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The Trump administration has tried to portray the demonstrations in California against its anti-immigrant raids as chaos at a scale worthy of sending in the national guard. The Los Angeles Police chief is pushing back.
Roughly 500 National Guard soldiers in Los Angeles have been trained to assist ICE agents during immigration operations, with limited authority to detain protesters.
Army veteran and former Secretary of State Chuck Hagel talks about the potential risks about having military troops deployed in L.A.
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President Donald Trump has built his presidency around stretching the bounds of presidential authority, and his response to protests over an immigration crackdown in Los Angeles is no exception.
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Donald Trump’s mobilization of the National Guard to quell LA protests is a rare exercise of presidential power.
The Republican said troops “will use every tool & strategy" to "maintain order" as people across the country protest Donald Trump's mass deportation agenda.
Gavin Newsom condemned President Donald Trump's deployment of the military in Los Angeles as a "brazen abuse of power" in a televised speech Tuesday, as protesters across the United States expressed anger over the Trump administration's workplace immigration raids.