Micah Bach, deputy assistant secretary at the Department of Homeland Security, said federal law enforcement personnel have been responding to violent riots in Los Angeles and announced a related arrest while also describing recent recruitment and scholarship figures.

Bach said federal officers “surged forward to protect our nation and detain those who wish it harm,” and cited the arrest of Emiliano Garduno Galvez, who he said is a Mexican national charged with attempted murder for allegedly throwing a Molotov cocktail at officers. Bach said Galvez was deported in 2023 and has a prior criminal record that includes a grand theft charge in San Diego.

Bach framed the unrest as “a calculated assault on American law enforcement and the rule of law,” and in the same remarks said the president and “Secretary Noem have made it abundantly clear.” Those characterizations and the arrest-related details were presented by Bach; no court disposition or additional law enforcement findings were provided in the remarks.

Separately, Bach described workforce and family-support efforts. He said the Department of Homeland Security’s 2025 career expo in Chantilly, Virginia, drew about 3,000 applicants and resulted in roughly 1,200 tentative job offers, which he said was double last year’s total. He also said the Coast Guard Foundation awarded $2,000,000 in scholarships in 2024 to 500 Coast Guard children, remarks he made while referencing an event with the foundation honoring spouses and children of Coast Guard members.

The comments delivered by Bach constituted a weekly statement; he did not announce new policy actions, and no formal DHS directives or changes in enforcement priorities were specified in the remarks. Details about the Los Angeles incidents beyond the arrest Bach cited — including charges filed, court dates, or statements from local authorities — were not provided in the statement.