Trump deploys National Guard to LA
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By calling in the National Guard to quell protests in Los Angeles, Trump is 'inciting and provoking violence,' Newsom says.
President Donald Trump ordered the deployment of 2,000 National Guards troops to quell immigration protests in Los Angeles, overriding California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s objections in a rare move.
National Guard troops were stationed around federal government buildings, as police and protesters clashed in separate demonstrations over federal immigration raids in Los Angeles.
A Department of Homeland Security request for 21,000 National Guard troops to support "expansive interior immigration enforcement operations" includes a call for troops to search for unaccompanied children in some cases.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom pushed back against threats of arrest by Trump administration officials, remaining defiant as he oversees clashes between law enforcement agents and protestors in response to immigration raids across Los Angeles,
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom said the federal government was moving to "take over the California National Guard," and said it would "only escalate tensions."