Los Angeles, Donald Trump and National Guard
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Thousands of demonstrators chanted “ICE out of L.A.” amid protests against immigration raids. A California challenge to Trump’s L.A. military deployment moves to a courtroom Thursday.
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem pledged to "liberate" Los Angeles on Thursday at a press conference that was dramatically interrupted when federal agents dragged a Democratic U.S.
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The Trump administration maintains it took over California's National Guard to restore order, and protect ICE officers.
President Trump has said the city would be burning without military intervention, but the protests have been confined to a relatively small area.
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The power of the US military will be sharply on display this weekend – on two different coasts and in two very different ways.
If you listen to President Trump and members of his administration, you’d get the impression that Los Angeles is currently a city under siege, completely overrun with violent protests against recent immigration raids.
“Multiple groups continue to congregate on 1st St between Spring and Alameda. Those groups are being addressed and mass arrests are being initiated. Curfew is in effect,” read a post on the LAPD’s social media, sent at 9:09p.m local time on Tuesday night.
The White House and Republican leaders in Congress are calling for quick passage of the centerpiece of President Trump's legislative agenda.