting “lawbreakers,” and graduates from an organization like the Marines’ School of Advanced Warfighting School for setting up a joint operation center.

It's unclear what type of weapons Homeland Security officials are seeking for their immigration crackdown in California. Also unclear: who would use them and who they would be used against. Pentagon officials are reviewing the request, according to the official who was not authorized to speak publicly. The Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/06/11/homeland-security-to-pentagon-we-need-weapons-drones/84153983007/

[Klarkashton]

1. Folks this isn't about some little protest.

It probably never was.

[Lovie777]

2. Sounds like they want to physically take LA. and probably all of California.................

[DENVERPOPS]

4. I don't think there is any question

of why this is happening in LA and California..........California has the 8th? largest economy of the top countries in the world?
Trump already has Texas and Florida, he wants control of California, just like he controls those two large population states.....
And to wipe out one of the major dissenters to his Tyrannical actions.......

He openly denied any Federal Assistance to California in the midst of their conflagration wildfires...."Until the people of California start supporting him"..........The he did the INSANE release of the reservoir which did not in any way help Los Angeles like he claimed it did......Instead it used up the stored supply of water for a large agricultural area of California......

[NotHardly]

3. Trump wants to see blood "just shoot them in the legs"

I’ve watched LA cops shoot reporters with rubber bullets, this is them just ramping it up

[Lulu KC]

5. Weapons!?

I guess I assumed there would be weapons if there would be Marines, but how many weapons are needed? From so far away? Mind is blown. Need to go soak head.

[Bayard]

6. I'm thinking weaponized drones

Just shoot everybody on the streets and you want have to bother with deporting them. Doesn't matter if they're citizens.

More like SkyNet every day.