Live updates: LA protesters arrested, Trump deploys National Guard as ICE raid demonstrations intensify

Trump’s border czar Tom Homan tried to clarify today that he wasn’t calling for the arrest of California Gov. Gavin Newsom over the weekend.

“I’ve said it many times. You can protest, get your First Amendment rights, but when you cross that line, you put hands on (an) ICE officer, or you destroy property, you impede law enforcement or you knowingly harbor or conceal it in any way, that’s a crime, and that, the Trump administration is not going to tolerate,” Homan told Fox News.

Homan went on to recount his interview with NBC News over the weekend. “The reporter asked me, well, could govern Governor Newsom or Mayor (Karen) Bass be arrested? I said, well no one’s above the law — if they cross the line and commit a crime, absolutely they can.”

“There was no discussion about arresting Newsom,” Homan said.

Homan told NBC News on Saturday that immigration enforcement would continue in Los Angeles despite criticism from Democratic leaders and warned that anyone obstructing federal operations, including Newsom and Bass, could face arrest.

In response, the California governor challenged Homan to follow through. “He knows where to find me,” Newsom told MSNBC on Sunday.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass also responded to Homan’s comment Monday, saying she was “not concerned about being arrested.”

“I can’t imagine a situation where I am going to interfere with federal agents. So, it was something that was inappropriate to say and what I am going to focus on is bringing our city together. We cannot allow ourselves to be divided,” she told CNN.