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Inside the Trump administration’s decision to deploy the National Guard to California
- Following federal immigration enforcement actions that led to disturbances in 2025, the Trump administration activated the National Guard in Los Angeles using federal military authority granted by Title 10.
- The unrest followed ICE raids that led to over 100 arrests, with Democratic leaders like Kamala Harris opposing the federal intervention amid growing tension.
- Protests included peaceful immigrant rights demonstrations alongside violent clashes, looting, property damage, and attacks on law enforcement officers.
- Harris described the protests as "overwhelmingly peaceful" but faced criticism for allegedly escalating rhetoric and undermining public safety efforts.
- The National Guard's presence is expected to continue, reflecting deep federal-state divisions and raising concerns about legal authority and future unrest.
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Former Vice President Kamala Harris called the deployment of the National Guard in her home state of California a “dangerous escalation” in the face of protests and linked it to the Trump administration’s “cruel” agenda. “Deploying the National Guard is a dangerous escalation aimed at causing chaos,” Harris wrote in a statement published on X. “In addition to recent ICE raids in Southern California and across the country, it is part of the Trump…
Former Vice President Kamala Harris described the deployment of the National Guard in her home state, California, as a “dangerous escalation” in front of the demonstrations and linked it to the Trump administration’s “cruel” agenda.
Inside the Trump administration’s decision to deploy the National Guard to California
Tensions between the Trump administration and California intensified this weekend as President Donald Trump decided to deploy 2,000 National Guard members to the Los Angeles area, a move the state’s Democratic leaders cast as an unnecessary escalation amid protests over the administration’s immigration policies.
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