U.S. President Donald Trump deployed an extra 2,000 Nationwide Guard troops and 700 Marines to Los Angeles on Tuesday to assist quell protests towards U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids.
Small, largely peaceable demonstrations started final Friday, solely to develop over the weekend throughout components of Los Angeles and the encompassing space, in some instances changing into violent. Native police responded to reviews of burned vehicles and graffitied public property with pressure, utilizing tear gasoline, flash grenades, and rubber bullets on protesters.
U.S. President Donald Trump deployed an extra 2,000 Nationwide Guard troops and 700 Marines to Los Angeles on Tuesday to assist quell protests towards U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids.
Small, largely peaceable demonstrations started final Friday, solely to develop over the weekend throughout components of Los Angeles and the encompassing space, in some instances changing into violent. Native police responded to reviews of burned vehicles and graffitied public property with pressure, utilizing tear gasoline, flash grenades, and rubber bullets on protesters.
A lot of Los Angeles, dwelling to 4 million individuals inside metropolis limits, has not been affected. Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell stated he was assured in his division’s capability to deal with the demonstrations, including that the Marines’ arrival would create a “vital logistical and operational problem.” And Newsom filed an emergency motion in federal court docket on Tuesday to dam Trump and Protection Secretary Pete Hegseth’s deployment of the Nationwide Guard and Marines.
Whereas testifying earlier than the Home Appropriations Committee on Tuesday, Hegseth defended Trump’s deployments, saying they had been important to “be sure that these rioters, looters, and thugs on the opposite aspect assaulting our law enforcement officials know that we’re not going anyplace.” The Marines’ sole goal whereas in Los Angeles is to guard federal personnel and property, not arrest protesters, Marine Corps Gen. Eric Smith stated.
In response to a Protection Division official, the deployment of Nationwide Guard and Marine troops will possible final 60 days and price round $134 million.
Learn extra in at the moment’s World Temporary: Trump Doubles Down on Federal Troop Deployments to Los Angeles.
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