Interim U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California Bill Essayli vowed that illegal immigration laws would continue to be enforced despite the Los Angeles riots.

While appearing Tuesday on The Ingraham Angle, Essayli said the riots have “not deterred” the federal government from arresting illegal immigrants.

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“Let me be clear. Despite these riots, we are still enforcing immigration laws,” Essayli said. “We have lots of teams going out every day, and they are arresting criminal illegal immigrants throughout Los Angeles County. We have not been deterred. And we are being successful in that mission.”

Protests in Los Angeles against federal immigration officers conducting illegal immigration raids turned violent over the weekend, causing President Donald Trump to deploy the National Guard to Los Angeles. It was the first time the National Guard was deployed without a governor’s consent since 1965. Trump also sent Marines to the city on Monday for additional support.

Essayli promised that a slew of federal charges are coming for acts of violence displayed in the riots.

“We are making arrests, and they will face federal charges,” he said. “We’re looking now at charging Molotov cocktails. We’re looking at charging Hobbs Act robbery for the looting. We are looking at bringing a lot of federal charges.”

Additionally, Essayli contrasted his office’s approach with that of local and state officials.

“The state, unfortunately, they just have very weak punishment,” Essayli said. “A lot of times, these people get site-released. They are not even going to jail. We have got to get hard time on these people.”

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On Tuesday evening, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) and California Attorney General Rob Bonta’s request for a temporary restraining order to block President Donald Trump’s use of the National Guard and Marines to act as law enforcement in Los Angeles was declined.

However, a hearing has been set to consider the motion.