National Guard, Los Angeles
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20hon MSN
California Gov. Gavin Newsom said President Donald Trump is “pulling a military dragnet” across Los Angeles during a brief public address on Tuesday.
About 500 of the National Guard troops deployed to the Los Angeles protests have been trained to accompany agents on immigration operations, the commander in charge said Wednesday.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, has asked a court to put an emergency stop to the military helping federal immigration agents.
Demonstrations in solidarity with Los Angeles protests against immigration raids have spread throughout the country.
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.