Several U.S. House members said they received no advance notice about the federal immigration sweeps that began Friday at L.A. worksites and other locations.

A House subcommittee grilled Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over Marines and National Guard being sent to Los Angeles.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Tuesday strongly defended the Trump administration’s military response to protests in Los Angeles, his first appearance in a series of congressional hearings over the next week that are likely to be a major test of his leadership following what has widely been viewed as a rocky first few months on the job.