National Guard to be sent to L.A. amid clashes; Newsom calls Hegseth’s threat of Marines ‘deranged’
The Trump administration said it would send 2,000 National Guard troops into Los Angeles after a second day in which protesters confronted immigration agents during raids of local businesses.
2,000 National Guard troops will be sent to L.A. amid clashes over immigration raids
The Trump administration said it would send 2,000 National Guard troops into Los Angeles after a second day in which protesters confronted immigration agents during raids of local businesses.
The move marks a major escalation in Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration and came amid concerns from some officials in California.
Tensions flare outside federal detention facility in downtown Los Angeles
Tensions flared in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday night as a group of protesters gathered at around 8 p.m. outside a federal detention facility on Temple Street, according to footage posted to social media.
Video showed flash-bang grenades and tear gas were deployed by law enforcement soon after the start of the protest. Officers with the Los Angeles Police Department congregated outside the building, forming a skirmish line, holding up shields to create a barrier.
Two arrested on suspicion of assault as three deputies are injured, officials say
The Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department said Saturday evening that it had arrested two people as protests raged against a series of immigration enforcement raids that have roiled communities across L.A. County.
The arrests were for alleged assault on a peace officer, according to a spokesperson for the department who added that three deputies were struck and sustained minor injuries from a thrown Molotov cocktail.
Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies use flash bang grenades and tear gas on protesters
On Saturday night there was a standoff between dozens of protesters and Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies near the Alondra Boulevard exit ramp of the 710 Freeway.
‘We’ll come get you’: L.A’s top federal prosecutor says protesters are being investigated
The top federal prosecutor in Los Angeles, Bill Essayli, said two days of protests had not slowed federal enforcement in the region, and he warned that federal authorities were investigating protesters.
“We’ve got lots of video online and both surveillance videos. We have FBI teams working around the clock; we will identify you. We’ll find you, and we’ll come get you,” he told KCAL-9 News on Saturday night.
Hegseth said Marines could be deployed. ‘Deranged,’ Newsom says
Following news that the Trump administration was deploying National Guard troops to L.A., Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Saturday evening that he might choose to send active-duty U.S. Marines from Camp Pendleton “if violence continues.”
Hegseth wrote in a social media post: “Under President Trump, violence & destruction against federal agents & federal facilities will NOT be tolerated. It’s COMMON SENSE. The @DeptofDefense is mobilizing the National Guard IMMEDIATELY to support federal law enforcement in Los Angeles. And, if violence continues, active duty Marines at Camp Pendleton will also be mobilized — they are on high alert.”
This spurred a strong reaction from California’s governor, who said it constituted “deranged behavior.”
‘Big legal battles’ in the offing, one expert says
Jessica Levinson, a law professor at Loyola Law School, said Saturday that the Trump administration calling up the National Guard is in no way “routine.” It’s usually done in concert with the state, she noted — “there is an emergency and we need more people to help us put out a fire or rebuild from an earthquake.”
“Certainly there have been instances of civil unrest historically,” she said, but such deployments are “extremely rare” and occur when “the ability of the federal government to enforce federal laws is truly being undermined.”
The legal issues raised by Trump sending the National Guard to L.A.
The Trump administration announced Saturday that National Guard troops were being sent to Los Angeles — an action Gov. Gavin Newsom said he opposed. President Trump is activating the Guard by using powers that have been invoked only rarely.
Trump said in a memo to the Defense and Homeland Security departments that he was calling the National Guard into federal service under a provision called Title 10 to “temporarily protect ICE and other United States Government personnel who are performing Federal functions.”
Chaos erupts as protesters confront immigration agents at L.A. area Home Depot
Photos: A fierce pushback on ICE raids in L.A. from protesters, officials
A series of surprise U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement sweeps in downtown Los Angeles on Friday prompted fierce pushback from elected officials and protesters, who decried the enforcement actions as “cruel and unnecessary” and said they stoked fear in the immigrant community.
Tensions remained high in downtown into the evening. The Los Angeles Police Department declared an unlawful assembly and ordered about 200 protesters who remained gathered by the Los Angeles Federal Building to disperse around 7 p.m.
Immigration raids roil L.A., dozens of people detained. What we know so far
Immigration raids Friday led to the arrests of dozens of people and caused hours of chaos in downtown L.A.
Here is what we know so far:
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ICE raids across L.A. spark backlash; Trump officials vow to continue operations
Fallout from aggressive U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement sweeps in Los Angeles continued Saturday, with fierce pushback from protesters, open sparring between L.A. leadership and federal officials and the Trump administration vowing to send the National Guard to the city to assist with operations.
Border czar Tom Holman told Fox News the Guard would be deployed Saturday night to help with operations. It’s unclear how many Guard members would arrive and exactly what their role would be.
