A group of masked U.S. Border Patrol agents showed up in trucks outside of the press conference at the Japanese American National Museum.

Dozens of U.S. Border Patrol agents showed up Thursday morning in downtown Los Angeles, where Gov. Gavin Newsom and other California political leaders were speaking at an event, and detained at least one person in the latest high-profile immigration enforcement operation in the city.

Border Patrol agents arrested at least one person, who a coworker said was delivering strawberries, outside of Gov. Gavin Newsom's event in Little Tokyo.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom often holds news conferences accompanied by state troopers, the California Highway Patrol. So it was unusual on Thursday, when Newsom was greeted by the Trump administration’s border patrol agents.

The ‘Election Rigging Response Act’ would short-circuit official redistricting, which happens every 10 years, led by an independent commission, and is not scheduled to start until 2030.

Border Patrol was “directed, clearly by the White House, as a political operation to make a point,” Newsom said.

Democrat Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass lashed out Thursday criticizing the timing of Border Patrol’s arrest of an illegal immigrant

California Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled his campaign to slash the state’s Republican-leaning congressional seats, portraying the effort as crucial to opposing President Donald Trump while accusing the White House of stationing armed federal agents outside the event.

U.S. Border Patrol agents were in downtown LA, steps away from where Gov. Gavin Newsom was set to unveil a new redistricting plan.