'There's no invasion': California AG on Los Angeles protests
- Protests erupted last week in Los Angeles over intensified immigration raids by ICE targeting undocumented migrants in the city.
- The protests followed a surge in federal arrests, including 118 over the weekend, and President Trump's June 4 decree activating new immigration measures on June 9.
- Despite opposition and a legal challenge from Governor Newsom, President Trump sent over 2,000 National Guard members along with 700 Marines to manage the protests.
- On June 12, Trump said that Los Angeles had remained peaceful over the previous two nights and credited the military for helping to reestablish control amid ongoing curfews and instances of violence.
- The deployment escalated tensions, overriding state authority and signaling a strong federal law enforcement stance with potential legal and political repercussions.
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'There's no invasion': California AG on Los Angeles protests
(NewsNation) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom's request for judicial intervention in the Trump-ordered military presence in the Los Angeles protests was unsuccessful Tuesday. Newsom asked a federal judge to limit the National Guard’s response to anti-ICE protests in his state by 4 p.m. ET. Trump had deployed the National Guard without the governor’s request Sunday after days of immigration protests. Although a federal judge did not grant the imm…
Tensions erupted in Los Angeles after a series of raids that began last week, including in the city’s fashion district and a Home Depot chain store
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