U.S. President Donald Trump deployed a further 2,000 Nationwide Guard troops and 700 Marines to Los Angeles on Tuesday to assist quell protests in opposition to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids.
Small, largely peaceable demonstrations started final Friday, solely to develop over the weekend throughout elements of Los Angeles and the encircling space, in some instances turning into violent. Native police responded to reviews of burned automobiles and graffitied public property with power, utilizing tear fuel, flash grenades, and rubber bullets on protesters.
U.S. President Donald Trump deployed a further 2,000 Nationwide Guard troops and 700 Marines to Los Angeles on Tuesday to assist quell protests in opposition to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids.
Small, largely peaceable demonstrations started final Friday, solely to develop over the weekend throughout elements of Los Angeles and the encircling space, in some instances turning into violent. Native police responded to reviews of burned automobiles and graffitied public property with power, utilizing tear fuel, flash grenades, and rubber bullets on protesters.
A lot of Los Angeles, residence to 4 million folks inside metropolis limits, has not been affected. Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell mentioned he was assured in his division’s capacity 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 courtroom 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 have been very important to “be sure that these rioters, looters, and thugs on the opposite facet assaulting our law enforcement officials know that we’re not going anyplace.” The Marines’ sole objective whereas in Los Angeles is to guard federal personnel and property, not arrest protesters, Marine Corps Gen. Eric Smith mentioned.
In line with a Protection Division official, the deployment of Nationwide Guard and Marine troops will doubtless final 60 days and price round $134 million.
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