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National Guard troops already have temporarily detained civilians in the Los Angeles protests over immigration raids.
President Donald Trump has deployed the National Guard to quell riots in Los Angeles, taking more firm actions than he did against violent protests in 2020 after George Floyd's death.
On Tuesday, the X page for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) posted photos of California National Guardsmen on the scene of a detention being carried out by an ICE agent with the caption "Photos from today's ICE Los Angeles immigration enforcement operation."
Downtown Los Angeles was bustling with dog-walkers and commuters touting coffee cup after the first night of curfew meant to tamp down tensions following days of protests over President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.
Americans shared their thoughts on President Donald Trump sending the National Guard and the Marines to Los Angeles.
It's been five days since anti-ICE demonstrations erupted in Los Angeles, some turning violent between protesters and law enforcement officers, prompting President Trump to deploy National Guard troops and hundreds of Marines.
Unlike the 1992 riots, protests have mainly been peaceful and been confined to a roughly five-block stretch of downtown LA, a tiny patch in the sprawling city of nearly 4 million people. No one has died. There’s been vandalism and some cars set on fire but no homes or buildings have burned.
4:47 p.m. EDT The Trump administration asked the judge to reject Newsom’s request and allow it to respond by Wednesday, calling Newsom’s attempt to block the deployment of federal troops “legally meritless” and saying it would jeopardize the safety of Homeland Security personnel and interfere with the government’s ability to carry out operations.