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Trump Administration Says It Will Continue Crackdown to ‘Liberate’ L.A. as Marines Deploy
- Around 700 U.S. Marines are set to arrive in Los Angeles within the next two days to assist approximately 4,000 National Guard members amid ongoing demonstrations.
- The deployment comes after protests erupted last Friday following immigration raids, leading President Trump to deploy the National Guard on Saturday and order Marines to join on Monday.
- Marines completed training including de-escalation and crowd control, will protect federal property and agents but not engage in civilian policing, and may detain those interfering with federal duties.
- President Trump asserted that his rapid response prevented Los Angeles from being engulfed in flames, while state and local officials contend that deploying federal troops has needlessly heightened tensions.
- California seeks a court order to block troops’ law enforcement participation and return its National Guard to state control, highlighting a national debate over military use on U.S. soil.
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der Standard DEThe Trump administration seems determined, starting from L.A., to sustainably lift democracy out of the way in California
Reuters: They will be able to temporarily retain civilians. The president plans to cut funds in California after the protests (ANSA)
Congressman Who Served In Afghanistan Wary Of Marines In L.A.
Dem Rep. Jake Auchincloss of Massachussetts, a Marine who served in Afghanistan, said on CNN last night that Trump has no business deploying Marines to Los Angeles to prop up his approval ratings. He appeared on AC360, where John Berman asked what he thought about the deployments. “As a Marine, did you ever expect to see active duty members of the military, active duty Marines deployed on U.S. soil in the capacity that they are now?” Berman said…
Marines Hit The Ground In Los Angeles
YouTube @ ABC 7 Marines are joining National Guard soldiers in protecting federal buildings and federal personnel in Los Angeles. Today is the first day the Marines will be on the streets. A release by U.S. Northern Command says there are approximately 17-hundred members of the National Guard’s 79th Infantry Brigade Combat Team in L.A. That team is part of the National Guard’s 21-hundred-member Task Force 51 on Title 10 status in California. Mar…
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