US EditionLos Angeles Protests Live Updates: Newsom Asks Judge To Block Trump’s Troop Deployment—Today
- President Donald Trump ordered 700 Marines and activated 4,000 National Guard troops in Los Angeles by Tuesday to quell protests tied to immigration raids.
- The deployment followed immigration raids launched on Friday, which sparked public outrage and largely peaceful protests focused downtown and spreading to nearby areas.
- The Marines lacked arrest authority and guarded federal property while local officials, including Governor Newsom, opposed the deployment as unlawful and politically motivated.
- More than 100 arrests occurred on Monday amid clashes involving rock-throwing, highway blockades, and some car burnings, while officials expected additional arrests after video review.
- The troop deployment marked a rare use of active military without a governor's request, escalating state-federal tensions and prompting lawsuits seeking to block the action.
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Tuesday’s PBS News Hour led off with special correspondent Marcia Biggs’ nearly nine-minute segment from downtown Los Angeles, ground zero in the confrontation between Trump’s immigration enforcement and protests that often devolved into looting and rioting. Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett noted that “700 Marines and 2,000 additional National Guard troops began arriving” on Tuesday, while California Governor Gavin Newsom and President Tr…
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Marines arrive in Los Angeles under Trump orders after more restrained protests
LOS ANGELES — Hundreds of U.S. Marines arrived in the Los Angeles area by Tuesday under orders from President Donald Trump, who has also activated 4,000 National Guard troops to quell protests in the city despite objections from California Gov. Gavin Newsom and other local leaders. The city has seen days of public outrage since the Trump administration launched a series of immigration raids on Friday. State officials said Trump's response was an…
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