Republican Vice President JD Vance on Friday met troops who have been deployed in Los Angeles to quell protests against immigration raids, as he accused Democratic state and city leaders of encouraging immigrants to cross the U.

A federal judge held a brief hearing over whether the Trump administration should continue its deployment of troops to Los Angeles. U.S.

Vice President JD Vance was in Los Angeles on Friday, visiting California’s biggest city in the wake of clashes between protestors and law enforcement officials.