Pete Hegseth said that if it should be necessary he was prepared to deploy Marines.
"All persons must leave the area or be subject to arrest," LAPD said in a statement.
The letter also claimed that local law enforcement in Los Angeles had effectively managed the situation and warned that deploying troops without proper training or integration into local plans could worsen tensions.
CNN’s live Saturday night telecast was a stage production of Good Night, and Good Luck, the Broadway adaptation of the 2005 George Clooney film.
The full suspension of travel applies to nationals from Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen.
"A lot of these peaceful protests are being generated because the president of the United States is sowing chaos and confusion by arresting people who are showing up for their immigration hearings."
“Ahhhh good thing guys don't compete against girls or he'd take all the gold medals !!"
Trump entered the venue alongside UFC CEO Dana White, doing his signature dance move and greeting fans on his way to his seat.
US Northern Command confirmed on X that Guard units had begun deploying, with some troops already on the ground.
“It’s not brains. It’s bile. Miller is a man who is richly endowed with the capacity for hatred."
As Immigration and Customs Enforcement carried out operations in Los Angeles over the past week, more than 100 migrants were arrested, including individuals with serious criminal histories.
“Today, demonstrations across the City of Los Angeles remained peaceful, and we commend all those who exercised their First Amendment rights responsibly."
Alejandro Mayorkas' imperative was to create more semi-legal and legal roads to immigration.
"President Trump has signed a Presidential Memorandum deploying 2,000 National Guardsmen to address the lawlessness that has been allowed to fester."
During a phone interview, when he was asked about potentially canceling the contracts, he responded, "I’d be allowed to do that. But I haven’t given it any thought."