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Can President Trump Ban Masks at Protests?
- President Donald Trump banned masks at protests and ordered police to arrest masked protesters amid escalating unrest in Los Angeles on Sunday, June 8, 2025.
- The ban followed two days of protests sparked by aggressive federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids that arrested 118 immigrants in a largely Latino city.
- Despite objections and legal efforts from Governor Gavin Newsom, Trump ordered the deployment of several thousand National Guard troops along with hundreds of Marines to assist local law enforcement.
- Trump called for law enforcement to detain protesters wearing masks, commended the efforts of the National Guard, and criticized local leaders for their handling of the disturbances in Los Angeles.
- The events intensified political tensions, with Newsom calling the deployment unlawful and threatening legal action, while critics argued the mask ban violates constitutional protest rights.
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Can President Trump ban masks at protests?
President Donald Trump declared that people protesting federal immigration enforcement actions in Southern California were breaking the law by wearing masks — and would be arrested for doing so. “Great job by the National Guard in Los Angeles after two days of violence, clashes and unrest. These Radical Left protests, by instigators and often paid troublemakers, will NOT BE TOLERATED,” he wrote in a post on his Truth Social social media network …
'Right now!' Trump demands troops swarm LA as he fumes over protest inaction
President Donald Trump continued to rage Monday against protests against immigration raids in Los Angeles after deploying National Guard troops.Nearly 60 demonstrators were arrested over the weekend as protesters were ordered to leave the downtown area, and the president called on Los Angeles police chief Jim McDonnell to crack down before the situation spun out of control."Jim McDonnell, the highly respected LAPD Chief, just stated that the pro…
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NDTV"Arrest People In Masks": Trump's New Mandate As Los Angeles Burns
US President Donald Trump has ordered law enforcement authorities to arrest the protestors wearing masks as tensions in Los Angeles escalated on Sunday amid mass demonstrations over the immigration... ...
"Arrest Everyone in Face Masks!" Orders Trump as He Declares Troops Should Go In and Quell LA Riots – The Daily Sceptic
Donald Trump has called for the arrest of anyone wearing face masks as he declared troops should be sent in to quell the LA riots that were sparked by a crackdown on illegal migrants, as the unrest enters a third day.
Trump demands arrests of masked protesters, calls to ‘bring in troops’ — as violent anti-ICE protests spread to San Francisco
President Trump has fired off a fierce demand to arrest anyone caught wearing face masks amid the explosive clashes between over 2,000 anti-ICE protesters and law enforcement in California -- sparking chaos after a crackdown on illegal immigration rocked the state.
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