Los Angeles, National Guard and Trump
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The National Guard has at times detained protesters in its deployment to Los Angeles, an official said Wednesday, as demonstrations against Immigration and Customs enforcement raids spread to other major cities.
An additional 2,000 members of California’s National Guard have been federalized and are being deployed to Los Angeles, according to federal officials. The order comes after much of the
Calm appeared to be returning to protest-hit Los Angeles on Tuesday local time as the mayor lifted a nighttime curfew, while President Donald Trump battled to keep control of California troops he deployed to the city.
WSJ's Katherine Sayre reports from downtown Los Angeles where thousands are taking part in anti-Trump demonstrations outside City Hall.
U.S. President Donald Trump can keep his deployment of National Guard troops in Los Angeles, according to a court ruling, as protests against immigration raids look set to enter their second week in the strongest backlash since his return to power in January.
Bass faulted a relatively small group of “bad actors who do not care about the immigrant community,” a nod to thousands of protesters who exercised their rights peacefully. On June 8, thousands of protesters took to the streets in response to Trump’s deployment of the National Guard,
A federal appeals court is hearing arguments over President Donald Trump's decision to deploy the National Guard to protests in Los Angeles.