US EditionTrump authorizes additional 2,000 National Guard members to Los Angeles, US officials say
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES, JUN 10 – The deployment supports federal agencies amid protests and riots over immigration enforcement, with over 4,100 National Guard troops and 700 Marines mobilized, officials said.
- On Monday, President Donald Trump authorized deploying 2,000 more National Guard troops to Los Angeles to help restore order amid ongoing protests.
- Protests erupted in Los Angeles last Friday after ICE raids targeted local businesses and detained hundreds suspected of undocumented status.
- The Pentagon confirms over 4,000 Guard troops and 700 Marines are mobilized, marking the first federal activation without a state request since the 1960s.
- California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Governor Gavin Newsom sued Trump, calling the deployment unlawful, while police warned of logistical challenges from the Marines' arrival.
- More broadly, President Trump is asserting federal authority to restore order by invoking a rare Armed Forces Code provision amid growing national division over immigration enforcement.
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Donald Trump doubles the presence of the National Guard in Los Angeles because of ongoing protests. The military is also being increased. The news ticker.
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