Like so many Americans, I’m incredibly alarmed about the out-of-control riots in Los Angeles. We’ve seen violent mobs throw rocks and launch fireworks at law enforcement. They’ve set cars on fire, looted businesses, vandalized property, and burned American flags while waving those of other nations. That’s not a peaceful protest. It’s pure chaos.

Fortunately, President Donald Trump is using the tools he has to bring this chaos to an end and restore order – and that includes the National Guard and U.S. Marines. California Democrats want Americans to believe it’s unnecessary, claiming everything is under control and the protests are peaceful. President Trump made it abundantly clear that if elected officials in Los Angeles – and elsewhere – won’t do their job and protect their cities, the federal government will.

It’s shameful that California Governor Gavin Newsom, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, and other radical Democrats are siding with the violent mob over ICE – the brave men and women who are risking their lives to get violent illegal aliens off the streets. Two days after the riots began, ICE announced the arrest of an illegal alien who has been convicted of molesting a child and being armed with a deadly weapon. They also arrested an illegal immigrant who was convicted of vehicle manslaughter and another who was convicted of grand theft auto, narcotics violations, and identity fraud. These are just a few examples of the type of dangerous illegal immigrants ICE is going after in Los Angeles and elsewhere. But if it was up to the Left, these dangerous criminals would be free to roam the streets.

For years, California Democrats have put out a welcome mat for illegal immigrants. They, and other woke elected leaders across the U.S., have put in place Sanctuary Cities to block local law enforcement from working with federal authorities to deport people living here illegally. They’ve also wasted precious taxpayer dollars on things like health care and housing for illegal immigrants.

To fight back, House Republicans have passed numerous pieces of legislation to crack down on Sanctuary Cities. And President Donald Trump’s One, Big, Beautiful Bill that passed the House last month includes an important provision to prevent illegal immigrants from receiving Medicaid benefits – helping to protect the program for vulnerable Americans while also taking away an incentive that contributed to the border crisis. But that’s not the only way President Trump’s One, Big, Beautiful Bill fights back against the Left’s radical, open-border agenda.

The landmark legislation makes the largest investment in border security in our nation’s history. It includes resources to speed up deportations and provides much-needed funding to support border patrol agents, build the border wall, and hire an additional 10,000 ICE personnel. The bill will give the Trump administration the resources it needs to undo all the damage caused by Washington Democrats’ open-border agenda. It’s just another reason why the Senate must act quickly to pass this bill, which also includes the largest ever cut in mandatory spending – $1.69 trillion – and the biggest tax cut in U.S. history. President Trump is doing everything he can to fulfill his promise to the American people that he’d bring an end to the invasion by illegal immigrants. He quickly accomplished his goal of restoring order at the southern border. And with his mass deportation campaign – the largest in U.S. history – he’s making significant progress in undoing the damage caused by the Left’s open-border agenda. As your voice in Congress, I will continue working around the clock to ensure President Trump has the tools he needs to finish this fight.