The DHS said the "worst of the worst" have been arrested, including individuals with criminal records, despite opposition from protesters.
The DHS said the arrests were made even when "violent rioters" pushed back against federal agents.
In June, President Donald Trump deployed the California National Guard to quell demonstrations in Los Angeles that were being held in opposition to his crackdown on illegal immigration. Earlier this week, a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to end the troop deployment in Los Angeles and return control to California Gov. Gavin Newsom.
"California has supported border security and public safety, while pushing for immigration solutions so families and workers who have been contributing to this nation for many years can fix their immigration status," wrote Diana Crofts-Pelayo, spokesperson for the governor's office, in an emailed statement to NTD.
Crofts-Pelayo also said that the issue of ongoing ICE operations across the country "raises real questions" about the priorities of the federal government, and called for greater transparency. She also defended the state and its policies.
"California will always step up to keep people safe," she wrote. "When the very agencies tasked with securing the southern border are redeployed far from it, that doesn’t strengthen public safety—it weakens it. And the American people deserve a federal system that’s focused, competent, and doing its actual job."