Marines Prepare for Los Angeles Deployment
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President Trump ordered National Guard troops to the area after clashes over immigration-enforcement operations.
Demonstrators hit the streets again in L.A. after President Trump deployed the National Guard due to protests against ICE raids.
President Donald Trump has sent the Marines to Los Angeles in an effort to quash anti-ICE protests that have ravaged parts of the city on Tuesday. Images from L.A. show masked protesters blocking roads,
The appeals court issued its pause just hours after Judge Charles Breyer wrote that Trump’s “actions were illegal." The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals will hear the case on June 17.
In Los Angeles, 200 Marines have been deployed to protect federal property amidst ongoing immigration protests. Major General Scott Sherman emphasized that the Marines will not enforce law, but will safeguard federal personnel.
Roughly 700 Marines from the Twentynine Palms base have been mobilized in response to protests and unrest in Los Angeles.
Days of demonstrations against federal immigration raids in Los Angeles have fueled round-the-clock news coverage and a number of misleading social media posts, including unrelated videos being mislabeled or shared out of context.
California has challenged the administration’s move to call up the National Guard over the objections of Governor Gavin Newsom.