US EditionTrump deploys National Guard to stop LA immigration protests, defying California’s governor. Why experts call the move dangerous
- Demonstrators protested outside a downtown Los Angeles jail on June 8 after days of clashes with police during protests against ICE raids in the city.
- Tensions escalated as President Trump ordered the deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles without consulting Governor Gavin Newsom, prompting California to announce a federal lawsuit.
- Federal and local officers dispersed crowds and arrested more than 100 people, while the Trump administration also ordered 700 Marines to support the National Guard amid ongoing unrest.
- Governor Newsom condemned the deployment as unlawful and described it as the “deranged fantasy of a dictatorial President,” while Tom Homan, who oversees border enforcement efforts, cautioned that individuals interfering with federal agents risk arrest.
- The deployment intensified protests and legal battles, highlighting conflict between federal and state authorities and raising concerns over militarization during immigration-related unrest in Los Angeles.
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The National Guard deployment in LA is a threat to democracy (Opinion)
President Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to Los Angeles, over the objection of California Governor Gavin Newsom, represents a structural threat to democracy. The law on which Trump relied permits domestic deployment only in cases of invasion by a foreign nation, rebellion, or danger of a rebellion. Newsom said he intends to sue the Trump administration over the president’s action. The reasons for the legal limitation go to the h…
Protests Continue Regarding Trump Policy - Patriot Newsfeed
On Monday evening, the narrative in Los Angeles took a hard turn—and so did the credibility of California’s progressive power structure. As downtown LA simmered under the lights of another night of anti-ICE demonstrations, it was no longer the progressive establishment calling the shots. It was the unmistakable stamp of federal authority, ushered in by President Trump’s no-nonsense command: restore order. And order, it seems, has returned. Gone …
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