The DHS secretary took a shot at congressional Democrats in a public statement announcing that members of the Coast Guard will receive their paychecks.
As the Trump administration engages in a campaign of mass deportations, military experts and veterans say immigrant troops and their relatives are targets.
Once a week, the veteran makes an eight-hour roundtrip trek from Baton Rouge so his wife can breastfeed their 4-month-old baby and see their 2-year-old.
Guard troops began arriving in L.A. Sunday on orders from President Trump in response to clashes in recent days between federal authorities and protestors.