Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is being called out by critics after dramatically shifting her stance on the president's use of the National Guard. The controversy stems from Noem's recent endorsement of President Donald Trump's decision to deploy troops in Los Angeles in response to protests against immigration arrests — a move that stands in stark contrast statements she made previously about such actions.

The Trump administration announced Saturday that it would be deploying the National Guard to the Los Angeles area after protests over immigration enforcement.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum rejected an allegation by a senior US official that she encouraged demonstrations against immigration raids in Los Angeles.

The Department of Homeland Security's deployment of U.S. military personnel in Los Angeles has led to significant legal and political controversy. A senator's arrest during a press conference exemplifies rising tensions,

California's stand-off with President Donald Trump's administration ratcheted up Thursday, after a sitting US senator was handcuffed and forcibly removed from a press conference on controversial immigration raids that have spurred days of protests.

President Sheinbaum denied, in response to an accusation from US Homeland Security Kristi Noem, that she encouraged immigration protests.