US EditionNational Guard Came to LA to Fight Unrest. Troops Ended up Fighting Boredom
LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, JUL 16 – More than 4,000 National Guard troops face low morale and legal disputes over federal control during deployment to suppress immigration protests, officials and service members say.
- On July 15, Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said 2,000 National Guard troops, half of those deployed by President Trump, were being released from federal control, adding that 'the lawlessness in Los Angeles is subsiding.'
- A U.S. district judge ruled June 12 that President Trump violated the law by deploying California National Guard troops to Los Angeles, and Newsom and Bonta sued the Trump administration over the move.
- An estimated 90% of National Guard troops in Los Angeles have not been deployed on daily missions, and troops and Marines say boredom and low morale are their biggest problems.
- Bass and Newsom have called for the complete removal of remaining troops, noting the force includes about 2,000 Guard soldiers and 700 Marines.
- On July 14, the government asked Judge Frimpong to stay the ruling pending review by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and the Trump administration filed papers seeking a stay of orders barring agents from detaining people without reasonable suspicion.
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National Guard came to LA to fight unrest. Troops ended up fighting boredom
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National Guard Came to LA to Fight Unrest. Troops Ended Up Fighting Boredom
The blazing protests that first met federal immigration raids in downtown Los Angeles were nowhere to be seen along Wilshire Boulevard or Veteran Avenue, so many troops passed the time chatting and joking over energy drinks.
Mural of detainees becomes backdrop as National Guard leaves downtown L.A. – Los Angeles Wave Newspaper Group
LOS ANGELES — Elected officials, led by Mayor Karen Bass, claimed victory July 15 after a Pentagon official announced that 2,000 National Guard troops — half of those deployed by the president — were being released from federal control. “This happened because the people of Los Angeles stood united and stood strong,” Bass said following the Pentagon’s announcement. “We organized peaceful protests, we came together at rallies, we took the Trump ad…
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