GOP congressman 'remains concerned' over ICE operations in deep blue state

Rep. David Valadao, R-Calif., said helium has concerns astir the ongoing Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations successful the Golden State.

"I stay acrophobic astir ongoing ICE operations passim CA and volition proceed my conversations with the administration—urging them to prioritize the removal of known criminals implicit the hardworking radical who person lived peacefully successful the Valley for years," the congressman said successful a station to X connected Tuesday morning.

In the aforesaid thread, the Republican condemned the anti-ICE riots successful Los Angeles.

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"I enactment the First Amendment close to peacefully protest, but the unit and vandalism happening successful Los Angeles is unacceptable and I basal with our instrumentality enforcement officers moving to support radical and regain power implicit the situation," helium wrote.

The congressman represents a highly competitory territory successful cardinal California. Cook Political Report presently ranks the 2026 contention arsenic "Lean Republican" successful his district.

CalMatters reported successful March that ICE whitethorn person been conducting operations successful the Central Valley. Tens of thousands of arrests person occurred since Trump took office, arsenic the medication is seeking to execute wide deportations. Meanwhile, confederate borderline crossings person taken a nosedive.

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Rep. David Valadao speaks during a quality league extracurricular the Capitol connected May 12, 2022. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Immigration and Customs Enforcement is presently facing a extremity of 3,000 regular arrests of amerciable immigrants, which includes those facing transgression charges and convictions. As for the unrest itself, President Donald Trump deployed National Guard troops to the area, which has acceptable up a large quality betwixt him and California leaders. 

Gov. Gavin Newsom said successful a Tuesday station to X, "Trump doesn't attraction astir protecting Californians. He’s militarizing our authorities & provoking chaos."

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"Illegal aliens invaded America. The authorities of California aided and abetted that invasion. Violent mobs, incited by California leaders, attacked ICE officers to support them from removing the invaders," White House lawman main of unit for argumentation Stephen Miller posted to X connected Monday. "California officials refused to nonstop the constabulary to rescue the crystal officers, hoping the rioters would win successful shutting down ICE raids. This is an organized insurrection against the laws and sovereignty of the United States."

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Deputy main of unit Stephen Miller speaks during a property briefing astatine the White House connected May 1, 2025. (Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images)

Valadao and different members of the California Republican delegation signed onto a solution successful the House, led by Rep. Young Kim, R-Calif., slamming the riots successful Los Angeles.

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"Peaceful protests are a law right, but vandalism, looting, violence, and different crimes are not. Protecting nationalist information shouldn’t beryllium controversial, which is wherefore I americium starring the California Republican delegation successful a solution to enactment instrumentality and bid arsenic we proceed to spot unrest," Kim said successful a connection connected Tuesday. "I anticipation Governor Newsom tin travel unneurotic with President Trump to halt the riots, little the temperature, and support our communities safe." 

"Let’s beryllium clear: the riots escalated earlier the National Guard was sent successful and were enabled by California’s soft-on-crime policies – peddled for years by Governor Newsom, Sacramento, and section prosecutors – that person allowed for lawlessness and endangered nationalist information of hardworking Californians," the Republican congresswoman continued.

Fox News Digital reached retired to the Department of Homeland Security, ICE and the White House.