What began as small, principally peaceable protests towards U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids in Los Angeles have change into nationwide demonstrations towards U.S. President Donald Trump’s alleged abuse of executive power.
This week, the Trump administration deployed round 4,000 Nationwide Guards and about 700 Marines to Los Angeles with out first consulting California Gov. Gavin Newsom. The White Home maintains that its actions have been important to weaken the demonstrations, however native officers argue that they solely fueled tensions and endangered residents.
What began as small, principally peaceable protests towards U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids in Los Angeles have change into nationwide demonstrations towards U.S. President Donald Trump’s alleged abuse of executive power.
This week, the Trump administration deployed round 4,000 Nationwide Guards and about 700 Marines to Los Angeles with out first consulting California Gov. Gavin Newsom. The White Home maintains that its actions have been important to weaken the demonstrations, however native officers argue that they solely fueled tensions and endangered residents.
“This brazen abuse of energy by a sitting president infected a flamable scenario, placing our individuals, our officers, and even our Nationwide Guard in danger,” Newsom said late Tuesday after imposing a nighttime curfew on roughly 1 sq. mile of Los Angeles’s downtown space. That curfew has since been lifted.
Whilst protests appeared to dwindle in Los Angeles on Wednesday, anti-ICE marches have risen throughout the nation. Authorities have recorded or anticipate protests in Atlanta; Austin, Texas; Chicago; Eugene, Oregon; Mission Viejo, California; New York Metropolis; Raleigh, North Carolina; Seattle; St. Louis; and Washington, D.C.; amongst others. On Wednesday, Texas Republican Greg Abbott turned the primary state governor to deploy the National Guard forward of deliberate demonstrations in San Antonio and different elements of the state.
The Pentagon will deploy federal troops to different cities “if there are riots in locations the place legislation enforcement officers are threatened,” Protection Secretary Pete Hegseth advised Senate lawmakers on Wednesday.
Learn extra in in the present day’s World Temporary: Trump Braces for Expanded Anti-ICE Protests Across the U.S.
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