US EditionCalifornia says Trump sent military to 'silence' LA protests
- A federal trial underway in San Francisco is examining President Trump’s decision to send roughly 700 Marines along with several thousand California National Guard members to Los Angeles in June to safeguard federal sites during protests against immigration enforcement actions.
- The deployment came after a series of disturbances and demonstrations targeting Immigration and Customs Enforcement activities, leading Governor Gavin Newsom to file a lawsuit claiming that the military’s involvement breached the 1878 Posse Comitatus Act, which restricts the use of armed forces in civilian law enforcement.
- California's attorney Meghan Strong argued the troops conducted prohibited policing actions such as roadblocks, traffic diversions, and arrests, while the Justice Department's Eric Hamilton maintained the military protected only federal personnel and property amid substantial violence.
- Polls show a majority of Americans, including 59 percent opposing troop deployment without governor consent and 50 percent opposing Trump's immigration policies by June's end, reflecting voter discomfort with aggressive government responses despite concerns over crime.
- Judge Charles Breyer will decide if the military violated the Posse Comitatus Act, with implications for federal military use in law enforcement as President Trump suggests similar deployments in other cities like Oakland and New York.
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California says Trump sent military to ‘silence’ L.A. protests | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
The U.S. government’s unprecedented use of National Guard troops in Los Angeles to protect officers carrying out President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown was illegal and should be ended, a lawyer for the state of California told a federal judge on Tuesday.
California says Trump sent military to ‘silence’ LA protests - Hawaii Tribune-Herald
The U.S. government’s unprecedented use of National Guard troops in Los Angeles to protect officers carrying out President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown was illegal and should be ended, a lawyer for the state of California told a federal judge on Tuesday.
California says Trump sent military to 'silence' LA protests
The U.S. government's unprecedented use of National Guard troops in Los Angeles to protect officers carrying out President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown was illegal and should be ended, a lawyer for the state of California told a federal judge on Tuesday.
California says Trump's L.A. military deployment was illegal and caused "anxiety and fear"; Feds say president had authority
Lawyers for President Trump and Gov. Gavin Newsom faced off over the National Guard deployment in Los Angeles — and debated whether they were subject to a "constitutional exception.
President Trump Sent Military To 'Silence' Los Angeles Protests: California
The US government's unprecedented use of National Guard troops in Los Angeles to protect officers carrying out President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown was illegal and should be ended, a lawyer for the state of California told a federal judge.
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