Steve Inskeep
Police officers mobilize to enforce a curfew after it went into effect during a protest against ICE raids on June 10 in Los Angeles.
The Trump administration says it is investigating whether there is a "financial backer" for the anti-immigration enforcement protests in Los Angeles — suggesting it could be a "foreign adversary."
During a Morning Edition interview taped on Tuesday morning, Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Tricia McLaughlin defended the Trump administration's memorandum deploying military troops to Los Angeles and said the FBI and IRS are investigating who is behind the unrest.
"There's some activity on the ground that it seems that is highly coordinated and that there might be a financial backer that could be even a foreign adversary," she said.
