Trump, Los Angeles and Protests
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Protests in Los Angeles appeared to quiet overnight, but new ones are popping up in other cities. Trump has deployed more than 4,000 National Guard troops and 700 Marines to the protests.
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With migrant communities already living in fear amid the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, ICE raids in downtown Los Angeles sparked days of protests.
President Donald Trump announced he is deploying 2,000 California National Guard troops to Los Angeles in response to protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arresting people ...
More than 700 Marines based out of the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in California have been mobilized to respond to the protests in Los Angeles, and the troops will join the thousands of National Guard members who were activated by President Donald Trump over the weekend without the consent of California’s governor or LA’s mayor.
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President Donald Trump warned that the use of the military in response to protests against his illegal immigration crackdown won't be limited to just Los Angeles.
What to know about Trump’s deployment of the Marines and National Guard to LA’s immigration protests
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Marines and additional National Guard troops headed to Los Angeles on Tuesday, sent by President Donald Trump in response to protests over immigration raids despite the strenuous objections of the governor and local leaders. The authorization came amid mostly peaceful protests in country’s second-largest city on Monday.
The deployment marks a sharp escalation in the military's role in domestic unrest in the city caused by immigration raids by the Trump administration.