Trump says LA 'would be burning' without National Guard
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Trump claims the troops are quelling protests. But California officials fear their real mission is bigger: militarizing mass deportation.
The Justice Department claims California's request to limit the federal response to violent riots in Los Angeles would "countermand" the president's lawful military directives.
President Trump’s assertions that federal troops have saved the city from destruction did not appear to reflect reality.
President Donald Trump has authorized the deployment of an additional 2,000 National Guard members to help respond to protests in Los Angeles over immigration raids.
The lawsuit seeks to set aside the president’s order calling up troops in response to protests that spread over the weekend.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defended the administration’s decision to deploy California National Guard troops to quell violence in Los Angeles, citing the riots that took place in Minnesota in 2020.
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