MORE: Amid LA protests, what officials say about the rules of force for National Guard, Marines The Posse Comitatus Act prevents active-duty U.S. military personnel from carrying out domestic law enforcement duties though that restriction can be lifted when a president invokes the Insurrection Act,

Armed National Guard troops are accompanying immigration agents as they carry out mass deportation raids on the streets of Los Angeles, multiple sources told The Post.

ICE said in a statement that the troops were “providing perimeter and personnel protection for our facilities and officers."